Ancillary Equipment

Better damage resistance, increased wear life and more distance in an hour are just three claims Jock Aitken, Michelin’s technical manager, is making about the French company’s new range of articulated and rigid haul truck tyres. Ben Spencer went to Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, for a special range launch event. Michelin’s Jock Aitken says the cables used on Michelin’s new ADT Xtra Defend tyre (XDT) lead to 15% more tyre wear life and increased damage resistance. “The XDT has 25% more steel in each cable, ma

Atlas Copco has expanded its HiLight tower range with the launch of three new advanced LED plug-and-light models: the P2+ together with the V2+ and V3+, which can all be powered directly from an auxiliary power source, the grid or a portable generator.
All three are said to offer minimum maintenance, easy portability and safe transportation.
Said to be ideal for illuminating outdoor events anywhere in the world, the 45kg HiLight P2+ floodlight provides 360º coverage across a 2,000m² illumination area, and

Marangoni Retreading Systems has appointed Martin Kalagin as Central Technical Service director, reporting in this role to the Group’s CEO.

The Central Technical Service will define and implement the rules and the global guidelines, align the local plans and resources and coordinate the activities of all technical service teams of Marangoni Retreading Systems Business Unit in Europe and overseas, through a team and customer-orientated approach.

Volvo Penta’s D8 8-litre diesel engine with aftertreatment system is the next model in its EU Stage V range. It is part of the full spectrum of Stage V - D5, D8, D11, D13 and D16 engines - offering a power range from 105 to 565kW. The D8 off-road industrial diesel engine has a power output of up to 235kW. The Stage V version of this engine, TAD880-883VE, is compact and has a perfectly matched exhaust aftertreatment system

Leading global off highway tyre manufacturer BKT (Balkrishna Industries Limited) will build a new plant for the production of carbon black.
The Indian company says the facility will stretch over approximately eight hectares within the BKT production site at Bhuj, in the Indian state of Gujarat.
A US$23 million (€19.5 million) investment has been earmarked for BKT’s backward integration project within its supply chain, and the new plant will continuously provide raw material for the increasing tyre product

R&D in the quarrying and construction equipment engine sectors has entered a fascinating period, a period that could lead to important performance gains for machine buyers and renters. Dan Gilkes reports. Exhaust emissions have been the biggest driver in engine development for many years. Engineering teams have been so consumed with reducing emissions, that they have hardly had a chance to look further than the engine bay or the cooling pack. Now finally, with only EU Stage V emission regulations on the hor

Trimble’s new LOADRITE L3180 SmartScale is said to significantly improve aggregates payload management. It uses weighing intelligence to analyse the load, machine and its environment using solid state sensors for more accurate, precise and faster loading. The LOADRITE L3180 also connects machines and devices for the collection and syncing of loading data via built-in Wi-Fi and GPS connecting to the InsightHQ quarry reporting portal. InsightHQ consolidates live, operational information from Trimble LOADRITE

Indian based tyre manufacturer BKT has developed four special tyres that it says are ideal for being fitted on loaders and material handling equipment in the recycling sector. “This sector and any related application areas appear to be fairly interesting in terms of tyres that are subject to severe strain. Not only do they have to meet the requirements as far as resistance and durability are concerned, but they must also offer stability to the equipment and thus a certain level of comfort to the operator,”