GPR
2012-04-05
An increasing number of concrete sawing and drilling contractors are discovering the advantage of using concrete subsurface imaging services with ground penetrating radar technology to their businesses. This is aimed at becoming more diversified and competitive in the concrete cutting and demolition market. PDi’s Mikael Karlsson reports.
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“Give ‘em a hand!”
2012-04-05
They may be small, but handheld demolition tools and accessories can make a big multi-dimensional difference for today’s demolition contractors. In this special feature PDi’s Jim Parsons takes a look at what’s new in terms of handheld equipment.
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“Bucket Up”
2012-04-05
Crushing and screening buckets are excavator attachments that has come to stay. After a powerful entrance to the market some years ago the use slowed down but now the popularity seem to increase again. PDi’s Heikki Harri reports.
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“Learning the new drill”
2012-04-05
The new business year got off to a rather slow and cautious start. Under the circumstances, it was predictable. Europe, mired in severe crisis, proclaims budget austerity. The US has financial woes of its own. Corruption-ridden Russia and Brazil are growing slower than expected. Dubai is past its peak. Only the Asian market appears to be doing slightly better than the rest of the world. All in all, 2012 will be hardly anything else but twelve months of survival and strength gathering before the year of the big show.
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“Always room for innovations”
2012-04-05
‘Inside Talk’ is a new column in PDi featuring interviews with managing directors and chief executive officers of companies active in the demolition and concrete cutting sectors. They talk about the latest industry issues and give their views on how it would be evolving in the coming months and years. Our first guest is Furukawa Rock Drill Europe CEO Mark Okamoto, who has a 27-year track record in the business.
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LIEBHERR: THE GENTLE GIANT
2012-04-05
Moving and shaking is definitely one of Liebherr’s specialisations. The manufacturer has got all what it takes, from excavators and cranes to loaders, to shake a building off its foundations and move the debris and the rubble away. Thanks to the ample choice of demolition and material-handling equipment and extensive international capabilities, the German giant was chosen as the candidate for this ‘Movers and Shakers’ episode.
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Husqvarna wins “Concrete Polishing Rodeo” in the US
2012-04-05
During 19 to 22 January, 2012 Husqvarna’s surface preparation sales and product management team competed in the second annual Concrete Polishing Rodeo hosted by the US Concrete Polishing Magazine. The Concrete Polishing Rodeo is a competition for equipment manufacturers to go head-to-head and showcase how their equipment compares.
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Grinding back the years
2012-04-05
The clock has been wound back with a new addition to the Kennards Hire Museum in Australia. The beautifully restored Edco concrete grinder was the first model grinder hired by Kennards in the1960s.
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Scanmaskin has introduced the Scan Combiflex 800
2012-04-05
Swedish manufacturer of floor grinding equipment, Scanmaskin AB, has released a new model in their Scan Combiflex range.
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Ashine at World of Concrete
2012-04-05
At this year’s World of Concrete show, the Ashine team met many clients from Europe and Asia and also visited key clients in the USA, to discuss the company’s marketing strategy and future cooperation.
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New remote controlled HTC grinder for maximum efficiency
2012-04-05
HTC is celebrating its 20th anniversary as a supplier of grinding machines and in connection to that, the remote controlled grinding machine HTC 800 RX is being launched.
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Over 60 new products from Caterpillar in 2012
2012-04-05
This year is a special year for Caterpillar. Never before has the manufacturer launched so many new products during one year. All together 61 new products will be launched and the majority of them will be on display at Intermat in April.
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The biggest !
2012-04-05
Finishing large traffic areas with diamond saw blades is an application used to create defined surface structures. And the German manufacturer Rellok is now offering the surface grinding machine RSG 4600, which is simply the biggest machine in this field.
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Innovations from MB Crusherat Intermat 2012
2012-04-05
In addition to its legendary crusher buckets, MB will be at Intermat with its latest creation, the screening buckets, the result of constant research conducted by a qualified work team thanks to which the company can always be at the forefront with essential equipment on site.
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Trevi Benne celebrates 20th anniversary by releasing three new products at Intermat
2012-04-05
At Intermat the Italian company Trevi Benne, based in Vicenza, will launch its new series MK Multi-Kit Crusher to the French public.
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New Hydraulic Breaker HB 4100 from Atlas Copco
2012-04-05
Atlas Copco presents the new Hydraulic Breaker HB 4100, which scores points in comparison with its predecessor model with less weight, better performance and higher efficiency.
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JCB extends mini excavator line
2012-04-05
JCB is expanding its range of mini excavators with the launch of the 8026 CTS. The 2.7t machine joins the 8025 ZTS, offering a conventional layout with a trailer towable transport weight and increased lifting capacity.
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170 years of Case
2012-04-05
Case Construction Equipment will celebrate 170 years of leadership, design and innovation in 2012, with new excavators, backhoe loaders and wheeled loaders at the heart of its Intermat stand in Paris.
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JCB extends Loadall range
2012-04-05
JCB has added the 550-80 Loadall to its telescopic handler line. Its features include an 8.1m lift height and 4.99t lift capacity; a 97 kW engine; 140litres/m variable flow hydraulics and Hi-flow pipework and splayed nose boom design.
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JCB Livelink Standard in Europe on 80 per cent of products
2012-04-05
JCB’s LiveLink telematics system is to be fitted as standard on 80% of its products sold across Europe from January 2012.
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