Capital Equipment News June 2017

CONSTRUCTION NEWS

Volvo CE shows 100% electric excavator prototype

THE GRADER YOU CAN BANK ON

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Africa’s most respected motor grader brand, Mitsubishi, has changed ownership and is being sold under the new name HIDROMEK. While the name may have changed, HIDROMEK motor graders are still manufactured in the same factory and can still be banked on for power, efficiency and comfort. They remain the perfect machines for increasing productivity, with ample power to spread the heaviest loads, while maintaining the nimbleness to turn in the smallest radius. This allows HIDROMEK motor graders to dramatically reduce site preparation time and ensure that jobs are completed faster. ELB Equipment, the southern Africa distributor of Hidromek motor graders is committed to superior customer support by providing a specialised range of aftermarket services that includes sales, financial services, warranty and 24/7 technical support and parts service. Contact us. We are there for you every step of the way.

The EX2 is a 100% electric compact excavator prototype that delivers zero emissions, 10 times higher efficiency, 10 times lower noise levels.

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled its latest concept machine, the EX2, a 100% electric compact excavator prototype that delivers zero emissions, 10 times higher efficiency, 10 times lower noise levels and reduced total cost of ownership compared with its conventional counterparts. It is believed to be the world’s first fully-electric compact excavator prototype. The Volvo Group defines electromobility as “commercial vehicles and machines that can utilise an electrical motor to propel or to perform the main purpose of the machine”. To make the EX2 prototype fully electric, the combustion engine has been replaced with two lithium ion batteries, totalling 38 KWh, which store enough electric energy to operate the machine for eight hours in an intense application, such as digging compact ground. The hydraulic architecture has also been replaced with electric architecture which incorporates electromechanical linear actuators that help to optimise the transmission chain. Removing the hydraulic system and the combustion engine, as well as reducing the cooling needs, has led to significantly lower noise levels. At this stage, the EX2 is purely a research project and there are currently no plans for industrialisation. “At Volvo CE we are developing technologies connected to electromobility, intelligent machines and total site solutions that will benefit our customers and the environment by contributing to increasedmachine performance, productivity, efficiency, safety and sustainability. Our future products and services will play an important part in building a sustainable society,” says Thomas Bitter, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Portfolio. b

IN BRIEF

Leica on Liebherr dozers, excavators Leica Geosystems, industry leader in measurement technology, has announced that its Leica Ready machine control kits will now be offered on Liebherr dozers and excavators. Working with high precision GNSS, Leica Ready kits bring increased accuracy and improve efficiency up to 30%. “Being able to offer Leica Ready on Liebherr dozers and excavators will help construction operators increase productivity and improve efficiencies in their operations. Combined with our newly released MSS400 sensor series for excavators, construction professionals will have the very best available machine control at their fingertips,” says Johan Arnberg, Leica Geosystems Machine Control Division president. b

Dynapac SA established The Atlas Copco Group has sold its global Road Construction Equipment (RCE) Division, including the Dynapac brand name, to the number one construction group in France and world-leader in road construction equipment, Fayat Group, which will lead to the establishment of Dynapac South Africa locally. Dynapac will transfer to Fayat on July 1, 2017 and become a company within the group operating under the Dynapac brand name. Following the acquisition, road construction equipment, which forms one of the group’s seven core businesses – public works, foundations, building, energy services, steel and mechanical construction and pressure vessels – will become the strongest division in the Fayat Group.

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