Trade Show Coverage

Snorkel to launch three global...

John Latta - Jan 31, 2013

Snorkel is launching three new global products at bauma in April. The aerial lift maker will introduce a new compact rough terrain scissor lift for working in tight spaces. It will reach 39 feet up but is only ...

Hinowa mini transporter at...

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

I literally did a double take on this one. Not like OMG, but nonetheless something that at first sight seems rather ordinary and predictable but in fact has some very cool characteristics (and bear in mind I have ...

Pre-bauma coverage: Are American equipment operators...

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

This is probably something that should be debated at more length than this, but here ...

Manitou at bauma: upgrading...

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

Manitou will hit bauma running in April, highlighting its display with an upgrade to the three-in-one Rotative Telescopic Handler. As the company says, “It’s a crane, it’s a telehandler, it’s a platform.” The machine now comes with a Mercedes ...

Vogele at bauma: Dash 3...

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

The winds are up, but so is the temperature (a little) in Munich for the pre-bauma media dialogue and our quick preview of some of the big April show debuts. Vogele says it will present 11 world firsts in ...

LiuGong bringing three new...

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

LiuGong will be a BIG presence at bauma in April. The company will bring three new excavators to its 3,000 square meters of outdoor exhibition space including the 45 metric ton 945 E. This is a much larger version ...

Engines at bauma: Fuel...

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

Talking to engine manufacturer reps here at the pre-bauma media dialogue in wintry Munich, I get the impression that at the big event in April one of the most fascinating and potentially volatile sub-events will be the battle ...

bauma: More with less

John Latta - Jan 30, 2013

Another common theme from OEM reps at the pre-bauma media dialogue in Munich that teases and sets up the April show is a concentration on doing more with less. Stagnant economies, recession hangovers and generally inadequate funding for infrastructure ...

Chicago Pneumatic’s...

John Latta - Jan 29, 2013

Chicago Pneumatic will launch two initiatives at bauma in April. At the pre-bauma media dialogue in Munich, Germany, the company said it would show a new range of concrete equipment – three types of concrete poker vibrators and ...

A sneak peak at...

John Latta - Jan 29, 2013

Still cold, still windy in Munich. But OEMs keep presenting sneak peeks at what they will deliver to the huge bauma show here in April. Liebherr will present its new modular design 150 EC-B flat-top crane, designed to ...

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