Ancillary Equipment

A wide variety of new Tier 4 Final/Stage IV emissions standard engines and other engine performance-enhancing technologies for quarrying and heavy civil construction machines have hit the market, with more than one leading engine manufacturer already turning its attention to the next emission stage requirements. Guy Woodford reports.

The world’s leading construction equipment engine manufacturers worked tirelessly to meet Tier 4 Final/Stage IV emissions standards, but they are already focused on the new

To meet rising demand, reduce unit cost and promote localisation, Caterpillar and its southern African dealer, Barloworld Power, have established the first ever assembly plant for Cat generators in South Africa. Located in Boksburg, Johannesburg, the facility will initially assemble the CFat i6 and 400 series generator sets ranging from 400kVA to 1,000kVA, according to Imrad Amod, Barloworld Power assembly manager. The facility is an upgraded existing workshop previously used as a customised solutions centr

Indian tyre manufacturer BKT showcased its three new Earthmax tyres at the recent INTERMAT 2015 exhibition in Paris, France.

The new Earthmax SR 47, showcased at INTERMAT in size 24.00 R 35, is designed for rigid dumpers operating under harshest conditions as they can be found at quarries. It features excellent resistance, durability and stability. The increased tread depth ensures an extended tyre life cycle optimising productivity and reducing machinery downtime.

A loader specific tyre, the SR 51 i

International construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has unveiled its new range of mobile diesel-powered generators for the European market.
The CPDG range is said to provide reliable and consistent power to any construction site, with five models available in 9, 14, 20, 30 and 40kVA ratings.
“Our new range of CPDG generators are built tough, but offer maximum versatility and a wide range of features to fully meet the mobile power requirements of the general construction and rental industr

Mitas has unveiled the latest addition to its family of ERL-30 earthmoving tyres used on loaders, dozers and graders.

The all-steel radial Mitas 29.5R25 ERL-30 tyre is particularly designed for large wheeled loaders such as Liebherr L 586 and Caterpillar 980. The Mitas ERL series features 12 various tyres of 28-90mm tread depth, and the 29.5R25 ERL-30 will be available for worldwide sales early in June 2015.

Chicago Pneumatic has expanded its product portfolio with a number of recent new launches in southern Africa, ranging from compressors, light towers, hydraulic breakers to generators.
Jacques van der Westhuizen, the company’s business development manager for southern Africa, says the company’s main focus is regional growth, including in Zambia, Mozambique and Botswana.
While more growth is coming out of the region than the traditional main market of South Africa, he reports a soaring generator market in t

Flowrox’s new Expulse product is designed to assist during pump and dampener maintenance. The company, among the global leaders in heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services, says the Expulse reduces noise and vibration associated with traditional methods, which it claims can lead to pipe damage that can cause breakage and a loss of revenue.

Introducing three new demolition and sorting grapples, the G310 GC, G313 GC and G315 GC, is Caterpillar Work Tools. The models are additions to the current G300, and designed for hydraulic excavators with operating weights ranging from 10-19tonnes, being purpose-built specifically to sort out debris at source, load or unload containers or strip a building before final demolition.