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Hydrokit has introduced a new hydraulic automated greasing system that has been developed for situations where an electric supply isn’t available.

New Holland says that its E10SR mini excavator offers high performance in a compact package.

The stone mastic asphalt surface being laid on the bridge deck. The Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, the second longest spanning cable stayed bridge in the world, is a dual three-lane crossing of the Rambler Channel. It utilises 33,500tonnes of structural steel in the bridge deck; 32,000m3 of concrete in the towers and 65 steel deck units relying on 224 cables. Effectively protecting the megastructure's deck from the weather extremes (monsoon rains and extreme heat in the summer) and the high levels of tra

AN INNOVATIVE wet steel shotblasting machine developed by pavement re-texturing specialist Klaruw is now being tested in the UK.

Hazemag has supplied what it claims is the first semi-mobile impact roll crusher plant in Austria to Zementwerk Leube, one of the country's leading companies in the building materials industry. The compact, semi-mobile design 600-800tonnes/hour limestone crushing plant includes the integration of a feeder grate as a primary screen. "Even with high throughput and the large feed size of up to 1.2m the end product had to have a final crush size of 0-250mm with a minimal amount of fines production in the final

Sandvik Mining and Construction's latest development in mobile scalping, the QE440, has been developed to cater for the serious aggregate producer, says the company.

France-based Dubuis is unveiling its new Neoelec in line BPL36 crimping tool at Intermat 2012.The company, bought by Stanley Black&Decker in 2006, has designed a crimper with 35kN force and 8mm stroke, weighing 2.1kg and capable of 4-185mm² hexagonal crimping.

Canadian company Versilis is introducing the SwiftGate automated lane closure system. This is said to be a safer and more efficient alternative for hazardous, time-consuming and costly lane closure operations in both permanent and temporary applications. The remotely controlled SwiftGate system comprises a series of easily installed modules that are solar-powered and completely independent of any wiring for ease of installation or relocation. Each module is made of a pivoting gate or sign, a solar panel and

Engine manufacturer Scania is to supply diesels to the Terex Corporation. The deal will start in 2011 and is timed to coincide with the introduction of new emission requirements for North America and Europe.

A Hong Kong-based firm says it is offering a new line of energy efficient LED road signs. Called Elumin8, the company claims the internally lit signs use the latest LED technology and provide a clean flat lighting surface. The firm has carried out research and development of the products over the last 12 months and says that the units benefit from the latest, low energy technology. Based on a comparison with incandescent products, the firm says its new products provide an energy saving of over 60%. As well

To mark an association stretching back more than 20 years, ZF-Passau has received an award from Hyundai Heavy Industries. ZF is a leading worldwide automotive supplier for driveline and chassis technology, and its ZF Division Off-Road Driveline Technology and Axle Systems specialises in the development and production of transmissions and axles for agricultural and construction machines as well as axle systems for buses and trucks. Hyundai Heavy Industries, the South Korean construction equipment manufacture

A durable and cost-efficient method of road rehabilitation has been carried out on a local road in Germany using an innovative cold recycling technology.

The UK is now benefiting from the installation of sophisticated automated traffic management equipment and information signs on its motorway network. But with heavy traffic volumes on these roads, novel techniques have had to be implemented. One such operation, organised by client The Highways Agency and its consulting engineer A.One+, has recently been underway on the M56 motorway between Junctions 9 and 16 in north-west England under the Triple Package Advanced Works designation. To minimise traffic distu

DAVIDSON Traffic Control Products is "rounding out" its offering of channeliser posts with the introduction of the Spinner, a screw-in base for its new DP 200 channeliser post.

Pipeline & Drainage Systems (PDS) intends to boost its market presence with its novel kerb, bridge and channel drainage products. The latest addition to the line-up is the Envirodeck system, which takes over from the well-accepted and well-proven Hydrodeck range. Envirodeck uses similar technology to the firm's existing

High visibility is claimed for Avery Dennison's OmniCube reflective sheeting, which offers higher reflectivity for road signage. The new full-cube sheeting is said to be easier for drivers to see and suits duties in an array of safety applications. Featuring intelligent cube technology this product makes it easier for drivers of trucks, SUV's, minivans, vehicles or motorcycles to see and read traffic signs because more light is reflected back from the vehicle headlights. The OmniCube full-cube prisms are de

Transpo Industries has two new products: the T-28 colour-safe surface and T-78 polymer crack sealer.

Avery Dennison says that its new OmniCube prismatic material offer high visibility for signage applications. Said to be a new development in reflective sheeting, this product reflects more light back from vehicle headlights according to the firm. The OmniCube full-cube prisms are designed to be highly efficient and return approximately 60% of available light back to the driver, compared to some 40% with earlier generation

Morocco is spending 2.8% of its annual budget on maintaining and building roads as part of its 2008-2012 plan. For 2010, the state will allocate a budget of US$777 million on roads, a significant increase over the $413.6 million spent in 2006.

Astec, the US-based hot mix asphalt (HMA) and war mix asphalt (WMA) facility manufacturer has translated its award-winning website into Spanish. The company says that Spanish speaking visitors now have access to the wealth of information available at www.astecinc.com in their native language by selecting the Español option at the top of the home page. Astec plans to release a French translation of the website later this year.