Articles by Jeff Rubenstone

This week we look at a reduced tail-swing excavator from John Deere and a tandem compactor from Wirtgen Americas.Click here to begin the slide show.

Before the real work can begin on a replacement for New York State's Tappan Zee Bridge, crews need to construct a jobsite.

Photo courtesy Caterpillar Inc. Related Links: Caterpillar Rolls Out Hybrid Excavator as Layoffs Hit Mining Division Concluding that "the business no longer represents a strategic growth opportunity," Caterpillar Inc. says it will shut down its tunnel-boring-machine business by mid-2014.Caterpillar first entered the TBM market in 2008 with its purchase of Toronto-based TBM manufacturer Lovat. The machines have been used in tunneling jobs around the globe, from the Brightwater tunnel in Washington state to extensions of the Shanghai subway system."We continuously evaluate our strategic portfolio to ensure alignment with our long-term strategy and have concluded the tunneling business no longer fits

SANY Group China-based SANY Group posted 2.3% market share growth in the first quarter. Related Links: Chinese Machinery Exports Grow 20% in 2012 Five Trends To Watch At Bauma 2013 Sales of excavators in China rebounded in March after a steep decline at the beginning of the year, according to a new investor report published April 9 by J.P. Morgan.Excavator sales are still down compared to a year ago, but the pace of decline in March was only 6%, a significant improvement over January-February's precipitous drop of 47%.China-based excavator manufacturers have expanded their market share, with SANY showing a 2.3%

This week, we look at an Interim Tier 4-compliant soil compactor from Volvo and a cordless SDS-plus rotary hammer from Milwaukee Electric Tool. Click to begin the slide show.

This week we look at a concrete pump from Putzmeister and a compact excavator from John Deere. Click to begin the slide show.

Photo Courtesy of SK Solutions The SK Navigator was employed by the Saudi Binladen Group to coordinate tower and crawler-crane movements on the King Abdullah Financial District site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2011. Related Links: How Technology is Automating Security SK Solutions CribMaster Wireless monitoring of tools and equipment has been a reality for over a decade. Adapted from the manufacturing world, sensor technology—such as RFID tags—keep an eye on the jobsite, from hand tools to tower cranes."Last year, we introduced PROTOid, a line of sockets and wrenches with embedded RFID tags in the tool itself," says Susan Hebrank,

Rendering courtesy of New York State Thruway Authority This replacement for the aging Tappan Zee Bridge (above) will have a dual-span design, with construction set to take about five years. Peter Sanderson oversaw construction of the replacement I-35W bridge in Minneapolis in 2008. Related Links: Mixing Social and Structural Skills, Project Leaders Guided Historic Rebuild in Minnesota Tappan Zee Bridge Advances, With HNTB Named Owner's Engineer The project manager who helped oversee the speedy replacement of the collapsed Interstate-35W bridge in Minneapolis is now set to run one of the largest bridge projects in the nation.The New York State Thruway

This week we look at a new crimp tool from RIDGID and a cordless dust-extraction system from Milwaukee Electric Tool. Click to begin the slide show.

This week we look at a mini excavator from Caterpillar and a power buggy from Allen Engineering. Click here to begin the slide show.