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Friends since the age of 11, the Italian founders of Matec now run an international business designing and manufacturing complete washing, wastewater purification, and filtration plants for the aggregates, construction, recycling, and demolition sectors. As the friendship has grown stronger over the years, so has the company’s range of products, and it is now a leader in the sector helping its customers to minimise waste. Its machines can recycle up to 97% of the water used on site, and state-of-the-art filtration systems are used to keep the air clean and breathable.

According to Matec founder and CEO, Matteo Goich, “we are helping to transform waste into a new resource, and to contribute to the circular economy. We are sustainable. We want to use what nature has given us in the right way.”

Take a look at our latest video from Ammann, featuring the ARX 10.1 tandem roller. It has no extended frame and makes easy work of tight, tricky, and confined sites where space is limited. This is a machine that will allow you to compact the ground next to walls and get into other really confined spaces with ease.

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The package is able to identify personnel in proximity to a working machine, warning an operator and preventing collisions. Special badges that site personnel wear can be detected by the system, helping ensure their safety on a busy working construction site. The system provides degrees of alert to the machine operator, depending on the proximity of the piece of equipment to the obstruction.

Meanwhile, the system can help reduce risks of an excavator bucket striking buried utilities or overhead cables. A spokesperson for the firm said, “We can keep adding functions to it.” The package will also track any site incidents and the spokesperson added, “It’ll record all events: near misses and hits and things like that.”

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Command Alkon says Customer Portal allows materials buyers to streamline their operations. The new package delivers instant, reliable data sharing and will help materials buyers create, manage, and track orders 24 hours a day.

The new app is fully integrated with the company’s COMMANDbatch, TrackIt, and Command Alkon Dispatch systems, which are called COMMANDseries, Integra, and Dispatch. The manufacturer says that the new app can also integrate with other third-party systems through open APIs.

“If materials are late, it creates a ripple effect that affects every single jobsite activity and significantly adds to project costs; the value of Customer Portal is that it answers the question ‘where’s my truck,’” said Ranjeev Teelock, chief product officer at Command Alkon.

“Ticket data shared through Customer Portal informs buyers of when the driver picks up the materials and the exact quantities that are on the way to the job. Sharing order information with customers gives them the insight that they need to improve planning and utilisation and can dramatically cut down on unnecessary phone calls – by as much as 30%.”

Sharing truck locations and ETAs provides visibility from dispatch to delivery and gives customers confidence and trust in knowing where orders are and when they will arrive, says Command Alkon.

“Field personnel can monitor inbound movement of supplies so that they don’t stack up at the gate and instead can flow easily in and out of the jobsite,” said Deepa Vangimalla, senior product owner at Command Alkon.

“If Load Assurance (formerly COMMANDassurance) is also in use and integrated with Customer Portal, there’s insight into the specification of the materials, and whether or not the load is ready to pour.”

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“This machine will provide a solution for contractors and rental houses looking for a quiet, zero-emission excavator to expand their businesses into new applications, while meeting environmental regulations,” Reichetseder added.

In addition to the EZ17e, Wacker Neuson is also introducing what it says is the industry’s first battery-powered reversible plate with direct drive, the APU3050e.

All of Wacker Neuson’s battery-powered plates and rammers, as well as its concrete vibrator are powered by the Battery One battery and charger system. This new vendor-agnostic brand is a single solution, making the use of zero-emission construction equipment on the job site more practical.

Also new from Wacker Neuson is the EZ26, a 2.6tonne zero tail excavator, a 5.8tonne ET58 tracked excavator, as well as new additions to its tracked utility loader range. The SM60 and SM120 are new additions to the successful SM100 mini track loader that was introduced in 2021, said Reichetseder.

These stand-on utility tracked loaders are designed for operator comfort, ease of operation and to reduce maintenance costs and total cost of ownership. The latest compact tracked loader from Wacker Neuson, the ST27, is the smallest model in the company’s CTL line-up and offers “exceptional visibility and productivity,” says the German manufacturer.

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The fully electric E1035H provides the same reliability, durability and performance as its diesel counterparts. It contains the company’s proven air end and solid state starter for superior efficiency. It also touts quiet operation, added safety features and a lower total cost of ownership as compared to diesel compressors.

The E1035H was designed for an evolving marketplace and serves as the beginning of a long line of green initiatives and product innovations, said John Randall, chief executive of Sullair.

Additionally, the E1035H features condensate management technology which helps eliminate the need for additional equipment to dispose of condensate. Delivering equivalent power capacity and efficiency as similar-sized diesel-powered compressors, the E1035H produces 1035cfm at 150 psi.

The Sullair proprietary Electronic Spiral Valve (ESV) provides industry-leading efficiency. The E1035H also boasts added flexibility with its emission-less design allowing it to be used indoors and wherever a 60Hz power source is available.

Sullair said the E1035H is the first to feature swing-out coolers that allow users complete access to the coolers, both front and back, enabling more thorough cleaning which helps keep the compressor running optimally.

Sullair, part of the Hitachi Group, said the unit runs exclusively on Sullube, a biodegradable, varnish-removing lubricant expertly engineered by Sullair for optimised performance and maximum efficiency.

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The RCU-75 can mulch vegetation up to 15cm in diameter using FAE’s BL2/RCU mulcher head. This has been designed to mulch vegetation up to 153mm in diameter. Importantly, the RCU-75 can work on inclines of up to 55 degrees without fear of sideslipping. Slopes as steep as these can be a problem for lighter and less robust tracked carriers, says FAE.

Meanwhile, the heavy-duty undercarriage features a hydraulic extendable and retractable independent track gauge system and an automatic tensioning system. Thanks to high profile rubber tracks, which are 86mm pitch and 330mm in width, oscillating rollers, and triple-flange style idlers, the RCU-75 can operate in the toughest of conditions.

A dual hydrostatic transmission provides better traction and optimal management of the attachments.

This new FAE tracked carrier is powered by a Kohler Common Rail electronic fuel injection engine, a compact, powerful, and fuel-efficient 55kW propulsion system that complies with the most stringent emission standards.

Electronically-controlled piston pumps combined with a dedicated electronic control unit provide an integrated technological system. The result is high performance and reliability that lasts, plus a simple and intuitive operation.

All this makes the RCU-75 excellent for working in hilly wooded areas, near railroad tracks, power lines, gas and oil pipelines, gardens, roadsides, highways, canals, rivers, and lakes, says the Italian manufacturer.

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“Electrification started three years ago, but it’s picking up steam everywhere. Around 60% of our Terex Materials Processing business’s products are offered in some form of hybrid or electric form,” said John Garrison, Terex CEO and president. “That train is leaving the station and it is accelerating as we go forward.

“The whole world is digitising and we are not immune to that. We have to figure out how we utilise digitalisation to be successful.”

The Terex Materials Processing (Terex MP) business division of Terex includes, among other brands, Powerscreen, Finlay, EvoQuip, Terex Materials Processing Systems (Terex MPS), Terex Washing Systems (TWS), Ecotec, and MDS.

Garrison continued: “We are trying to grow as a company and improve our customer’s product lifetime experience. I am delighted with the great work that our MP business segment has done in expanding the addressable markets and expanding into new spaces with new products and distribution channels.”

Among many recently introduced Terex MP brand products are Powerscreen’s Gladiator MT1150SR wheeled crushing and screening plant and Titan 2300 screener, Finlay’s C-1550+ tracked cone crusher, Terex Washing Systems’ FM Pentium washing solution, EvoQuip’s Cobra 230R impact crusher, and Terex MPS’s Cedarapids CRC1350S portable cone crusher and Simplicity ESX620 'Extra Clearance' horizontal screen.

Kieran Hegarty, Terex MP president, said Terex MP sees itself as a diversified and specialised manufacturer for customers in industries including, among others, construction, quarrying and environmental management.

“In the last three years, we have continued to evolve and grow. For example, in March 2021, we bought a factory in China with a view to manufacturing crushing, screening and environmental equipment, primarily for the Chinese market. That’s been a really good long-term investment in a very large market.”

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The firm is now looking to expand its facilities in the US to meet the strong demand for equipment. The site is also used to manufacture a number of items such as mounting brackets for hydraulic hammers and hydraulic compactor attachments.

In addition, Vitulano said Indeco is looking for a suitable business acquisition to add to Indeco’s portfolio. “We are scouting for an acquisition, a small company with a good product, (one) that has maybe been undercapitalised.”

With the firm having had great success in the compact breaker market in the US, Indeco is also looking to widen its product offering for more compact demolition tools such as cutters for use on mini excavators. Vitulano said that he believes this offers considerable business potential for the future.

On another note, Vitulano said that Indeco is now achieving its first sales of breakers into Japan, a significant success given the strength of Japanese hydraulic breaker firms in their home market. However, he said that entering the South Korean market with the Italian breakers has so far proven considerably more challenging.

Looking ahead in terms of technology, Vitulano commented that Indeco is monitoring the development of electric construction machines very closely. “We should think to the future when machines go electric,” he said.

However, with regard to electric actuation of units such as breakers, there are major technical challenges to be overcome according to Indeco’s chief engineer, Alessandro Ciccolella. “There is no loss in power as electric machines are very efficient,” he said.

Ciccolella questions the ability of electric actuation systems to cope with the massive mechanical shock loads transmitted in units such as breakers. While the firm has been carrying out research into electric actuation, Ciccolella does not believe there will be any quick electric breaker breakthroughs in the near future.

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The new factory is in Mulazzo, in the Italian region of Massa-Carrara, North Tuscany. It will be the sole production facility for the 50-metre long, 600 tonnes per hour Twin Freccia Rossa.

The filter press is designed to combine the efficiency of two machines into a single product, offering faster sludge feeding and cake discharge time.

Matec Industries marketing manager Tatiana Bini said the company is taking on 60-70 new employees to work at the new factory in its offices and workshop.

"We are opening the new factory as we have had a lot of new orders and need to increase production," she added.

Italy-based Matec will now have three manufacturing bases. In addition to the new factory, Matec recently acquired the Alfa Pompe factory in Verona and has a manufacturing facility for small and medium machines at its headquarters in the town of Massa which is also in the Massa-Carrara province.

The Twin Freccia Rossa was first unveiled at the bauma trade show in Munich, Germany in 2022.

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The 70-tonne B7H hydraulic jaw crusher has a 30-tonne jaw and is adapted from Keestrack’s existing B7 electric jaw crusher which was launched in 2018.

It has a vibrating feeder with 2-step grizzly of 2,200mm x 1,080mm (LxW) and a bottom deck in wire mesh of 1,450mm x 870mm (LxW) to optimise crushing results and to reduce wear.

The feed size of the material is up to 700mm, the feed opening is 1,200mm x 830mm and the outlet adjustment CSS is min.-max. 75mm–250mm.

The jaw crusher is equipped with the patented NSS, non-stop system, which protects the crusher from uncrushable feed and resets the CSS automatic during operations.

Keestrack sales director Frederik Hoogendoorn says the mobile crushing and screening equipment company is a pioneer in electric quarrying and mining machinery, having launched its first electric machine in 2006.

He adds that 90% of Keestrack machines are available in three versions: hydraulic, electric, and zero-emissions plug-in.

“A focus on sustainability is at the core of our company as this is the origin of our business,” Hoogendoorn said.

“Producing and recycling valuable raw materials is what mobile crushing and screening is all about, and our efforts are definitely having a positive impact on the ecological footprint.”

“As these heavy duty industries need very powerful drive systems, Keestrack kept on searching for alternative drive systems,” Hoogendoorn explains.

“From load sensing hydraulics to e-drives to Zero drives, (Keestrack offers) equipment with no combustion engines on board but only electric motors. This request is also a pull from mostly the North European market. This way we want to protect the planet and save money at the same time.”

He adds that 80% of US customers currently ask for hybrid machines and only 20% electric, but that this is changing with all-electric units becoming more common in the US market every year.

With 30 years of experience providing optimised, proven solutions to customers worldwide, Cookstown, Northern Ireland-headquartered CDE’s technologies have successfully diverted more than 100 million tonnes of CD&E waste from landfills, while turning construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) materials into high-specification outputs.

The company’s AggMax scrubbing and attrition system, its Counter Flow Classification Unit (CFCU) for density separation and the EvoWash sand classification and dewatering system are among its proven plant solutions.

“We all understand that the depletion of natural aggregates is happening at a rate that is pretty scary. CDE has proven solutions that will slow that consumption of materials,” said Darren Eastwood, business development director at CDE.

“We’ve been proving our solutions for the past 20 years, and in the last number of years have brought them to the US and Canadian market. The recycling of inert and contaminated construction, demolition and excavation wastes can make a big difference to the construction industry across those countries, easing the pressure on landfills. It also eases the pressure on the trucking industry, which is often having to shift materials over long distances into cities. Most importantly, it eases the pressure on existing quarries and the valuable precious material that they have. We can also keep required material as close to the demand centre as possible.”

Eastwood said CDE’s two latest US recycling customer plants have gone live in California and Pennsylvania. The California plant is the first CDE sale in the Golden State. It will treat and process a variety of construction and demolition wastes. “This will make a big difference to the circular economy there. It will produce dependable recycled products for surrounding cities while doing away with the need for excessive long-distance trucked materials supply. It will also have a big impact in lowering the cost per tonne of production and in the gas trucks need to use.

“The Pennsylvania facility is a stone’s throw from a city centre. It will be producing C33 [product] and a range of aggregates.”   

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At its launch, Ko Shiozaki, Kubota manager for sales promotions in the engine division, said that the V3307 provides power assistance during peak performance, using electric power to compensate for high loads instantaneously.

For some applications, high load is required for only a fraction of the total work time. The engine’s 10kW electric motor-assist function allows customers to match those high load demands and select an engine with an output power tailored to the low and medium load regions of frequent use.

The engine has a straightforward design with three main components: a DC converter, a lithium-ion battery, and a motor generator attached to the existing engine model.

The hybrid system is controlled by the engine control unit (ECU). This is made possible by rewriting the software in the existing ECU, available only to Kubota engines, according to the manufacturer. No additional ECU is required for hybrid control.

The engine is equipped with a 48V motor generator, providing high torque with quick response – boosting overall work efficiency. At low speeds, the motor provides up to 70Nm of torque assistance.

Designed for applications that demand an immediate response to instantaneous peak overloads within the typical machine duty cycle, the power assist Micro-Hybrid system supports the engine by delivering an additional electrical power boost of up to 10kW.

An instantly available torque curve offers efficiency boosts at the most crucial time, while recuperating and recharging its battery pack when not initiated, says Kubota, adding that these innovations push the boundaries in areas of fuel efficiency, power density and adaptability.

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The MT 625e, with a capacity of 2495kg and a lifting height of 6m, guarantees performance and output levels as good as the like-for-like internal combustion version, the company said.

The machine is fitted with a 25kW or 33kW lithium-ion battery. The model reduces the maintenance budget by 56% and significantly reduces the total cost of ownership for the user, the company said.

“It is ideal for indoor applications, or for the renovation of historical buildings,” Nartish said.

Made in France, the MT 625e is available for the European and North American markets.

Manitou Group has also announced the launch of a new range of electric rotative telehandlers and an electric all-terrain aerial platform.

The electric-drive machines are in addition to more than a dozen additional new product launches that include heavy-duty telehandlers, a lift truck that targets the rental market, and six new compact loader models.

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Helene Mellquist is president and CEO of sister firm Volvo Penta and said that the group is committed to delivering sustainable solutions for the construction and quarrying segments that will be fossil-free, while also delivering improved productivity and safety for customers.

Volvo CE is now introducing a further four electric construction machines, in addition to the two the firm already offers. Jernberg said, “The electric machines are designed to do the same job as the diesel machines.” He added that the electric models also have some benefits over diesel units, “We have machines working in indoor demolition and indoor recycling.”

The firm’s new electric EC230 excavator and DD25 twin drum asphalt compactor variants are key additions to the Volvo CE range. Jernberg said, “The new DD25 electric is the equivalent of the diesel model but is much quieter. We will be manufacturing the electric DD25 in the Shippensburg factory.”

Meanwhile, the Volvo Group is also researching the use of alternative fuels for its machines, having developed a prototype ADT powered by fuel cells. Jernberg said, “We are investing a lot in combustion engines running on hydrogen.”

Volvo Penta is also developing its battery storage technology, as well as boosting its capabilities in electric drivelines. Mellquist said, “This is true innovation. Our engineers are optimising electric drivelines for other applications.”

And the Volvo Group is researching how best to derive second life capabilities from battery packs, as well as recycling the materials from used batteries, according to Melmberg and Mellquist. And the firm is even offering a new lease package through Volvo Financial Services for electric machines. This forms part of an approach to developed further partnerships with customers. Melker commented, “Partnership is the new leadership.”

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“In the latest [US] Inflation Reduction Act, there’s a lot of legislation stipulated around asphalt plant. If they want to do business in future, our asphalt plant customers will have to show they are actively working on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We are very well-positioned to help them with that.”

New Astec roadbuilding machines include the Roadtec RP-175 and RP-195 asphalt pavers, and the RX-405 cold planer. The company has also introduced new aggregate and mining equipment, including the re-designed 9200 fines recovery plant, the PTSC2818VM portable screen, the FT300 cone crusher, and the Peterson 5710E horizontal grinder.

Focusing on Astec’s new road construction products, van der Merwe said: “Some of our new paving and milling equipment opens a very specific new market segment for us.”

Another eye-catching development for Astec is the recent launch of its Astec Digital business unit, a single-vendor technology solution for the company’s Rock to Road value chain.

Astec recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-headquartered firm has grown into a global manufacturer of more than 100 products for asphalt road building, aggregate processing and concrete production. It employs more than 4,000 people with sales and manufacturing operations located around the world.

Astec is carrying out a US$5mn factory expansion at its Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland site to better serve growing market demands in the global mobile crushing and screening industry.

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The launch of the S7X follows the 2022 release of the Bobcat T7X all-electric compact track loader. Bobcat says it plans to commercialise the prototype S7X.

The next-generation RogueX is purely a concept machine, with no plans currently for commercialising it. The machine is designed to explore the capabilities of electric power, autonomous operation and dual lift-arm geometry.

Doosan Bobcat North America president Mike Balweber said of the new machines: “We have launched more models in the last five years than in the previous 50 years of the company’s existence.”

Like the T7X, the S7X is all-electric, and is powered by a 60.5kWh, lithium-ion battery. It features electric drive motors and utilises ball screw actuators for lift and tilt functions.

Bobcat says that, together, the battery and electrical powertrain generate incredible performance characteristics, with instantaneous torque that is as much as three times greater than traditional loaders. The powerful loader is designed to balance sustainability and performance with zero emissions and is equipped to outperform its diesel-powered equivalent.

The S7X skid-steer loader is designed to offer operators a smooth and comfortable experience with minimal vibration and nearly silent operation. The S7X can operate for up to 8 hours on a single charge depending on the application, giving most operators more than a full day’s work when breaks and downtime are considered. A full charge takes approximately 10 hours.

“As the inventor of the original skid-steer loader, we are excited to take the machine that created the industry and reinvent it all over again,” said Joel Honeyman, Doosan Bobcat VP of global innovation.

“The S7X is an incredible product with real-world application that can support operators on environmentally sensitive sites, in noise-restricted areas and for indoor operation.”

While most closely resembling a track loader, the RogueX machine was built as a research and development project, and as a proving ground to advance the Bobcat innovation roadmap, evaluate customer perceptions and test the limits of machine functionality.

“RogueX was concepted with consideration for the worksite of the future and how a customer’s needs may evolve — with a focus on ease of use, remote operations, autonomous functionality, sustainable operations and features that allow operators to accomplish more with one machine,” said Honeyman.

As jobsites change and operators turn to remote operation, Bobcat took its concept further by fully eliminating an operator station. The machine is designed to explore the idea of operating where humans cannot go, to tackle more work in more places than ever from a remote position.

By building the loader without a cab and using advanced kinematics, RogueX features next-generation functionality including both vertical-path and radial-path lift capabilities in one machine. The machine produces zero emissions as it features a lithium-ion battery, electric drive system and no hydraulics. “After our successful development of building an all-electric loader [the Bobcat T7X], we wanted to think bigger, broader and take a leap far into the future,” said Matt Sagaser, director of innovation accelerated at Bobcat.

“RogueX sets a framework for what is possible, and our team is just getting started on what is next.” RogueX is in the early research and development stage at Bobcat.

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The SY750H has an operating weight of 78,500 kg. SANY will continue to work its way into the mining market with a larger model, weighing approximately 98,000 kgs, that will be launched in the next few years.

The SY750H has a boom length of 7,000 mm and a stick length of 3,000 mm. Maximum digging height is 11,020 mm, maximum dumping height is 7,170 mm, and maximum digging depth is 7,580 mm.

Standard features on the excavator include dual swing drives; a touchscreen display; primary and secondary auxiliary circuits with a dedicated rotate pump; blindside and rear-view cameras and travel alarms; and a powerful 524 hp Cummins engine.

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Ever-evolving digital assistant SAM by Sandvik is designed to support operational excellence in crushing and screening plants.

Designed for team members responsible for running daily operations, SAM is their digital assistant – bringing people, activities and data together in an easy-to-use, seamless collaborative tool that will power tomorrow's data-driven operations.

Available globally, SAM gives customers the insights, support and performance-enhancing information needed to increase crushing and screening productivity – all in one place. When connected, new possibilities open up for remote service support, thereby shortening response time and avoiding unnecessary travel.

All 800i-series crushers, including the Sandvik CH865i cone crusher, are SAM-ready. As part of Sandvik’s Stationary Crushing and Screening Lifecycle services offering, connectivity is included with the purchase of an 800i-series crusher. A retrofit package is also available for cone crushers with the ASRi 1.x and 2.x automation systems.

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