Effective and affordable 3D simulation for heavy equipment operators in the crane/construction, forestry, and mining industries.

Simlog’s new Personal Simulators differ from every other simulator product on the market today in five important ways.

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Tags: Construction Equipment Simulation Software, Excavator Simulator, Simlog

Check out Hyundai’s Cyber Simulation.  Really nice user experience.

Tags: Hyundai Cyber Simulation

Manitowoc launched the latest addition to its range of five-axle Grove all-terrain cranes, the GMK5110-1. Customers and dealers were the first to see the new crane at a special open day at the Manitowoc facility in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. It was introduced at a demonstration event on the company’s test pad as part of a series of product displays.

Via Manitowoc

Tags: 5 axle crane, Germany, Grove, grove GMK5110-1, Manitowoc

John Deere has added two new wheeled excavators. The 190D W and the 220D W, featuring Tier 3-certified engines and significant increases in horsepower, weight and digging forces over their predecessors.’

Read more over at Deere

Tags: 190D, 220D, John Deere, New Wheeled Excavators

John Deere has upgraded its skidder product line with a new lock-up torque converter option for the 640H and 648H Skidders and a standard brake declutch on all direct drive skidders.

Check it out over at John Deere

Tags: 640H, 648H, Forestry Skidder, John Deere

“The first Volvo Pipelayers (Volvo PL) have arrived in North America. The Volvo PL4611, one of five models in the new product class of pipelaying machines developed by Volvo Construction Equipment, is in full production and available now for the North America market. The second model in this innovative class of heavy-duty, purpose-built equipment, the Volvo PL4608, will go into production in November with first delivery dates set for December 2008.”

via VCE

Tags: PL4611, VCE, volvo pipelayer, Volvo PL

Its been a while since we last wrote about the HMEE.  A recent news announcement over at JCB North America give details into the first nine of 800 machines have been  deployed in Afghanistan.

The High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) – has a $230 Million procurement contract with the U.S. Army and the machine is awesome in its power, speed of travel, and safety.

Read more over at JCB

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Tags: HMEE, JCB, JCB High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE)

Very few times do you see a review on Badger Equipment and after years of watching this organization and seeing their website change little it appears that a new chapter is being written. President Lael Boren at Badger is moving the company in a new direction that focuses on new designs and projects. The new website as seen below shows us a new approach.

Also it appears they have new logos and slogans.  A new “paw” logo and slogan “Custom Built in America. For Today. For The Future.”

The question remains what new telescopic boom product will they release in the coming years and what markets are they looking to distribute to.

Badger Product Line after the break….

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Tags: 1085D, 1085R, 460, 670, Badger Equipment, Hopto, Warner & Swasey