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Sany India secures 1.6 GW wind turbine contracts

Strengthening position in India鈥檚 wind energy sector

Sany India inaugurates 22nd 3S branch in Nellore

This branch will be the 6th 3S branch in the Rayalaseema region

SANY India expands presence with opening of new facility in Odisha

Sany Heavy Industry India, a leading global provider of construction machinery and equipment, was pleased to announce the grand opening of HO, Raghunath Machinary.

SANY India expands presence with opening of new facility in Odisha

This new office in Rayagada will serve as a hub for sales, service, and spare parts,

World芒鈧劉s largest tonnage lift wheeled crane completes its first lift in Hengshui

In a recent operation at a 200 MW wind farm in Jing County, Hengshui, China, the XCA4000 crane, delivered by XCMG, a global leader in the construction machinery industry, 20 days ago with the highest global lifting capacity and height, completed its first lift.

A Leap Towards Cleaner Future

Hengst Filtration has unveiled cutting-edge filtration plant in Bengaluru, pioneering sustainable development in India.

World's largest tonnage lift wheeled crane completes its first lift in Hengshui

XCMG's XCA4000 wheeled crane marks the 7th time that XCMG has broken the world record

Safety at New Heights

Mobile cranes are relatively easier to operate, manoeuvre, and optimise. However, they are highly prone to accidents.

SANY India Celebrates Milestone Achievement of 30,000 Machines in Operation

SANY India has been a pioneer in the Indian construction machinery industry.

SANY India Celebrates Milestone Achievement of 30,000 Machines in Operation

SANY India has been a pioneer in the Indian construction machinery industry.

Caterpillar showcases new excavators at customer event

The recently launched Cat 350 excavator along with the 374 and 395 excavators were displayed at the event.

Caterpillar displays latest range of hydraulic excavators at its customer meeting

Cat脗庐 dealer, Gmmco, organised a one-day customer meeting at GMR Arena in Hyderabad, on 8 May 2023, to showcase the latest range of next-gen cat large hydraulic excavators.

Timken India to start making CRBs, SRBs locally at Bharuch

Timken India plans to set up a new facility at Bharuch in Gujarat to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRBs) cylindrical roller bearings (CRBs) and other components.

Timken India to start making CRBs, SRBs locally at Bharuch

Timken India plans to set up a new facility at Bharuch in Gujarat to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRBs) cylindrical roller bearings (CRBs) and other components.

Sany Bharat signs MOU with Union Bank of India

The network of Union Bank will extend equipment finance to customers of Sany Bharat across the country

Zoomlion unveils world鈥檚 largest tonnage all-terrain crane

Chinese manufacturer Zoomlion has unveiled the largest tonnage all-terrain crane in the world, the ZAT24000H.

B&R servo drive now more resistant

The compact B&R servo drive is suitable for use in aggressive atmospheric environments and at temperatures as low as -25掳C. The electronics of the ACOPOS P3 are protected from external influences by a special coating as standard, making the servo drive even more resistant.

On the Move!

The market for mobile cranes is on the move driven by low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial building construction activity in urban areas.

Towering up

Crawler cranes are expected to see a surge in demand with the spurt in infrastructure development projects.

SANY India delivers India鈥檚 largest crawler crane for windmill application

SANY India, a leading construction equipment manufacturer in India, has added one more feather to their cap with the key handover of the country鈥檚 first 800-tonne lifting capacity crawler crane to Dwarkesh Transport Corporation, SANY India鈥檚 esteemed patron based in Anand, Gujarat.

SANY India delivers India鈥檚 largest crawler crane for windmill application

This leviathan crane will be used by Dwarkesh Transport for wind turbine installation.

Launch of new Cat庐 424 backhoe loader

Gmmco and Caterpillar launched the all-new Cat庐424 on July 23, 2021, in a grand online event. The event saw enthusiastic participation from numerous customers and industry insiders.

Craning Forward

Despite uncertainty, the overall market for mobile cranes is expected to grow between 10 to 15 per cent for the next two to three years.

There is upsurge in demand for medium & high-capacity cranes鈥�

The medium and heavy-duty mobile cranes market is progressing largely in India due to the growth in the construction industry of the country.

Achieve efficiency & profitability with right lubrication solution

The Indian steel industry had been expanding till March 2020 with its Purchasing Manager鈥檚 Index (PMI) over 50. However, the pandemic, subsequent lockdowns and supply-side constraints have deeply affected operations.

Launch of new Cat庐 424 backhoe loader

Gmmco and Caterpillar launched the all-new Cat庐424 on July 23, 2021, in a grand online event. The event saw enthusiastic participation from numerous customers and industry insiders.

Rio Tinto to launch world鈥檚 first autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri

Three water trucks, developed through a successful collaboration with the leading equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar, will join Gudai-Darri's fleet of Caterpillar heavy mobile equipment, including autonomous haul trucks and production drills.

Rio Tinto to launch world鈥檚 first autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri

Edwards makes light work of mega transport in South Florida

Edwards Moving & Rigging was awarded the contract to transport two turbines and generators weighing 698,865lbs 鈥� 947,988lbs (317 t - 430 t) in Fort Lauderdale to a power plant approximately 12 miles (19 km) away.

Sanjay Saxena of Sany: Covid second wave has hit production

Sanjay Saxena, Senior Vice President & Head of Heavy Equipment Business Unit, Sany Heavy Industry India, speaks on the technology trends in foundation equipment and accessories, and the latest products and solutions offered by the company.

Second wave of pandemic has hit the production

Incorporated in 2002, SANY India was and offers the widest range of construction machinery in India and South Asia. Presently, SANY India offers products like excavators, truck mounted cranes, all-terrain and rough terrain cranes, crawler cranes, transit mixers, batching plants, boom pumps, trailer pumps, piling rigs, motor graders, pavers, compactors, reach stackers, rubber tyred gantry cranes, rail-mounted gantry cranes, mining equipment, wind turbine generators and many more. The company has already established a strong network of around 28 dealers and 135+ outlets across India to cater to the growing demand and provide sales and service support to all its customers and associates.

Dheeraj Panda of Sany: Restarting govt flagship programmes will lift up excavators market in 2021

Dheeraj Panda, Director 鈥� Sales, Marketing and Customer Support, Sany Heavy Industry India, speaks on how market has evolved for hydraulic excavators in the last couple of years.

Sany India, CII Foundation tie-up to donate Ventilators

As the hospitals are reeling under an acute shortage of ventilator beds and other medical supplies amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country- Sany India in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Foundation and CII Pune donated 3 ventilators to Sassoon Hospital today.

L&T secures EPC order to establish world鈥檚 largest solar PV plant

The Renewables arm of Larsen & Toubro鈥檚 Power Transmission & Distribution Business has secured a turnkey EPC contract, from the consortium of ACWA Power and the Water and Electricity Holding Company (a subsidiary of the Public Investments Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF)), for Sudair Solar PV Project of 1.5GW capacity.

Sany embraces new emission norms; launches 4 new truck cranes

As the nation is ushering into new emission standards, Sany India, a global leader in the CE Industry has successfully embraced the Bharat CEV Stage IV norms and upgraded and launched four new truck cranes; STC250C, STC450C, STC600C, and STC800C in the market.

L&T secures EPC order to establish world鈥檚 largest solar PV plant

The project that is coming up in Riyadh Province has a 30.8 sq km land parcel available to install a total capacity of 1.5GW PV Solar modules with associated single axial tracker and inverters.

Caterpillar celebrates 50 years of manufacturing in India

Caterpillar, the world鈥檚 largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, enters the 50th year of manufacturing in India. The company has a long history of equipping its machines with leading-edge technology to increase the safety, productivity and efficiency of its operational sectors.

Caterpillar celebrates 50 years of manufacturing in India

Globally, Caterpillar has more than 95 years of product support expertise, a large installed base (approximately two million assets), and a robust worldwide dealer network serving 193 countries with approximately 160,000 employees.

L&T Construction bags contract to build KKNPP 5 and 6

Gmmco and Caterpillar launch new-gen motor Grader SEM 915

Gmmco Ltd and Caterpillar Inc launched the new generation motor Grader SEM 915 on January 20, 2021. The event was hosted online and had enthusiastic participation from customers.

Beating the friction

Trelleborg鈥檚 Lubrication Management principles offer improved lifetime and performance across the whole sealing system.

Technology Rules at Alto Maipo Project

For Chile, the Rio Maipo is a stroke of luck to supply the nearby capital Santiago with energy: In the mighty 鈥楢lto Maipo鈥� power plant project, the planners are relying on European and - in particular - German technology.

Atlas Copco introduces cordless smart battery nutrunners

Atlas Copco Tools and Industrial Assembly Solutions launched a new range of cordless smart battery nutrunners.

Nebraska adds new Grove crane

Nebraska Crane has added Grove鈥檚 longest-reaching, highest-capacity rough-terrain (RT) crane: the GRT9165, to its fleet. The Kearney, Nebraska-based rental company has almost 95 per cent of its rough-terrain fleet with Grove cranes.

New WingMAX for XXL rotor blades

Faymonville has introduced the new WingMAX trailers for safe movement of XXL elements. Rotor blades are an elementary component of a wind turbine.

WOLFFKRAN introduces new 6-m tower section

WOLFFKRAN has developed the new TV 60 tower element that boasts an external dimension of 6 x 6 m

Nebraska Crane adds new Grove RT crane

Nebraska Crane strengthened its fleet of cranes with the addition of Grove鈥檚 longest-reaching, highest-capacity rough-terrain crane

New WingMAX for XXL rotor blades

Faymonville has introduced the new WingMAX trailers for safe movement of XXL elements

Flender to expand in Western Australia

Flender, a leading global supplier of mechanical drives and a subsidiary of Siemens, has announced expansion plans in Western Australia with a new facility in Tonkin Highway Industrial Estate in Bayswater.

Flender to expand in Western Australia

We have a long-term expansion plan for India

Bonfiglioli Transmissions has recently expanded its manufacturing facility in Chennai to double the production in India.

RAR Group puts new Grove GMK6400 on wind farm job

Australian crane specialist RAR Group has put a new Grove GMK6400 crane on one of the largest wind farms in New South Wales. The Capital Wind Farm job saw the crane used to maintain gearboxes on a number of the 67 turbines at the 140.7-MW facility.

Customers are shifting to all-round solution

Shell Lubricants has developed next-generation oils and greases for various industry applications, using the best-in-class technology.

Mobilising Growth

Goldhofer consolidates market position in Taiwan

Chi Deh Crane Engineering Co headquartered in Hsinchu City (Taiwan) and has service bases in the People?s Republic of China, has chosen the Goldhofer FTV 550 blade transport device, for rotor blade transport operations in Taiwan.

Show of Innovations

With 614,000 sq m of space, about 3,700 exhibitors from 63 countries and more than 620,000 visitors from over 200 countries, the largest bauma ever held was once again a bauma filled with records.

Goldhofer showcases innovations at bauma

Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft was satisfied with the outcome of bauma 2019. The great interest shown by trade visitors in the new products and features making their public debut and the high level of demand for quality transport solutions more than exceeded the expectations of Rainer Auerbacher, Member of the Board Transport Technology at Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft.

bauma Innovation Award 2019 recognises top performers

Five companies and one university received the bauma Innovation Award 2019 for the best technical innovation in their respective category.

SuperTurbo Technologies presentation at SAE World Congress

SuperTurbo Technologies Inc announced it will be presenting a paper at SAE World Congress with Isuzu Motors titled ?Optimizing Steady State Diesel Efficiency and Emissions using a SuperTurbo? on an Isuzu 7.8L Engine?.

Goldhofer to showcase heavy haulage solutions at bauma 2019

Goldhofer Aktiengesellschaft will be present at this year?s bauma with a broad portfolio of vehicles and new products for the construction and heavy haulage industries.

Bonfiglioli opens new facility in Chennai

Bonfiglioli Transmissions, the Indian subsidiary of Bonfiglioli Riduttori S.p.A, opened its new manufacturing facility in Chennai.

Budget 2018-19: Infrastructure, Rural Development key

Infrastructure development has been one of the top priorities of the Union Budget 2018-19 presented by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitely in Parliament on February 1. Major investments and allocations are in roads, railways and rural development including agriculture and rural economy. Urban infrastructure development has also received a boost with the allocation for Smart Cities mission.

Ultimate reliability lubricants

OEMs have been under considerable pressure to offer engines that are more durable, more fuel efficient and produce less emissions than before.

Danfoss India bags Frost & Sullivan Leadership Award

Danfoss Industries Pvt Ltd was awarded with the Frost and Sullivan - 2017 India Building and HVAC Segment - LV Drives Enabling Technology Leadership Award under the category of novel developments in the Industrial Automation and Process Control Sector at the Frost and Sullivan 2017 India Best Practices Awards Banquet held in Mumbai.

Alanoca adds Grove GMK6300L to its fleet

The Bolivian rental company Alanoca has taken delivery of its first Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane. The El Alto-based rental company added the GMK6300L to its fleet to keep up with the increased demand for lifting solutions in Bolivia, where a large number of construction projects are underway.

RATEC concrete technology at Chinese wind power project

As part of a current wind energy project of Jinke New Energy, RATEC technology was installed at two locations for the production of precast concrete elements used in the construction of 120-m high towers for 2 MW wind turbines.

Castrol offers carbon neutral lubricants for wind turbines

Castrol has become the first lubricant supplier in the world to offer carbon-neutral lubricants for the wind turbine industry, the company said in a press release. Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT 320 and Optigear Synthetic X 320 are both certified to meet the BSI PAS 2060 Specification for achieving and demonstrating complete carbon neutrality for their entire product lifecycle.

Liebherr mobile crane helping in world?s tallest wind turbines erection

The tallest wind turbines in the world are currently being erected near Schw?bisch Hall in the north-east of Baden-W?rttemberg. The Max B?gl Group is erecting four turbines with a total height of 240 m which will stand on enormous water basins. A Liebherr mobile crane has now erected the 40-m high active basins.

Manitowoc crawler cranes at new bucks arena in Milwaukee

A fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is engaged in a crucial lifting work at the ongoing construction of a new $524 million, multi-purpose arena in downtown Milwaukee. Dubbed the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, the arena will replace the aging Bradley Center and serve as the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Facilitating efficiency

Bearings fulfill a number of important functions, starting with their ability to reduce friction. Other primary functions include supporting a load, promoting the efficient transmission of power and ensuring alignment is maintained.

Fleet Footed

Baldev V Raisinghani, an Indian construction industry veteran, explores a few available cost-effective technological solutions which can help fleet managers manage their facilities effectively.

Optimal Solutions

GS Caltex began base oil production in November 2007 with 16,000 BPSD capacity, but almost doubled its capacity by 2014. By using the latest cutting-edge hydro-cracking technology, the company produces high quality environment-friendly base oil, which satisfies challenging specifications of lubricant manufacturers.

Visionary boom system

SX system, the visionary boom system from Liebherr, increases lifting capacity and lifting height of 750-tonne lattice boom cranes to the 1,000 tonne class for erecting wind turbines.

SET TO ROLL AGAIN

The growth prospects of OTR tyres are expected to be better with the various industry segments on growth path. The government's progressive measures have enabled various industry segments to grow in the recently concluded financial year and the trend is to continue at least in the next short to medium term.

Transport super heavy loads with ease

The huge beam system is suitable for the transport of bulky and heavy load. The GirderMAX from Faymonville is a girder bridge to transport super heavy loads at legal axle loads on public roads.

Krishnapatnam Port handles windmill cargo

The Motor Vessel Combi Dock I? of Gamesa Renewable has arrived recently at Krishnapatnam Port with huge size wind mill project cargo. Krishnapatnam Port has a dedicated berth to handle Over Dimensional Cargo (ODC) and can bear the capacity of 12 MT per sq m, the highest for any berth in any port in India.

Port handles windmill cargo

JNK Lifters buys Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane

Crane rental company JNK Lifters based in Mumbai took delivery of a new LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane at the Bauma Conexpo India construction machinery trade show.

Krishnapatnam Port handles windmill cargo

Aiming for New Heights

Sany has made its presence felt in Indian construction equipment market with its quality range of equipment. Be it excavators, cranes, or concrete equipment, Sany has created a niche market in India. In its 15 years of service to Indian market, Sany has become the market leader in crane business.

MLC165s in Barge-shipping of Wind Turbine Towers

Two Manitowoc MLC165 crawlers help Broadwind Energy to successfully barge-ship wind turbne towers.

Liebherr delivers 100th LTM 1750-9.1

Liebherr achieved the milestone of 100 units of the 750-tonne LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane. The 100th crane of this type left the plant in Ehingen in July this year. The new crane was handed over by Liebherr?s Belgian dealer Van Der Spek to crane contractor Dufour Transports et Manutention SA based in Marquain, Belgium.

Rolling On Smoothly

Bearings are an integral part of equipment which increase efficiency by reducing friction, while maintaining the operational requirements. In this fast moving age of industrialisation, efficiency is the key to success. Construction equipment operates in very demanding environments

Liebherr LR 11350 erects large near-shore wind farm

For around one year, the IJsselmeer (Lake IJssel) in the north of the Netherlands was the scene of an unusual job for a Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane.

Touching The Next Level

The demand for concrete equipment and ready mix concrete (RMC) is charting an upward trend on the back of momentum in infrastructure development and to a lesser extent, real estate.

Long Distance Concrete Pumping

HCC is executing Sainj Hydroelectric Project which is a run of the river development on river Sainj - a tributary of River Beas in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh

Of Mobility and Manoeuvrability

Modern vehicles in future must be more mobile and manoeuvrable. This trend is also expected to continue with backhoe loaders.

Laying Strong Foundation

India?s drive for infrastructure development has already commenced resulting in increased usage of foundation equipment. Their demand is expected to grow further in the coming years.

Graded Up

If tightened completion time is demanded as in the case of Delhi peripheral ring road by Supreme Court, it will sure to up the demand for advanced, high capacity motor graders.

Heavy Lift Anablers

India has witnessed an influx of new software-assisted multiple application-specific boom configured heavy lifters. Despite the economic slowdown taking the wind out of the sail for the heavy lift cranes? suppliers

Safety Features in Tower Cranes

Safety in tower crane begins with the civil foundation, which should be adequate to sustain the dead weight of the crane as well as the dynamic of the load being handled, in a 360o format. Subsequently, all safety practices have to be observed during assembly and dis-assembly processes because crane comprises of large structures and many sub assemblies.

Energy Efficient Lubricants

Lubricant manufacturers to great extent are trying to exceed expectations from lubricants that can meet stricter emission norms, improve energy efficiency, and enhance reliability and longer equipment life.

Essel Group Inks Technology Transfer Pact with Three German Firms for Smart cities and Green Energy Projects in India

The Essel Group, one of India?s largest business conglomerates and a front runner in developing the Smart City Framework for India, has recently entered into technology transfer pacts with three leading German firms during its participation at the world?s largest trade fair Hannover Messe 2015 in Germany.

Synthetic Lubes Seminar

The second edition of the National Synthetic Lubes seminar reinforces technological superiority in synthetic lubricants. Following the success of the first National Synthetic Lubes Seminar, Shell Lubricants

Hempel Unveils New Greenfield Factory

The new plant will help Hempel, a leading protective coating supplier, further consolidate its market position in India.

The Indian lubricants industry is expected to grow at 11.5 per cent

Synthetic lubricants in all applications are becoming more popular and widely used worldwide. While it is estimated that the current consumption of synthetic lubricants is about six per cent of the global lubricants consumption,

Achieving Cost Efficiency

Cost efficiency is not only achieved through cleaner engines, but also through optimising the man-machine interface with a variety of machine control technologies, 'correcting' the usage patterns, and packaging solutions that take care of clients' business needs around project costs.

Rapid prototyping

ACTECH GmbH designs and produces casting prototypes and small batches for clients from industries like automotive, auto components, aerospace, machine and plant manufacturers. For the automotive industry and automotive suppliers, the company offers sand and investment castings using rapid prototyping. It also manufactures metal castings in small batch quantities. The castings are produced in aluminium, iron and steel alloys, and include products like exhaust manifold, cylinder head, crankcase, c