Capital Equipment News June 2017

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Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has unveiled its latest concept machine, the EX2,
a 100% electric compact excavator prototype that delivers zero emissions, 10 times higher
efficiency, 10 times lower noise levels and reduced total cost of ownership compared with its
conventional counterparts. It is believed to be the world’s first fully-electric compact excavator
prototype.
The Volvo Group defines electromobility as “commercial vehicles and machines that can
utilise an electrical motor to propel or to perform the main purpose of the machine”. To make
the EX2 prototype fully electric, the combustion engine has been replaced with two lithium ion
batteries, totalling 38 KWh, which store enough electric energy to operate the machine for
eight hours in an intense application, such as digging compact ground.
The hydraulic architecture has also been replaced with electric architecture which
incorporates electromechanical linear actuators that help to optimise the transmission chain.
Removing the hydraulic system and the combustion engine, as well as reducing the cooling
needs, has led to significantly lower noise levels. At this stage, the EX2 is purely a research
project and there are currently no plans for industrialisation.
“At Volvo CE we are developing technologies connected to electromobility, intelligent
machines and total site solutions that will benefit our customers and the environment by
contributing to increasedmachine performance, productivity, efficiency, safety and sustainability.
Our future products and services will play an important part in building a sustainable society,”
says Thomas Bitter, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Portfolio. b
Volvo CE shows 100% electric excavator prototype
The EX2 is a 100% electric compact excavator prototype that delivers zero emissions, 10 times
higher efficiency, 10 times lower noise levels.
CONSTRUCTION NEWS
Dynapac SA established
The Atlas Copco Group has sold its global
Road Construction Equipment (RCE) Division,
including the Dynapac brand name, to the
number one construction group in France
and world-leader in road construction
equipment, Fayat Group, which will lead to
the establishment of Dynapac South Africa
locally.
Dynapac will transfer to Fayat on July
1, 2017 and become a company within
the group operating under the Dynapac
brand name. Following the acquisition,
road construction equipment, which forms
one of the group’s seven core businesses –
public works, foundations, building, energy
services, steel and mechanical construction
and pressure vessels – will become the
strongest division in the Fayat Group.
Leica on Liebherr dozers, excavators
Leica Geosystems, industry leader in
measurement technology, has announced
that its Leica Ready machine control kits
will now be offered on Liebherr dozers and
excavators.
Working with high precision GNSS, Leica
Ready kits bring increased accuracy and
improve efficiency up to 30%. “Being able
to offer Leica Ready on Liebherr dozers
and excavators will help construction
operators increase productivity and
improve efficiencies in their operations.
Combined with our newly released MSS400
sensor series for excavators, construction
professionals will have the very best
available machine control at their fingertips,”
says Johan Arnberg, Leica Geosystems
Machine Control Division president. b
IN BRIEF