Pit & Quarry, May 2010

THE LATEST ON EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY Bauma receives positive reviews despite travel obstacles Bauma 2010 held April 19 25 in Munich Germany marked a turnaround in the international construction machinery industry ushering in the hoped for change in sentiment show officials said And this was despite the ban on air travel due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland which impacted the first few days of the fair Although the ban on air travel in Europe prevented visitors and in the end about 50 exhibitors from attending the fair the mood at the venue among the 3150 registered exhibitors from 53 countries was good officials said Already by the midway point of the fair a number of exhibitors were reporting more sales than they had expected Even before the fair started it was evident that worldwide the sector had high hopes of the world fair in Munich With about 6 million sq ft of space all fully booked and 60 percent of the exhibitors coming from outside Germany the fair registered new all time highs for the overall number of exhibitors international participation and space booked Nevertheless the general economic situation ahead of Bauma and the unexpected ban on air travel at the start of the fair did impact the final figures for visitor numbers More than 415000 visitors from more than 200 countries attended Bauma 2010 In comparison to Bauma 2007 this was 17 percent less Sixty five percent of the visitors came from Germany 35 percent traveled from countries outside Germany Some of the events in the Bauma Forum which in the first two days of Bauma 2010 had included many specials about the partner country of India had to be canceled or restaffed Forty four lectures and events were able to take place as scheduled from the third day onward The 30th Bauma is set for April 15 21 2013 in Munich Manufacturer briefs VP headed for retirement Caterpillar Vice President Bob Williams will retire on June 1 after more than 43 years with the company Williams has been a Caterpillar vice president since 2004 and currently has responsibility for the Americas Operations Division A replacement for Williams will be announced in the near future the company said Acquisition announced Kaman Corp announced that its subsidiary Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp KIT completed the previously announced acquisition of Allied Bearings Supply Co of Tulsa Okla Allied is now part of KIT Kamans industrial distribution segment Screen design enhancements KPI JCI announced that all horizontal and Combo screen models have undergone design enhancements that removed the breather from the lubrication reservoirs With the introduction of the Titan oil seal that allows for pressure variances the breather is no longer needed the company said Energy savings brochure Baldor Electric Co offers a new energy savings brochure which examines and defines premium efficiency and looks at products that are designed to produce energy savings The brochure also outlines the advantages of Baldor Reliance Super E motors Rock mining tires The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co has begun production of its new RM design haulage tires for off the road applications The RM for rock mining tread pattern is extra deep to provide enhanced performance in certain conditions Loadrite releases payload scale for Deere loaders Loadrite is continuing its partnership with John Deere by launching the L Series 2160 Advanced Payload Scale APS for Deere K Series 4WD loaders Payload scales help to improve productivity through material management and increase customer satisfaction through the prevention of over underloading the company says The new system extends the functionality offered by the loaders embedded payload scale option The APS is developed for Deere and communicates with the loaders control systems Its dedicated user interface offers an easy to use icon driven interface and extensive data collection and reporting capabilities These features are the ideal for changing customer needs driven by current economic conditions the company notes www loadritescales com 10 PIT QUARRY May 2010 www pitandquarry com