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New AEM webinar: Intellectual property theft in South America

Intellectual property theft in South America is the subject of a new Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) webinar to help members and other interested companies investigate, identify and eliminate counterfeiting of their products in the region. Content includes practical and actionable anti-counterfeiting strategies. Presenter is Santiago Cueto, a board-certified international …

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Protective coatings market in Poland worth PLN 1.1bn

The value of the market of protective coatings for construction elements and structures in 2014 is estimated at about PLN 1.1bn. As the construction market is poised for slow growth in 2015, the protective coatings market is hardly likely to experience a revival. Companies selling proven products, such as STO, …

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New Case F Series Compact Wheel Loader is Perfect in Every Mission

  Paris, 25 September, 2014 Case Construction Equipment launched today the new F Series range of compact wheel loaders that sets new standards of productivity, versatility, comfort, all with low cost of operation. The four model line-up, ranging from the 4.4 ton 21F to the 6.2 ton 321F, delivers consistently high …

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Logging on at the equator

Dragging timber-filled sledges through a tropical environment, an Indonesian contractor relies on a fleet of Volvo excavators to grapple with 200,000 tons of wood a year. Sumatra, western Indonesia, is the sixth largest island in the world with a 480,000km2 landmass and a population of 50 million. Its elongated shape …

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European construction equipment industry on track with next generation of emissions-reduction technology, calls for balance between competitiveness and environment

Proposed EU exhaust emissions limits are strictest in the world Call for swift reading of the regulation in Parliament and Council Need to secure sufficient lead-time ahead of entry-into-force On September 25, the European Commission published its long-anticipated proposal for a revision of the directive 97/68/EC covering exhaust emissions reduction …

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CONEXPO Latin America 2015 will feature comprehensive industry education

Quality targeted programs will help attendees improve their businesses Latin American Road Building Conference set CONEXPO Latin America 2015 attendees can take advantage of comprehensive industry-focused education while at the show, with a wide variety of CONEXPO-quality training sessions, seminars, professional conferences, and educational workshops. International and regional industry experts …

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MOZAMBUILD 2015 International Building Materials & Construction Technologies Show

MOZAMBUILD 2015 – 3rd Mozambique International Building Materials & Construction Technologies Show Girassol Indy Congress Hotel, in Maputo, Mozambique 19-20 May 2015 www.mozambuild.com September 12, 2014 – Maputo, Mozambique – Organized in partnership with the Mozambican Federation of Contractors and the Brazil-Mozambique Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the third …

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Honey, I shrunk the wheel loader

Volvo Loader

You’ve seen on TV how they make mega factories and gigantic machines – now a new online film shows how LEGO® Technic shrank a giant Volvo wheel loader into a miniature model. Watch the film ‘Behind the design’ With 1,600 individual pieces and the largest individual element ever created for …

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