27
march 2015
international
construction
INTERMAT
Paris launches
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50 tonne categories, the DX420LC-5,
DX490LC-5 andDX530LC-5.
Volvo Construction Equipment
will also
have a big emphasis on its new Stage IV-
compliant machines. Models on show
will include the 22 tonne class EC220E
crawler excavator. Features include an
optimised hydraulic system and Eco
mode to deliver the power required for
the task in hand, and Volvo said fuel
economy was further improved by an
automatic engine shutdown system,
which kicks-in after a preset time.
In the wheeled excavator sector,
Intermat will see the launch of Volvo’s
Stage IV-compliant 16 tonne class
EW160E and 18 tonne EW180E.
Customisation is akey selling feature,with the companymaking
themachines availablewith 12 different tyre configurations and
a range of boom options andhydraulic functions, depending on
the attachments to be used.
The company’s latestwheeled loadersmeanwhileare theL60H,
L70H and L90H, which cover the 1.6 m
3
to 2.1 m
3
standard
bucket classes with 123 kW, 127 kW and 137 kW Stage IV-
compliant engines respectively.
Anew fuel-saving feature is theEco-pedal,whichhaspush-back
mechanism that engages when engine rpm is about to exceed
Paris launches
Nextmonth sees the Intermat exhibition take place in Paris, the
largest construction equipment event in theworld this year.
iC
looks at some of the newmachines on show.
T
aking place from 20 to 25 April at the Paris-Nord
complex near Paris, France, Intermat is set to take up
375,000 m
2
of exhibition space, accommodating some
1,200 exhibitors. The 2012 exhibition attracted over 200,000
visitors – about a third of whom came from outside France.
Amajor theme at this year’s exhibition will be the launch of
newmachines with European Stage IV-compliant low emission
diesel engines on board, and this will be particularly evident in
the earthmoving equipment segment.
For example,
Doosan
will show two new Stage IV wheeled
excavators, the theDX170W-5at17 tonnes and theDX210W-5
at 21 tonnes,which are factory-installedwith thenewCoreTMS
wireless fleetmonitoring system.
Meanwhile Doosan’s new 24-tonne DX235LCR-5 reduced
radius crawler excavator will also be in Paris. It is a Stage IV-
compliant replacement for the LC-3 Stage IIIB model, and is
said to have new features that boost
uptime and increase profitability. It
claims a 9% increase in engine power and
5% increase in torque, plus an increase
of around 13% in bucket force in both
standard and boost modes. A narrow
tracked variant, the DX235NLC-5, will
also be on show.
Alsoneware the25 tonneDX255LC-5,
30 tonne DX300LC-5, 36 tonne
DX340LC-5, and 40 tonneDX380LC-5
Stage IV crawler excavators, along with
three further models covering the 40 to
Doosanwill be
showing a range
of new Stage
IV-compliant
excavators.
Production started this year on the
Stage IV-compliant Bell B30E ADTs,
whichwill be on show at Intermat.
Intermat will be the first showing outside
China for Liugong’s H-serieswheeled
loaders, which feature Stage IV-compliant
Cummins engines and ZF axles and
transmissions.
Ausa plans to
display its new
high capacity
site dumpers –
the D600 APG
(pictured) and
D1000 APG
models.
