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Perkins is powering up with a new line of Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB compliant range of industrial engines. These diesels are said to offer an increase in power and torque as well as the number of options available. These power packages comprise engine, aftertreatment, radiator, air cleaner and optional compressor, which can all be mounted on a base frame. The first commercially available package will be the 1206E, a 7litre, six cylinder engine capable of producing up to 205kW.

Launched at last September’s Maxpo 2011 exhibition in the company’s native Finland, Ramtec has high commercial hopes for its Robi MM062 screening bucket.

Doosan has developed a new 38tonne class excavator, the DX380LC. High performance is claimed as well as increased control and precision, improved fuel economy and reduced noise and emissions. Aimed at heavy construction and excavation applications the machine can be used in developing construction sites and renovating highways. High stability is a feature as the machine uses the long and wide under carriage of the larger DX420LC excavator.

New Holland is expanding its wheeled loader C Series with two new models at the top of the range. The W270C and W300C feature New Holland’s Tier 4 interim AdBlue technology for fuel savings of up to 10%.

Montabert is continuing a tradition of using INTERMAT to launch a new model in its range of automatic two-speed breakers.

Fast and effective asphalt repairs can be made using the new Kasi infrared heating system. The improved machine has an upgraded infrared chamber that allows asphalt repairs of 1.52m2 areas in under 20 minutes and this improved chamber also has a longer life of over 10 years. The new 228mm wide Inconel alloy, heating converter offers a wider infrared heating mesh design and heats asphalt faster, deeper and more evenly. The greater heating coverage can soften existing asphalt to be patched, up to a 76mm depth

Highway maintenance and repair is an easy target for cuts in highway budgets, but there are cost-effective measures that can be adopted as Patrick Smith reports. Road maintenance is an increasingly important industry that spans a worldwide market. Awareness of the need for a stable and sustainable international infrastructure, maintenance and creative rural road technologies are taking a stronger role as viable sources for a cost-effective means of preserving, developing and prolonging the life of roads wit

GOMACO has designed its new GP-2400 concrete paver to be highly versatile, able to slipform tight radii as well as widths of up to 7.3m. The machine runs on the firm's 3m series two tracks to permit the tight turn capability and also reduce transport width to just 3m. The sophisticated GOMACO G+ control system is fitted and this comes with a self diagnostics package for grade and steering. The system is said to feature easy-to-operate hardware with steering and travel dials as well as buttons to control ele

The machine control market is evolving fast and is increasingly becoming part of a much wider construction site management concept, Mike Woof reports. Machine control technology has come a long way in the past 20 years and the development of 2D and 3D systems has been rapid in the construction sector.

Bidding has been strong for a highway repair contract in Argentina. In all eight contractors have submitted bids for repairs to Route 307 in the northwestern Argentina province of Tucuman.

Several key additions to Dynapac's equipment line-up will extend the firm's machine range for the road construction market. Paving, planer and compaction lines will benefit from new machines, with president Claes Ahrengart emphasising the investment in research and development Dynapac continues to make.

The latest hydraulic rock drill from Montabert is the new HC25 model, designed for underground equipment and surface drilling machines.

Panama's National Economic Council (CENA) is giving the go-ahead for the second stage of the Madden-Colon highway project.

Rivard RIV1403 TC1755 is a chainsaw trencher suitable for creating large trenches for major underground power, gas, fibre optic, water, irrigation or sewer project works.

Launched just before Intermat 2012, Rivard says the company’s new RIV 503 TR202 wide offset wheeled trencher is beneficial to any large scale power cable and pipe laying project, from water and gas pipe installation to power and fibre optic cable laying.

Tamtron's new Pro+ scale is offering accurate weighing equipment for use with wheeled loaders. The system from the Finnish company features fast data transfer through the Internet or using USB memory sticks, allowing information to be transferred to the office immediately. "The Pro+ package makes it possible to load a specified amount of product and features automatic angle compensation of up to 12.9°, which speeds up the working process when loading a crusher. The scale also compensates boom speed, tilting

Ferocious daytime temperatures can provide a tough challenge to construction firms working in desert conditions in Egypt's south. Despite the high daytime temperatures however, Egyptian contractor Orascom has managed to complete an airport project on budget and ahead of schedule, while meeting the client's tight specifications.

This year one of IRF's most prominent and active members in the Southern Hemisphere celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Dave Jones looks back over ARRB's first half century of achievement

New Zealand's Government is now setting budgets for transport improvements. In Auckland transport projects look set to commence following a design agreement worth US$10.52 million. This will be for the $937 million eastern suburban transport projects package.

JPE AGGREGATES is buying a new CDE construction and demolition waste recycling plant as the solution to its waste recovery operations at Elford Quarry, County Staffordshire, England. The new plant includes an M2500 E3 mobile washing plant; AggMax 150R attrition system; AquaCycle A400 thickener and a VSI crusher. The M2500 E3 system includes feeding, screening, sand washing and stockpiling on a single chassis while the AggMax 150R system incorporates a RotoMax logwasher, which is a twin shaft system, 8m long