Capital Equipment News August 2015

COVER STORY: Enhancements from Mercedes-Benz

CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications cc Editor: Pierre Sanson capnews@crown.co.za Advertising manager: Claudia Bertschy

claudiab@crown.co.za Layout and design: Anoonashe Shumba

Circulation: Karen Smith

2 EDITOR’S COMMENT COVER STORY: 4 Enhancements from Mercedes-Benz OPEN CAST MINING:

LIFTING: 21 Grove meets customer needs 22 Johnson Crane Hire undertakes heaviest lifts 24 Elephant lifting equipment customises solutions HEAVY DUTY TRANPORT: 27 Nooteboom Manoovr innovations 28 Scania provides power for manufacturing 30 Cummins opens new regional centre 31 Tata Super Ace undergoes improvements 32 DAF trucks proves their worth 34 FAW increases African footprint 35 ALE transports stator generator for Kusile 36 Hino adds to MCV range 37 Volvo opens branch in Bloemfontein HEALTH & SAFETY: 38 Alco-Safe drug testing for medical practioners AROUND THE GLOBE: 40 Chicago pneumatic unveils brighter light tower 25 CAT articulated fire truck 26 Hydralada from Goscor

Total circulation Q1 2015: 3 686

6 EQSTRA adds Kobelco excavators 8 Wirtgen surface mining technology 10 Finlay introduces deal power crushing 12 Sandvik mobile screen offers 13 SAFEmine meets DMR safety regulations 14 Bell Equipment occupies prime position at bauma 15 Case offers full range at bauma 16 Caterpillar’s E-Series 2 excavator MAINTENANCE: 17 Revolutionising industrial cleaning MANUFACTURING: 18 Kohler engines ready-to-use power 19 Metric remanufacturing centre 20 Gibela supplies PRASA with new trains

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