High-tech advances in concrete placement and futuristic designs for heavy equipment were some of the winners of the 2016 Bauma Innovation Awards, held April 10 in Munich, Germany.
The F1000 series of pavers can be equipped with either a center or an outboard auger-drive system, allowing it to work in many different paving applications.
A final rule requiring employers to monitor and substantially reduce worker exposures to breathable crystalline silica—otherwise known as silica dust—will save more than 600 lives annually and protect the health of thousands of others, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and a number of labor unions that support the rule.
Paint manufacturing giant Sherwin-
Williams Co. on March 20 announced that it will acquire rival The Valspar Corp. in an all-cash transaction worth roughly $9 billion.
In an move it hopes will change the way contractors think about what compact equipment is capable of, Caterpillar is introducing the 304.5E2 XTC mini excavator, a 4-ton machine which has a manual skid-steer coupler on the front instead of a standard blade
Cummins introduced a new line of mid-range truck engines at the Work Truck Show, held on March 1-4 in Indianapolis. The L9 engines are available in ratings from 260 hp to 380 hp, with 720 lb-ft to 1,250 lb-ft of torque.
