Industry News 2023

Komatsu Ltd. (hereafter “Komatsu”) (President and CEO: Hiroyuki Ogawa) plans to introduce the 13-ton class PC138E-11 electric excavator equipped with a lithium-ion battery to the domestic market as a rental machine in January 2024 or later. Komatsu also plans to introduce it to European markets, following Japan. As a market for electrified construction equipment has not yet been established, Komatsu ...

Technical innovations and good planning guarantee efficient processes and therefore uses less material and fuel consumption Many quarries or recycling companies want machines that can be operated economically, but also as sustainable and emission-free as possible. Kleemann here counts on innovative technical solutions and comprehensive consultation with the customers. Intelligent technology optimises the processes The technical solutions related to process ...

Technology group Voith is set to supply equipment for the large-scale hydropower plant Caculo Cabaça in Angola, West Africa. The order comprises all electrical and mechanical equipment, including the installation of four Francis turbines with an output of 530 MW each, an additional Francis turbine with an output of 52 MW, generators, control and auxiliary systems and a customized training ...

Dubai, UAE – For two weeks, the eyes of the world were on Dubai: December 12th was the final day of “COP28”, the 28th UN climate conference. The focus: Nothing less than the future of our planet, in a year that is likely to be the hottest year ever. Approximately 70,000 people, including politicians, journalists, consultants and climate activists took ...

Explosion-proof smartphone Smart-Ex® 03 honoured by the German Design Council in the “Excellent Product Design – Computer and Communication” category The explosion-proof 5G smartphone Smart-Ex® 03 from Pepperl+Fuchs has been honoured with the German Design Award – Special Mention 2024 by the German Design Council. The award recognises the remarkable design achievements of Pepperl+Fuchs and its subsidiaries ECOM Instruments and ...

Menzel Elektromotoren has been certified for the production of large squirrel-cage motors in ignition protection type Ex p pressurization for operation in zone 1 hazardous areas where an explosive gas/air mixture is likely to occur in normal operation. The test specimen, a compressor motor for the petroleum industry, underwent a gas displacement test (test of the air purge system), leak ...

The health and safety of all employees at BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Schrobnhausen/Germany, is a top priority. This commitment has now been recognized by the Federation of the German Construction Industry with the silver SAFETY AWARD for specialist foundation engineering (Figure 1). During the General Meeting of the Federal Department (BFA) for Specialist Foundation Engineering, the award was officially presented to ...

Celebrating the tough water pump Anniversary at Tsurumi: The pump manufacturer came to Europe exactly four decades ago. What started small in Düsseldorf, Germany, became big. Today Tsurumi is considered the global market leader. Managing Director Daniel Weippert attributes the success to two factors on which no compromises are made: robust pumps and excellent service. “Stronger for longer” is therefore ...

The Companhia de Ferro Ligas da Bahia (Ferbasa) is located in Ipueira, a municipality in the state of Bahia in the northeast of Brazil. Ferbasa operates one of the largest chromite mines in Brazil and is considered a pioneer in the use of sensor-based sorting (SBS) technology. The company processes chromite obtained from an underground mine. The extracted material is ...

On 13th November 2023 Atlas Copco Group launched a new identity, including a new Group logo, a new visual identity, and a new Group message: Technology that transforms the future. The current blue and white Atlas Copco brand and logo will continue to be used on products and services, in the same way as other brands in the Group use ...