Website relaunch in June bauma is now present on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube In time for the next exhibition, bauma has expanded its digital presence. Besides a new website, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment is now …
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Swedish Steel Prize finalists 2015
/INS. Bold and innovative solutions using the full potential of high-strength steels characterize this year’s four finalists for the Swedish Steel Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm on November 19. “This year, the 17th consecutive year of the prize, we received a total of 77 …
Read More »Terex Trucks Good as Gold in Remote French Guiana Mine
The efficiency and low maintenance of 15 Terex Trucks articulated haulers are proving vital for working in the remote and vast gold mine in Saint- Élie, French Guiana. Take a helicopter 30 minutes west from Cayenne, French Guiana, and deep amidst the forest you will quite literally have struck gold. …
Read More »AEM Announces Winners of ‘I Make America’ Awards
Companies Spotlight Industry Contributions in Pro-Manufacturing Campaign MILWAUKEE (November 9, 2015) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces the 2015 recipients of its grassroots advocacy awards for companies that have reached the highest level of activity in its I Make America campaign. A new Legacy longevity award joins the …
Read More »A HYUNDAI R35Z-9 excavator receives a Champagne baptism.
SARL Maurice Vesselle, a family run wine producing business, had been considering for a long time the idea of getting a crawler excavator for work in the vines in the Champagne region. They had to convert an existing machine so that it could pass over the top of the vines. …
Read More »Warning on visibility causes uncertainty among machinery manufacturers and operators
VDMA position paper provides assistance Frankfurt, 9 November 2015 – Ever since the EU Commission issued a warning relating to the standard in which the provisions covering visibility requirements for earth-moving machinery are set out, there has been widespread uncertainty among manufacturers and operators alike. A position paper is intended …
Read More »Building the New Iraq – Sulaymaniah BuildExpo
The Middle East has supported a busy construction sector for a long time, thanks to its oil industry and a series of building booms. It tends to focus on the Gulf states, however, and many countries in the region have been overlooked. One of these countries is Iraq. The fact …
Read More »AEM Elects 2016 Officers, New Directors
Leif Magnusson of CLAAS is AEM Chair MILWAUKEE (November 5, 2015) – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its 2016 officers as well as directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and AG and CE Sector Boards. AEM Officers for 2016 are: Chair Leif J. Magnusson, President, CLAAS …
Read More »New Construction Opportunities from Old products – Asia Pacific Reman Summit 2015
Remanufacturing is a growth industry around the world as industries try to extract maximum value from their investment and reduce demand for raw materials. In some regions it’s more advanced than in others but areas where progress hasn’t been as rapid are making determined efforts to catch up. One of …
Read More »Best5 Algeria 2015 – Fast track to North Africa’s building Hot Spot
Algeria isn’t a country you hear a lot about but for quite a while now it’s quietly been getting on with becoming one of the fastest growing economies in the Mediterranean region. There’s a strong energy industry and growing diversity in other areas; add that to a rising population and …
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