Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV (HCME) has relaunched its corporate website presence under a new URL, www.hitachicm.eu, to replace the former site.

The company says it is more than just a name change though, a complete redesign and rebuild provides visitors with the “ultimate online construction machinery experience.”

The company says that asa result, the industry at large can view the high-quality Hitachi model line-up using the latest advanced technology in keeping with HCME’s overall aim

Hill Engineering, a leading attachment manufacturer based in Newry, Northern Ireland, is showing its new TEFRA Tilt Hitch; TEFRA coupler, and its Titan buckets at Hillhead.

The new TEFRA Tilt coupler was shown at Hillhead 2014 in prototype format and is now in full production.

It is said to offer the advantages of the award-winning TEFRA coupler but also offers increased productivity and versatility in multiple applications.

The attachment is available for machines sizes ranging from 3-20tonnes and

Hillhead 2016 will provide a platform for the ranges of portable compressors, generators and mobile lighting systems from Doosan Portable Power.

Alongside the 7/41G Tough Top generator-compressor and the Stage IIIA compliant G100-IIIA generator, the company will be showing the new 12/254 portable compressor for the first time.

The 12/254 is part of a new platform of five large Doosan Stage IV-compliant portable compressors, which also includes the 9/274, 9/304, 17/244 and 21/224 models, offering free

Sandvik Construction has appointed MB Rock services as its new distributor for its Rammer and Bretec product lines throughout the Philippines.

MB Rock services will supply a comprehensive range of breakers and Sandvik rock tools, and will provide full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service.

MB Rock services is an established name throughout the Philippines, with offices, workshops and service engineers located throughout the country. Additionally, when the situation requires it,

Following the launch of the Rammer 4099 PRO, the company has introduced two new PRO hydraulic hammers.
The Rammer 2577 PRO and Rammer 5011 PRO are suitable for carriers in the 21-32tonne and 43-80tonne weight range respectively.
The hammers have been specifically designed to work horizontally and undertake tunnelling duties in hard rock, being purpose-built to withstand high levels of dust. The 1,940kg Rammer 2577 PRO and the 5,300kg Rammer 5011 PRO are both based on the field-proven Rammer 2577 and 5011

Drilling rig maintenance and customisation specialist Euro Repair is expanding its services by taking its engineers into the field. The Mansfield, county Nottinghamshire, England-based company is launching a new mobile repair service for drilling rigs, plant and machinery, that will work across the country. “The mobile service is a significant investment, but means that we can better meet the needs of our clients,” says Jeremy Moore, the company’s managing director.
“Downtime for a rig or other plant machi

Sandvik Construction is adding geoSURE, a rig-integrated, high precision, online rock mass analysis and visualisation system, to its existing offering for tunnelling process optimisation.

The new option is fully integrated to the iSURE tunnelling project management software, providing rock mass information and a view inside the drilled rock.

Designed to be used with Sandvik underground construction drills rigs, geoSURE delivers real-time onboard analysis of the rock mass, which is said to provide many