Author: Mark Dowdall

Dubai-based MYCRANE has used Bauma to announce its forthcoming launch in the United States, and that it has appointed Scott Wilkes to lead the new operation. Wilkes studied Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University before working at Mammoet as a project engineer. Whilst at Mammoet, he was also involved in Market and Business Intelligence As part of the expansion a new MYCRANE office, located in Houston, Texas will open on December 1, 2022, while Wilkes’s appointment as Director of Business Development begins on November 1, 2022. In addition to its online crane rental service, MYCRANE offers digital tools such as…

It was about two months in at the biggest show on earth when Lamya Alaydaroos realised that High Access was the thing she most wanted to do. Up until then she had been combining her duties of High Access Manager with that of a Facilities Maintenance (FM) manager in the Expo’s Mobility & Jubilee zones. Yet the sheer volume of requests and different operations she was responsible for was rising at such a rate that soon she would find herself at a crossroads. The High Access team, which had a small group of three, including Lamya, John Hyatt and Darren…

Volvo CE has announced that net sales have increased by 23% year-on-year with the release of its latest quarterly results. According to the manufacturer, markets outside Europe and China have demonstrated high activity and strong growth for Q3, 2022 due to continued development in the commodity and infrastructure segments, resulting in a 23% increase in net sales compared to 2021 and a greater increase than the previous quarter. This is despite an overall decline in net order intake (32%) and deliveries (7%), although this is a smaller decrease than the last quarter. When adjusted for currency movements net sales increased…

Caterpillar Work Tools Division has announced new Tilt Rotate System (TRS) models for Cat 302.7 through 310 Next Generation Mini Excavators. The new TRS4 and TRS8 S45 plus updated TRS6 models allow attached work tools to rotate 360 degrees and tilt 40 degrees side-to-side, the manufacturer says, enabling the machine to reach more work areas from a single position, while maneuvring around obstructions when excavating, grading ditches, sorting recycle materials, or placing pipe. The new TRS models are said to multiply the mini excavator’s versatility and are available in various configurations to match the application. System design includes a top…

Trackunit has connected more than 1.4 million assets globally, almost tripling the number of assets it has linked in the last year, the company has announced. According to the technology provider connected assets have risen from less than 500,000 a year ago, setting a new milestone and representing a significant spike in adoption of its software. The growth follows Trackunit’s move to partner with the industrial IoT division of Canada’s ZTR in November 2021, but also as new business comes on board ahead of the return of Bauma, the company says. The company will have several products on display at…

Tadano will debut a new 70t crane with increased lifting capacities at Bauma as part of its innovation campaign, the manufacturer has announced. According to the firm the new Tadano AC 4.070-2 All-Terrain Crane comes with enough power to transport its sizeable maximum counterweight of 11.9t by itself while staying within an axle load limit of 12t. In addition, it can still manage 4.4t when the axle load is reduced to 10t instead. With a main boom length of 50m it comes with increased lifting capacities, up to 7.1t at a radius of 12m and up to 7.3t at a…

Doosan has announced it will unveil its new generation XiteCloud ‘All-in-One Platform’ for smart construction at the company’s stand in Bauma where it will have a dedicated innovation centre. The digital platform, which expands Doosan‘s business portfolio into the field of construction site management, will be released under the theme ‘Powered by Innovation.’ XiteCloud is the first stage in commercialising Concept-X, which Doosan introduced in 2019, as the world’s first unmanned automated and integrated control solution for construction, quarrying and mining sites. “With XiteCloud, a customer can manage multiple tasks such as surveys, terrain analysis, machine purchases, equipment operation and…

Bobcat has announced that it will launch a new two tonne electric mini-excavator at Bauma 2022 in Munich, making it the latest in Bobcat’s growing line of zero emission compact equipment products. The new addition to the electric range will be presented at the company’s stand at the start of the fair on Monday 24th October 2022. Alongside, the company is also presenting a number of the latest Bobcat innovations and concepts including the world’s first all-electric compact track loader and other products aimed at increasing productivity, autonomous operation and gamification of construction job sites. Speaking on the announcement Robert…

Dubai-based MYCRANE has agreed a partnership with PV-E Cranes of the Netherlands, allowing the company to offer zero-emissions cranes for sale and rent on its digital platform. Engineered and manufactured in the Netherlands, PV-E’s emission-free crawler cranes are fully electric, battery-operated and can run for 10-12 hours on a single charge. The product range consists of 80, 100, 160 and 250-tonne crawler cranes, with several boom options such as fixed jibs, luffing jibs and heavy duty jibs. As a result of the partnership agreement, signed last week in MYCRANE’s Dubai headquarters, PV-E’s crawler cranes will be available to buy on…

Epiroc has launched its new long-hole production drill rig for medium to large-sized drifts, designed to offer increased automation and drilling quality, the company says. According to the manufacturer, the Simba E70 S offers a step-by-step programme that continuously tracks and evaluates performance and then optimises accordingly to improve the utilisation of the machine in the mining process.  This is made possible by production reporting; the first step in Epiroc’s optimisation programme while the real value is created as the machine is producing metres. “The connected Simba E70 S provides us with performance and quality data, so we can take…