Thu July 30, 2015
Volvo EC160E Boosts Fuel Efficiency, Power
The new EC160E crawler excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment is designed with a range of new features that boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing power. Incorporating a Volvo Tier IV Final D4 engine, the EC160E boasts an 8-percent improvement in fuel efficiency, and 5-percent improvements in tractive force and engine power compared to previous-generation models, according to the manufacturer....
Wed July 29, 2015
Volvo EC20D Compact Excavator Packs a Mighty Punch
The new D-Series compact excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) features a Volvo D0.9A Tier IV Final engine that is 10 percent more fuel efficient when equipped with the auto engine shutdown option....
Tue July 28, 2015
Doosan Ensures More Business Remains Within Reach
Working around water is certainly not for everyone. It requires a special talent, a boatload of unique equipment and a sense of adventure in dealing with the unknown. Both Wickberg Marine Contracting and Carolina Marine Structures have carved out a very successful niche for themselves handling dredging and other projects along east coast waterways using Doosan heavy equipment, including excavators and wheel loaders....
Chelsea Smouse - Wed July 01, 2015
Development Company Grows With Purchase of CX700B
What started as a small home building company in 1990 has grown in to one of the most prominent names in custom homes in southwestern Pennsylvania. RWS Development began when current company president, Robert W....
Wed July 01, 2015
Hoffman Equipment Company Adds Liebherr Construction Equipment Line
Hoffman Equipment Company now offers the full line of Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. earthmoving and material handling machines at all of its locations. Liebherr machines are ideal for civil engineering, large scale landscaping, refuse handling, landfill applications, material handling, and recycling/waste management....
Thu June 25, 2015
Volvo EW160E, EW180E Wheeled Excavators Keep Productivity on a Roll
The latest wheeled excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment, the EW160E and EW180E, are multi-tasking machines designed to cater to all the operator’s needs on the job site. Both models can be tailored to suit customers’ precise specifications, with a whole range of flexible configurations that allow operators to change attachments quickly and easily, and add on useful features....
Thu June 25, 2015
Modular Power Pack Design Improves Lead Time
Fecon Inc. introduced the BHP270 modular power pack featuring Fecon’s power management system for maximizing performance and torque while minimizing fuel consumption. The BHP270 is designed for use on most excavators in the 20 to 30 ton (18 to 27 t) range....
Eric Olson - Tue June 23, 2015
Big Money, Big Equipment at Work at South Carolina Gold Mine
The predominant image of gold miners in most people’s minds is probably one of old prospectors panning for the precious mineral in a river or stream — maybe in California or Alaska. They most certainly don’t think of state-of-the-art, industrial-scale gold mining in, of all places, South Carolina....
Thu June 11, 2015
Komatsu America Corp. Introduces the PC210LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp. has introduced the new PC210LC-11 hydraulic excavator, a versatile, all-purpose construction machine. Featuring a 165 horsepower, EPA Tier 4 final, SAA6D107E-3 engine, the new PC210LC-11 packs up to seven more horsepower than its predecessor and consumes up to six percent less fuel with no loss to performance or productivity....
Wed June 03, 2015
Kobelco USA Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Its U.S. Excavator Production Facility
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA recently celebrated the official groundbreaking of its new excavator production facility in North America. A special ceremony was held on the grounds of the facility’s future location in Spartanburg, S.C....
