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Basra Machinex, International Machine, Machinery Equipments and Tools Exhibition is developing into the most influential and established as well as the first professional International Machinery exhibition in Iraq. Over the past few years, Iraq also has attracted massive interest from the international business community in Basra province of Iraq. Basra …

The seventh APEX aerial platform exhibition will be another sell-out event, with over 100 exhibitors already confirmed and the site almost completely booked. Many of the world’s access equipment manufacturers will launch new machines at the show. APEX which takes place in Maastricht, the Netherlands on 14 – 16 September …

For nearly six months, a heavy Case crawler excavator of the CX700B ME type has been used by the company Backes Bau- und Transporte GmbH, from Auw. The task has been extraction in the Dockweiler pit located in the centre of the volcanic Eifel region, providing a mobile crushing plant …

CeMAT 2011 in Hannover has closed its doors a month ago and we have chosen this date for our review. The LECTURA team was pleased with many interested visitors at the booth of LECTURA who could be convinced that LECTURA stands for Internationality – Versatility – Completeness and Customer Service. …

Demographic change and ageing societies can be identified as potential drivers for the implementation of pervasive technologies in our environment. Computers and Microsystems have become smaller and cheaper and become a part of our life and society. Wearable Robots, advanced prosthetics and sensor implants even aim at making human beings …

TDC 2011 is designed to assist participants to widen their knowledge and enhance their grounding in tunnelling design and construction. This is done via a comprehensive review of techniques and best practices, followed by intensive practical case studies to advanced participants’ abilities to apply the classroom knowledge in real life …

The mystery surrounding the subject of the world’s most famous painting may be close to being solved with a little help from a New Holland E18SR rotating mini-excavator and a C175 compact tracked mini-shovel. It all started with the most mysterious and fascinating portrait in the world, the Mona Lisa, …

Nominations now open for 2011 AEM Hall of Fame – Recognizing equipment industryinnovators and leaders Nominations are now open for 2011 inductees into the off-road equipment industryHall of Fame program of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The AEMHall of Fame seeks to create a wider public understanding and appreciation …

Despite a very weak 2010 and a poor start to 2011, the Hungarian construction market will begin its recovery from 2012 onwards. Public infrastructure projects will be the main driver of this growth. The first edition of the report “Construction sector in Hungary 2011 – Development forecasts for 2011-2013”, published …

MB celebrated its tenth birthday during the Samoter show in Verona. Ten years have gone by since the company based in the town of Breganze, province of Vicenza, started producing and selling its crusher buckets, a product that has literally revolutionized the concept of construction site jobs throughout the world, creating …