Currently representing 20 reputed construction equipment manufacturers around the world, SEPL plans to continue introducing new high-technology products in India. Salgaocar Engineers Pvt Ltd (SEPL) is one of the renowned distributors for marketing earthmoving, mining and construction equipment

In 2015, we have seen an inflow of volume business for rotary blast hole drills from state-owned enterprises involved with coal mining and we expect the trend to continue in April-June 2015 period as well.

To continue optimising logistics of underground mining operations, Putzmeister has developed the MINELIFT 4 scissor lift platform. With a lifting height of 4 m and 4 tonne capacity, the equipment provides a mobile and secure working platform for load and personnel lifting in underground mining and can also be set up for all kinds of installations, like piping and ventilation.

The Robbins TBM reached high rates of 870 m (2,855 ft) per month and 58 m (188 ft) per day, setting a record for TBM tunneling in India, for a water tunnel in Mumbai. On January 21, 2014, a Robbins Main Beam TBM completed one of the longest and deepest water supply tunnels in Asia, the Mumbai Water Tunnel. The 6.25 m (20.5 ft) diameter machine displayed excellent performance throughout the 8.3 km (5.2 mi) bore, and achieved impressive advance rates along the way.

Bevcon Wayors offers new generation innovative conveying systems for bulk material handling and processing solutions for core industries like power, steel, cement mining and minerals.

In the first project for the Delhi Metro they used only two tunnel boring machines (TBMs), whereas in Phase 3, there are around 25 boring machines on the job, says Kapil Bhatti, Managing Director, Robbins Tunneling and Trenchless Technology India. Excerpts from the interview.

By virtue of our acquisition of GIA AB and MEYCO in 2011 and 2013 subsequently, Atlas Copco is the preferred partner for major construction companies to complement their tunne¡lling operations with shotcrete machines, locomotives, ventilation systems, conti¡nuous loading machines, pipe-roofing and radial bolting system, grouting equipment.

BAUER hydraulic trench cutter system, the most advanced excavation system, has opened new horizons for the use of the diaphragm wall technique in terms of quality, safety and speed. The constant or even exponential increase of population density in urban agglomeration areas is a global trend.

SKF has launched the machine condition indicator, a low-cost vibration and temperature monitoring device designed for rotating machinery with constant operating conditions. It provides the ability to track basic machine health on assets that are not currently being monitored on a regular basis.