This week we look at a rigid-frame dump truck from Hitachi Construction Equipment and a diesel-electric hybrid boom from JLG. Click to begin the slide show.
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR Chinese equipment manufacturers were a visible presence at CONEXPO 2014. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR ICP is now selling Lonking machines such as this wheel loader through a deal with online auction house IronPlanet. Looking out over the Silver Lot at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CONEXPO 2014, you'd be forgiven for assuming it was reserved for China-based heavy equipment manufacturers. Giant crane booms with banners for Zoomlion and Sany loom overhead, an imposing yellow booth for Lonking sits below, and a giant robot statue made to look like a transformed Sany
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR Ricardo's flywheel can store power from an excavator's hydraulic system and then sent it back when needed using the hydraulic pump motor seen here on this acrylic model. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR The flywheel can be seen in the center of the housing cylinder, where it will be able to spin freely in a magnetic field. Related Links: ENR's Full CONEXPO Coverage Caterpillar Rolls Out Hybrid Excavator as Layoffs Hit Mining Division Engine manufacturer Ricardo normally doesn't go seeking attention from the press. While it supplies engines to everyone from the biggest
Related Links: See Cover story: Robots on the Jobsite Advancing in Construction The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation? "While technological progress throughout economic history has largely been confined to the mechanisation of manual tasks, requiring physical labour, technological progress in the twenty-first century can be expected to contribute to a wide range of cognitive tasks, which, until now, have largely remained a human domain," write Frey and Osborne. As their paper lays out, jobs associated with hard, physical labor have been mechanized for centuries, with several notable shifts during the Industrial Revolution. Advances in the power
On a sunny day late last December on the track of the Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida, humanoid robots representing 16 teams from around the world opened doors, turned valves, cut through walls, struggled to climb ladders and drove all-terrain vehicles.
Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR The Cat 160M3 motor grader features advanced controls from Trimble that are part of the Cat Connect platform. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone for ENR The CT681 vocational truck is the forward-axle version of Cat's earlier CT660. Related Links: See all of ENR's CONEXPO 2014 Coverage Cat is taking advantage of its four booths and 60,000 sq ft of exhibition space at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2014 to show off not just 22 new machines but also the fruits of its ongoing partnership with Trimble. The company's entire booth space in the North Hall will be dedicated to
Related Links: CONEXPO 2014: Trends To Watch More Coverage at ENR.com/CONEXPO ENR's editors have gathered a few of the exciting new products to look out for at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014. Click to begin the slide show.
Related Links: CONEXPO 2014: Products To Watch More Coverage at ENR.com/CONEXPO Cranespotting: CONEXPO Setup Photos The North American market for heavy equipment is on the upswing as non-residential construction activity, a key driver for these machines, is climbing slowly back up. Look no farther than Las Vegas, where the booms that now dot the skyline are all competing for attention as crane makers get ready for the triennial CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition, which opens its doors on March 4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Among the debuts are lifting giants capable of hoisting more than 1,000 tons, standing hundreds of feet tall
