McConnellsburg, Penn., November 18, 2008 -– JLG Industries, Inc., along with its parent company, Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), broke ground today for a new manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China. Today’s announcement is another step in Oshkosh Corporation’s strategic business initiatives to meet the demands of a global economy and the growing demand for aerial work platforms in the Chinese and Asian markets.  The new facility will produce JLG^® access equipment specifically for the Asian market.  JLG currently has manufacturing operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Dakota, U.S., and in Maasmechelen, Belgium, Tonneins, France, and Medias, Romania.

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Tags: American Companies in China, China, JLG Industries in China, Manufacturing in China, Tianjin

For those who are not aware Moxy is now part of the Doosan Infracore Family that also has Bobcat as a family member.  This is old news but we thought we would share again

Doosan Infracore takes over Norwegian heavy construction equipment manufacturer Moxy

On August 18, Doosan Infracorereported that DIEU, its subsidiary in Europe, signed a contract for taking over Moxy Engineering AS, a Norwegian business specializing in the production of ADTs, for €55 million (= 85.3 billion won) in connection with its bid to make a foray into the large-sized mining equipment market amid the expansion of the world heavy construction equipment market.
Moxy, located in Molde along Norway’s west coast, owns the source technology for 23 ~ 46 ton-class ADTs, and has networks for 61 dealers in Europe and North America, in addition to local sales corporations and R&D centers in the U.S. and the U.K.

More about Moxy at Doosan Infracore

Tags: Articulated Dump Truck, Doosan Infracore, MOxy ADT

This three day competition will take place during the 2009 World of Concrete trade show from Tuesday, Feb 3 to Thursday, Feb 5 at the Gold Lot outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Register today at www.likufix-us.com

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Tags: Liebherr, Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., Liehberr, LIKUFIX, World of Concrete trade show

Two new mid-sized wheel loaders are the latest additions to Volvo Construction Equipment’s F-Series line up. The Volvo L45F and L50F delivers peak performance for increased productivity – and profitability.

The latest additions to Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE)’s ever-expanding F-Series range of wheel loaders are the new Volvo L45F and Volvo L50F machines. Fitting into the mid-sized class of machines, both wheel loaders are made for performance, with features that include the patented Torque Parallel (TP) loader linkage, separate working hydraulic pumps for maximum power, 100% axle differential locks, the famed Volvo Care Cab, and long service intervals. The initial rollout will begin in December 2008 in the European markets and delivery will expand internationally throughout 2009.

The Torque Parallel linkage gives both the Volvo L45F and Volvo L50F smooth, parallel lift, high rollback torque and excellent lifting power throughout the lift range. A key element to any wheel loader is visibility, and the linkage on both machines provides class-leading pallet visibility, along with a clear view of attachments. A wide rollback angle adds to Volvo’s already good reputation for retaining loose bucket material, while the parallel lift action makes it suited for material handling and pallet handling.

Read More over at Volvo Construction Equipment’s F-Series

Tags: L45F, L50F, Volvo Construction Equipment’s F-Series, Volvo L45F, Volvo L50F

And Jiebhereere was born…..

Liebherr Construction Equipment Co. and John Deere jointly announce the signing of a long-term sourcing agreement for Deere-branded 950- and 1050-size crawler dozers, and the discontinuation of the existing product supply arrangement for crawler loader machines between Liebherr-Werk Telfs GMBH and John Deere’s Construction & Forestry Division of Moline.

Reed more over at John Deere

Tags: Deere-branded 950- and 1050-size crawler dozers, John Deere, Liebherr Construction Equipment Co.

So a while ago we recieved an email with pictures of a construction show where the operator was climbing a pole with an excavator via some nifty attachment / boom components.   May we say, thank you high-pressure hydraulics.

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Tags: Construction equipment Tradeshow maddness, excavator climbing, excavator climbing structure, excavator maddnes, stunt man excavator

If you have not already watched Season 1 of John Deere’s Skid Steer SmackDown definetly check out the various competitions between John Deere and their rivals.

Tags: John Deere, skid steer smackdown, Skidsteer, skidsteer loader, video

So Svyatovit did it again… the boys over at Svyatovit from Belarus have put their telescopic boom excavator on the back of a multi-purpose vehicle.  Looks from the pictures that the machine can swim too.  Possibly they tweaked the boom too using it as a paddle.

I would say they have raised the bar for the teams over at Gradall and Badger.  What’s next Gradall putting theirs on top of a M1A.

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Tags: ANTEI, ANTEI-RX, Badger, Excavator, Gradall, HYDRA, Svyatovit, telescopic boom, XL5200, XL5300

New Holland’s line of Compact Excavators is further expanding its exceptional versatility and productivity with the introduction of an optional angle blade available on models E30B, E35B and E50B.

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Tags: angle blade, Compact Excavator, E30B, E35B, E50B.

New Holland’s Crawler Dozers have powerful and fuel efficient Tier III FPT engines, excellent blade and track forces as well as maximum ground clearance and stability. Now New Holland is expanding further by adding an optional sideboom attachment for pipelaying applications.

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Tags: Bulldozer, NewHolland, Pipelayer, sidebar bulldozer