Paving a parking lot: The Rollers

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 02, 2013

Our sister publication, Equipment World, is featuring a story about rollers used for paving parking lots. It’s the second of a two-part series entitled “What it takes to pave a parking lot.” The article uses the same hypothetical parking lot and ...

Bomag updates BW138AD-5 tandem roller with Economizer stiffness reader at World of Asphalt 2013

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 20, 2013

At its World of Asphalt booth in San Antonio, Bomag featured its update to the BW138AD tandem roller, which now has the Bomag’s Economizer technology as an option. The Economizer provides operators with a real-time reading of soil stiffness during the ...

Ritchie Bros. establishes U.K. auction site, first auction April 17

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 13, 2012

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will conduct its first unreserved public auction at its new regional auction site at Donington Park (Derby, Leicestershire) on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, the company announced publicly on March 13. The industrial equipment auctioneer will sell a range of ...

LiuGong acquires HSW, Dressta

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 10, 2012

LiuGong Machinery Corp., a global construction equipment manufacturer based in Liuzhou, China, has finalized its agreement to acquire HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary, Dressta Co. Ltd., company executives announced. The agreement was signed by both companies’ executives ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - Jul 07, 2011

Let me tell you about my equipment. Please. By Mike Anderson Gaga is perhaps an exaggerated description for a 50-something man, especially a construction pro with 30 or so years of boots-in-the-dirt experience under him. But after sitting beside the gent for a ...

Mike Anderson’s American Iron

Better Roads Staff - Jan 01, 2011

Big question remains By Mike Anderson It’s been asked so often by those of us collectively once known as ink-stained wretches that it’s almost become cliché. But, hey, I’m admittedly nothing if not cliché, right? And, besides, clichés are essentially based in ...

Leica Geosystems showcases mine management system at Bauma 2010

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Leica Geosystems, has presented its full range of mine management systems, including truck and shovel fleet management and optimisation, and dozer, shovel and blast-hole drill high-precision GPS navigation and production monitoring systems, to the European market at Bauma 2010. Leica Geosystems ...

Manitowoc unveils ‘world’s largest’ self-erecting crane

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Manitowoc unveiled the Potain Igo T 130 at Bauma 2010 and says it's the largest self-erecting crane in the world. The crane has an 8-ton maximum capacity. Vincent Milan, senior product manager for self-erecting cranes at Manitowoc, said the new ...

Potain showcases topless crane line at Bauma

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

The MDT 368 from Manitowoc’s Potain brand will be featured at this year’s bauma exhibition. The crane, launched last year, is the largest Topless MDT tower crane. It adds new design features to the strong lift and ease-of-assembly familiar to ...

Manitowoc Crane Care announces new customer support program

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Eric Pommier, vice president of Manitowoc Crane Care in EMEA, announced at Bauma 2010 that Manitowoc will continue to offer new customer support programs, despite the economic downturn. Manitowoc’s commitment to aftermarket support has remained constant, despite one of the most ...

Manitowoc launches six-axle all-terrain crain

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Manitowoc has launched the GMK6400 at Bauma 2010, and the company is touting it as the world’s most powerful six-axle all-terrain crane. The crane has a 400-ton maximum capacity. Neil Hollingshead, Manitowoc’s global product director for all-terrain cranes and rough-terrain cranes, said ...

Cat’s new line of pulverizers reduces largest possible amount of concrete in shortest time

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Caterpillar Work Tools B.V. has introduced its new line of P200-series pulverizers for hydraulic excavators. The P200-series, model P215, P225, and P235 extend the range of hydro-mechanical work tools. “The new line of pulverizers is yet another advancement as we continually ...

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