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01 2018 EDUCATION Progress takes flight: Working towards a world record

WIRTGEN Group Windhagen | Germany

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added Value to the process

Sandvik Mining and Construction

The material that holds the world together

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

An entirely closed system

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

Through wild nature and populated regions

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

Modern times

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

„We take responsibility“

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

„The best, not the biggest”

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

A fresh grip at 90.

WIRTGEN Group

New, innovative asphalt transfer within the Benninghoven mixing plant ECO

BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG

Three premières at the INTERMAT for Kleemann

Kleemann GmbH

Cost-saving 4x4 concept

Bell Equipment (Germany) GmbH

Essen | Germany

Beckum | Germany

Windhagen | Germany

Mülheim an der Mosel | Germany

Göppingen | Germany

Alfeld | Germany

World premiere in a new design

Keestrack N.V. Bilzen | Belgium

Successful strategy on international markets

Keestrack N.V. Bilzen | Belgium

Proud to Perform

Komatsu Europe International N.V. Vilvoorde | Germany

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01 2018 NEWS & REPORTS EDUCATION Earthmover Tires: Continental Radial Tire Portfolio available on the market

Continental

Continental promotes efficient and safe material flow in growing logistics industry

Continental

Continental and GIZ committed to sustainability in the natural rubber supply chain

Continental

Continental invests in modern technologies in Mexico for numerous industries

Continental

White conveyor belts for sweet temptations

ContiTech AG

ContiTech invests €20 Million in Hungarian Nyiregyhaza location

ContiTech AG

Hanover | Germany Hanover | Germany

Hanover | Germany Hanover | Germany Hanover | Germany Hanover | Germany

Metso showcased innovative technologies for the aggregates industry at the MAWEV exhibition in Austria

Metso Corporation International

Metso Corporation

Metso signs landmark mining services agreement in Brazil

International

Metso strengthening position as leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt

Metso Corporation International

Metso Corporation

Kelly Tractor Co. joins Metso distributor network in South Florida

International

Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service & Support award

Metso Corporation International

CDE circular economy: Maximising value from construction and demolition waste materials

CDE Global Ltd.

CDE Global announced as one of Irlands´s best managed companies

CDE Global Ltd.

TENOVA LOI Thermprocess bell-type annealing plant HPH for HANGZHOU XZB TECH CO., LTD

Tenova/Techint Group

New, Low-Profile Ditch Witch® HX Vacuum Excavators Enhance Performance on Compact and Large-Scale Jobs

DITCH WITCH

International International

International

ALLU Group

New Transforming Products from ALLU at INTERMAT 2018

Pennala | Finland

2017 proves to be a successful year for Wacker Neuson, “Strategy 2022” focuses on winning market shares and achieving sustainable profit growth

Wacker Neuson SE Munich | Germany

CASE shows is 360° approach for construction businesses at INTERMAT 2018

Case Construction Equipment

CASE dealer Hodge plant appoints a new sales manager for northern Scotland

Case Construction Equipment

CASE G-SERIES Wheel Loader is a heavy metal star at recycling plant

Case Construction Equipment

International

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01 2018 NEWS & REPORTS EDUCATION CATERPILLAR and MINETEC announce agreement to develop underground hard rock mining technology

CATERPILLAR INC.

PEABODY orders complete CAT Longwall with advanced automation for North Goonyella Mine

CATERPILLAR INC.

New CAT® 24 Motor Grader improves performance, lower costs and advances safe operation

CATERPILLAR INC.

Mega Machines = Maximum Value

CATERPILLAR INC.

CATERPILLAR Foundation launches value of water campaign to help its partners address poverty

CATERPILLAR INC.

ATLAS COPCO AWARD recognizes innovative dry pump for semiconductor manufacturing

Atlas Copco

ATLAS COPCO honors the 25th annual World Water Day

Atlas Copco

A decade of BAUER in Panama: “Latin America is a growing market”

Bauer Maschinen GmbH

Specialist Foundation Engineering for Egypt´s infrastructure

Bauer Maschinen GmbH

Specialist Foundation Engineering in St. Petersburg: BAUER also executes Foundation works for office complex in Lakhta Center following Lakhta Tower

Bauer Maschinen GmbH

BAUER Resources GmbH joins Masdar Institute´s Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium as TIER-1 Partner

Bauer Maschinen GmbH

VOLVO TRUCKS’ pioneering automation work puts humans and safety at the centre

Volvo Group Trucks

VOLVO TRUCKS wants to see fewer trucks in urban rush hour traffic

Volvo Group Trucks

DEUTZ TCD 9.0 named as Diesel of the Year

DEUTZ AG

Innovative Safety Solutions - KOMATSU KOMVISION and ISO5006:2017

Komatsu Europe International N.V.

Expomin 2018 enters next round with avid international exhibitor participation

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

International

International International

Stockholm | Sweden

Schrobenhausen | Germany

International

International International

Vilvoorde | Germany

Dusseldorf | Germany

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Progress takes flight:

WIRTGEN Group Windhagen | Germany

Working towards a world record

Construction of Istanbul Airport for 150 million passengers per year

Progress takes flight: Construction of Istanbul Airport for 150 million passengers per year (Photos: Wirtgen)

he power of the WIRTGEN GROUP is driving the construction of the biggest airport in the world: plants and machines from WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM and BENNINGHOVEN are playing a vital part in the construction of the “New Istanbul Airport”. After just three years of construction, the world‘s biggest airport (measured by passenger numbers) is set to go into operation in 2018, initially with two runways, expanding to three by 2019 and, by the end of the project in 2028, to six. The Istanbul Yeni Havalimanı, to give the “New Istanbul Airport” its official name, is also the biggest infrastructure project in the history of Turkey. As so often on airport job sites, WIRTGEN GROUP technologies are on the radar. That is also the case with the developer IGA, a consortium of the five leading Turkish contractors Cengiz, MAPA, Limak, Kolin and Kalyon. The construction companies have opted for a WIRTGEN GROUP fleet comprising over 50 machines and plants. To be precise, BENNINGHOVEN asphalt mixing plants, VÖGELE road pavers as well as HAMM compactors and tandem rollers for soil and asphalt compaction will be responsible for getting the job site set for take-off. WIRTGEN slipform pavers will be used to build a number of concrete taxiways.

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WIRTGEN soil stabilizers and Hamm compactors lay the perfect foundations The earthworks for the new airport were a major project in themselves. On this 9,000 ha (22,240 acres) site, the challenge was to create a base with a high load-bearing capacity. But the machines which took on the job – three WIRTGEN soil stabilizers of types WR 240, WR 200 and WR 2500 and ten HAMM 3516 compactors with an operating weight of 16 t were more than up to the task. Once a Streumaster tandem-axle trailer, towed by a John Deere tractor, had precisely pre-spread the binding agent, the WIRTGEN WR 200 used its milling and mixing rotor to mix it homogeneously with the soil. The work was initially performed by three WIRTGEN soil stabilizers, which were later joined by two WR 240 machines when additional units were requested for the project.

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Once the WR machines had reliably stabilized the ground, the non-cohesive soils of gravel and crushed stone were compacted with ease by the Series 3000 machines. They offer a winning combination of high centrifugal force and static linear load. Strip by strip, the machines compacted the soils which had been placed by trucks and spread by graders with a dumping height of 30–40cm – laying the basis for an infrastructure that scores high on superlatives. A key advantage of HAMM technology for earthworks is the 3-point swivel joint developed by HAMM. It provides for outstanding all-terrain mobility, supporting safe maneuvering even on rough ground. It also offers excellent driving comfort, since jolts are effectively dampened. My first WIRTGEN GROUP machine was a VÖGELE SUPER 1800 – that was 20 years ago now. Today, we also have WIRTGEN cold milling machines, HAMM rollers and BENNINGHOVEN asphalt mixing plants – that’s over 100 machines and plants in total. Veysi Kologlu, Board Member Kolin Insaat construction company, a contractor in the IGA consortium

Once a Streumaster tandem-axle trailer, towed by a John Deere tractor, had precisely pre-spread the binding agent, the WIRTGEN WR 200 used its milling and mixing rotor to mix it homogeneously with the soil. (Photos: Wirtgen)

HAMM compactors lay the perfect foundations The earthworks for the new airport were a major project in themselves. On this 9,000ha site, the challenge was to create a base with a high load-bearing capacity. But, with their operating weight of 16t, the 10 HAMM 3516 compactors which took on the job were more than up to the task. The unbound layers of gravel and crushed stone were compacted with ease by the Series 3000 machines. They offer a winning combination of high centrifugal force and static linear load. Strip by strip, the machines compacted the layers of material which had been placed by lorries (dumping height 30–40cm) and spread by graders – laying the basis for an infrastructure that scores high on superlatives. A key advantage of HAMM technology for earthworks is the 3-point articulation developed by HAMM. It provides for outstanding all-terrain mobility, supporting safe manoeuvring even on rough ground. It also

My first WIRTGEN GROUP machine was a VÖGELE SUPER 1800 – that was 20 years ago now. Veysi Kologlu, Board Member Kolin Insaat construction company, a contractor in the IGA consortium. (Photos: Wirtgen)

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EDUCATION A team with a high compacting power: HAMM rollers tackle the toughest jobs, whether they are used for earthworks or – as in the photo – for compacting the waterbound base. (Photos: Wirtgen)

offers excellent driving comfort, since jolts are effectively dampened. A team with a high compacting power: HAMM rollers tackle the toughest jobs, whether they are used for earthworks or – as in the photo – for compacting the water-bound base.

Six BENNINGHOVEN asphalt mixing plants form the backbone of the job site A glimpse at the fleet of vehicles highlights the massive scale of the airport project: over 3,000 modern lorries are in use – many of them to transport material. The high-quality asphalt mix for the runway construction is being produced by 6 BENNINGHOVEN mixing plants, one each of the types TBA 3000 and TBA 4000 and two each of types ECO 3000 and ECO 4000, with mixing capacities of 240t/h and 320t/h. This corresponds to up to 1680t per hour, depending on the type

of asphalt to be produced. The mix for the surface course consists of a stone mastic asphalt with polymermodified bitumen. The material is used for surfaces which are subjected to heavy stresses and consists of a mix with a high proportion of aggregate, polymer-modified bitumen and stabilizing additives for the bitumen. The composition is balanced so as to ensure lasting resistance to deformation, producing surface courses which are robust, safe for traffic and have a long service life. All BENNINGHOVEN plants can handle such challenging production processes – including the transportable asphalt mixing plant (TBA) or the plant in container design, ECO for short.

“A big box of wonders”: ECO creates flexibility The BENNINGHOVEN ECO plant is a particularly suitable choice when asphalt mixing plants are required on temporary sites, as in Istanbul. It combines cutting-

All BENNINGHOVEN plants can handle such challenging production processes – including the transportable asphalt mixing plant (TBA) or the plant in container design, ECO for short. (Photos: Wirtgen)

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EDUCATION edge BENNINGHOVEN technologies with a high standard of production, all within compact containers, guaranteeing maximum mobility and flexibility. ECO plants can be operated as stationary units, but can also handle rapid changes of location without difficulty. Since all main components are designed in ISO standard container dimensions (20 or 40 feet), they are also easy to transport by lorry, ship or rail. Meanwhile, these high-performing plants with fixed options guarantee optimum mix quality. Another winning feature of the ECO model – as with all BENNINGHOVEN plants – is the maintenance-friendly, high-quality and longlived components.

BENNINGHOVEN ECO highlights: • Transportable asphalt mixing plant in a container design • Can be set up quickly • Intelligent modular system • Easy transport • Compact plant • Low logistics costs • Mixing capacities from 100 t/h (ECO 1250) to 320 t/h (ECO 4000)

VÖGELE pavers in formation flight A total of 12 VÖGELE pavers are in operation, laying asphalt for the runways and a number of taxiways. In addition to the latest “Dash 3” generation of SUPER pavers (3 SUPER 2100-3), some of the paving teams are also working with predecessor models (3 SUPER 2100-2 and 6 SUPER 1900-2). These pavers have already completed

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many thousands of operating hours and are proof of the great longevity and reliability of VÖGELE technology. The machines are constructing the first three of a total of six runways – comprising a 29 cm base course, a 12cm binder course and a 4cm surface course. Teamwork increases quality: the entire fleet of 12 SUPER pavers is working “hot to hot”. This means the joints are significantly better protected against water penetration and can withstand stresses for longer.

Asphalt paving over an area of 2.2 million m² The fleet of 12 VÖGELE pavers is equipped with extending or fixed-width screeds of types AB 600 TV or SB 250 TV. The AB 600 Extending Screeds have a basic width of 3 m and can pave at widths of up to 9.5m when fitted with bolt-on extensions. On the airport job site, the SUPER 1900-2 Highway Class pavers operate with the AB 600 TV Extending Screed at a width of 7.5 m. The SUPER 2100-2 and SUPER 2100-3 pavers are also in the Highway Class and are combined with SB 250 TV Fixed-Width Screeds. Their basic width is 2.5 m, but this can be extended to 13 m using fixed and hydraulic bolt-on extensions. On the job site, the pave width is 12 m. In this configuration, the tracked pavers work “hot to hot”, consistently meeting the high demands on both quality and productivity as they pave the 3,750m or 4,100m-long and 75m-wide runways and a number of taxiways – a total area of 2.2 million m².

Teamwork increases quality: the entire fleet of 12 SUPER pavers is working “hot to hot”. This means the joints are significantly better protected against water penetration and can withstand stresses for longer. (Photos: Wirtgen)

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EDUCATION HAMM tandem rollers compact the runways A total of around 20 HAMM Series HD+ and HD tandem rollers are being used to compact the vast asphalt surfaces. They ensure rapid compaction and large area coverage thanks to the large drums. The kneading effect of the GRW 280-10 and GRW 15 rubber-wheeled rollers guarantees good surface sealing. With so many HAMM rollers in action, the runways are positively bustling with vehicles. In these circumstances, visibility is a key factor for efficient working and the avoidance of accidents. To that end, HAMM rollers have excellent all-round visibility thanks to a large operator‘s platform or the large, all-round glazed panoramic cabin that allows a clear view of the working area directly around the roller and the surrounding area on the job site. This visibility ensures the quality of the compacting work and a high level of safety.

WIRTGEN slipform pavers building concrete taxiways When it comes to building concrete taxiways, the IGA consortium similarly brooks no compromises, electing to use machines from WIRTGEN, the market leader in slipform pavers. Initially, two SP 500 models with dowel bar inserters, one SP 25 and one TCM 95 texture curing machine were used for the concrete paving work. They are paving taxiways with a depth of 40cm and a width of 2-6m. However, the technology was such a sensation on site that the customer ordered a further “machine set” comprising an SP 500 – one of the last concrete pavers of this type manufactured – and a TCM 95 from the WIRTGEN brand

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headquarters in Windhagen (Germany). The SP 500 – which has been a genuine WIRTGEN triumph – is being replaced by the new SP 60 series. The slipform pavers in this series are proven masters in inset and offset applications and can be equipped with a range of options, including a dowel bar inserter. This is the case for the three SP 500 machines in Istanbul. They insert dowel bars at spacings of 38-50cm, thus ensuring the correct height of adjacent slabs. The taxiways in the apron area are being paved in concrete. Three WIRTGEN slipform pavers ensure that the surfaces can handle the high concentrated loads from waiting aircraft.

TCM 95 texture curing machine for optimum texture of the concrete surfacing The WIRTGEN TCM 95 is the ideal co-pilot to accompany the SP 500 mid-range concrete paver or the new SP 60 and even the SP 90 series. The texture curing machine is equipped with an automatic spraying and brooming system. Once the surface has been broomed to the desired texture, the spraying unit applies dispersion to the fresh concrete surfacing to retard the evaporation of curing moisture, preventing stresses and the cracks this can cause. The TCM 95 is equipped with four wheeled chassis and covers working widths of up to 9.5 m.

The taxiways in the apron area are being paved in concrete. Three WIRTGEN slipform pavers ensure that the surfaces can handle the high concentrated loads from waiting aircraft. (Photos: Wirtgen)

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EDUCATION Progress takes flight: Construction of Istanbul Airport for 150 million passengers per year (Photos: Wirtgen)

We use only WIRTGEN GROUP original spare parts. The quality and rapid availability via the WIRTGEN GROUP sales and service company WIRTGEN ANKARA are unbeatable.

6 x VÖGELE SUPER 1900-2 pavers with AB 600 TV Extending Screed

Veysi Kologlu, Board Member Kolin Insaat construction company, a contractor in the IGA consortium.

1 x HAMM HD 13 VT roller

9 x HAMM HD+ 140 VV rollers 8 x HAMM HD 110 rollers 2 x HAMM HD 14 VV rollers 1 x HAMM GRW 280-10 roller

Job site details - Equipment Earthworks: 1 x WIRTGEN soil stabilizer WR 240 1 x WIRTGEN soil stabilizer WR 200 1 x WIRTGEN soil stabilizer WR 2500 10 x HAMM 3516 compactors Asphalt paving: 2 x BENNINGHOVEN TBA asphalt mixing plants (1 TBA 3000, 1 TBA 4000) 4 x BENNINGHOVEN ECO asphalt mixing plants (2 ECO 3000, 2 ECO 4000) 3 x VÖGELE SUPER 2100-3 pavers with SB 250 TV Fixed-Width Screed

4 x HAMM GRW 15 rollers Concrete paving: 3 x WIRTGEN SP 500 slipform pavers with dowel bar inserters 2 x WIRTGEN TCM 95 texture curing machines 1 x WIRTGEN SP 25 slipform paver

Project parameters • Size of section: 9.000 ha • Runways: 1 + 2 completed by 2018 (3,750m + 4,100m long, 75m wide), 3 completed by 2019 (3,750m long, 75m wide); total of 6 completed by 2028 • Terminals: 3 • Passenger volume: 150-200 million passengers/year • Freight volume: around 6 million t

3 x VÖGELE SUPER 2100-2 pavers with SB 250 TV Fixed-Width Screed

The WIRTGEN GROUP is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating the traditional product brands: WIRTGEN, VÖGELE, HAMM, KLEEMANN and BENNINGHOVEN. As technological leader, we can offer our customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, plants for mining and processing minerals or recycling material and for the production of asphalt. Our ratios: In 2017 the WIRTGEN GROUP generated consolidated sales of 3 billion euros. Presently the WIRTGEN GROUP employs 8,200 people.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Sandvik Mining and Construction Central Europe GmbH Essen | Germany

Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media:

WX7000 SCREENING MEDIA BRING ADDED VALUE TO THE PROCESS

Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added value to the process (Photos: Sandvik)

hen it comes to the preparation of mineral raw materials, Sandvik is renowned for its world class crushing and screening technology. Perhaps it’s less well-known that Sandvik also has an outstanding range of screening media. We can expect this to change based on the positive customer feedback Sandvik is now receiving on its new WX7000 screening media. The operating hour monitor was reporting exactly 1.632 hours of operation when Selim Sahin, Sales Manager Sandvik screening media & wear protection in central Europe, dropped by at the Bischofsheim (Germany) plant of Basalt AG on 4 of October 2017 to reassure himself that his promise was standing the test. Sandvik’s new WX7000 screening media had been installed in the lower deck of a screening machine at the plant in March 2017. Since then, operators have been carefully monitoring this efficient, anti-blinding, tensioned screening media which is made from wear-resistant polyurethane. So far, they are seeing excellent screening results.

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Dedicated customer service The decision to change to the WX7000 screening media from the previously used wire mesh media was a result of a long and close partnership with the customer. The plant underwent extensive modernization during 2011-2012 and, following in-depth discussions with Sandvik, several Sandvik cone crushers (Sandvik CH660, Sandvik H440 and Sandvik H3000) have taken over preparation of the precrushed basalt in the post-crushing stages.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added value to the process (Photos: Sandvik)

During discussions regarding the winter repair program, the customer mentioned he was frequently experiencing difficulties changing the media on the lower deck of the screening unit. Taking note of production conditions and required parameters, Sandvik WX7000 tensioned antiblinding polyurethane screening media was suggested as the solution. Alongside the guaranteed wear life offered by the manufacturer, operators were also reassured by the professional approach of Sandvik’s experts. These two factors combined led to the decision to install the WX7000 screening media. A specialist Sandvik screening media development team made the journey from Sweden to change the screening media on the lower deck of a 12m² circular vibrating screen, which had been in service for a long time. They examined the material feeding section and evaluated the existing grading analyses. After a detailed investigation, they recommended an overlapping, longitudinally tensioned version of WX7000 for the screening deck. Finally, the hole pattern was accurately defined to avoid misplaced particles and to produce a clean target granulation, with as few undersized particles as possible.

Once was enough! Deputy Plant manager, Burkhard Kunze, was very impressed by how easy it was to install the flexible WX7000 screening mats. In the past, routine changes of the rigid wire mesh on the lower deck were arduous and physically demanding, an even greater burden due to the required frequency of the media changes. The plant stood idle for at least half a day every 10-12 week due to the need to change the wire mesh. Various attempts to switch to harp or rubber had failed, due to quality and/or wear issues. The desired aim to reduce wear, prolong change cycles and maximize product quality could only be achieved with Sandvik WX7000.

Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added value to the process (Photos: Sandvik)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added value to the process (Photos: Sandvik)

Under the guidance and close supervision of Sandvik’s experts, it was evident how easy it would be to undertake media changes in the future, by installing overlapping 1000 x 2000 mm flexible mats. Instead of laboriously feeding heavy, rigid wire screens into the lower deck area, the light (15 kg) WX7000 mats are rolled out by the installation staff. They are then simply tensioned - job done! No more lost halfdays every 10-12 week. Instead, the manufacturer’s guarantee that its WX7000 media will give at least six-times the wear life is realized.

a positive effect on operating costs. After a detailed analysis, Michael Hinz, Technical Manager of Basalt AG, has confirmed that it has already been possible to measure the direct utilization value of the process.

Operators have stated that the considerable increase in wear life is already having

Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added value to the process (Photos: Sandvik)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Basalt AG Bischofsheim – Sandvik WX7000 Screening Media: WX7000 Screening Media bring added value to the process (Photos: Sandvik)

“We are producing a very accurate 2-5 mm granulation with the new screening media and compared to the previous situation, the average proportion of undersized particles has dropped from 8% to just 6% This means that we can now supply our best-seller, 2-5 building material aggregate, at a significantly higher and uniform quality” explains Plant Manager Michael Deckert.

of approximately 140 tph. The separation accuracy of this screening media and its quality has an influence on the production output of the entire processing line.

No visible wear, no clogging

From work optimization to process optimization, with its innovative products and expert advises on utilization, Sandvik endeavours to support the customer, helping to improve safety and improve the working environment.

When inspecting the screening media after six months’ use, it showed no weaknesses, no clogging and no initial visible signs of wear. The wear-resistant polyurethanematerial is designed both for fine screening and for harsh operating conditions. Integrated steel cable reinforcement minimizes both stretch and the resulting risk of outof-control flutter, guarantees secure attachment and lengthens adjustment intervals. The polyurethane material’s flexibility prevents the holes from clogging. They are punched out in various geometrical shapes and are exactly matched to the required task. Screening results are further optimized thanks to the installation producing an almost constant material bed depth over the width of the screen mats, optimizing the separation accuracy and product quality.

“What we hoped for has so far been delivered.”

On average, approximately 100 tonnes of this lands on the lower deck, which has been yielding clear quality improvements since March. “What we hoped for has so far been delivered,” confirms the plant manager.

Sandvik XX7000 Screening Media • Screening duty: Intermediate and final • Max feed size: 30 mm • Separation: 2-16 mm • Application: Dry • Dewatering: No • Deck design: Cambered • Panel type: Tensioned • Material: Polyurethane (PU) • Aperture: Punched holes max. 20 mm • Fastening: Cross- or longitudinally tensioned

The plant produces quality 5-8 and 2-5 products from the 0-8 feed material in the last process stage, with a throughput

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Die Sandvik-Group Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and safety. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2017, the Group had approximately 43,000 employees and sales of 91 billion SEK in more than 150 countries within continuing operations. Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, crushing and screening, loading and hauling, tunneling, quarrying and breaking and demolition. In 2017, sales were approximately 37 billion SEK with about 15,000 employees in continuing operations.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Sandvik Mining and Construction Central Europe GmbH Sandra Pietsch Marketing Support, Office Phone: +49 (0) 201 1785-352 Mobile: +49 (0) 173 9000457 sandra.pietsch@sandvik.com rocktechnology.sandvik Sandvik AB Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology Kungsbron 1 SE-111 21 Stockholm Sweden

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG Beckum | Germany

BEUMER Group supplies tailor-made solutions designed to make the production of cement more energy-efficient and eco-friendly

The material that holds the world together

The Pipe Conveyor technology is eco-friendly and low-maintenance and the enclosed conveyor prevents emissions and the material from falling and protects the transported material against contamination. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

ement is the most commonly used building material worldwide, and is continuously growing. Cement manufacturers are however faced with challenges: complying with ever stricter environmental regulations, in an industry with some of the highest carbon dioxide emissions. They are also faced with permanently increasing cost pressures due to excess capacities, especially from China. Many countries therefore import the material, instead of producing it. BEUMER Group supports cement manufacturers with systems and machines that are adapted to the market, increasing the efficiency of their systems and their competitiveness. As the saying goes in the building industry: â&#x20AC;&#x17E;Somewhere someone is always building somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x153;. Whether it is in North America, Asia or Africa: large infrastructure projects require more and more material for buildings, streets, airports, bridges or dams. Since 1990, global cement production has almost quadrupled. About 4.17 million tons were produced worldwide in 2016. This growth is mainly coming from the development of the Asian markets, especially China. Despite growing cement sales, cement manufacturers worldwide face production overcapacities that have been built up during recent years especially in China. This decreases global cement and clinker prices. Due to these overcapacities, some countries focused

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more on the export of cement and clinker, an intermediate product when producing cement. At the same time, an increasing number of countries decide to import cement or clinker, instead of producing it domestically. In 2016, more than 150 countries imported cement and clinker. One of these countries is Australia. Brisbane for example, the metropolis on the Pacific coast, is one of the fastest growing cities on the continent. Its population of about 2 million inhabitants is expected to double by 2056. Construction sites all over the city centre are witness to this progress. Skyscrapers are springing like mushrooms. Due to their strict environmental regulations and price

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Belt conveying systems enable a rapid and efficient transport of bulk material from the quarry to the destination also through rough terrain. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

pressures, Australia imports an increasing part of their demand for cement and especially clinker. The clinker is imported and then ground down to cement in Australia. The imported materials are coming from multiple countries including Indonesia, China and Vietnam. The cement and clinker imports are increasingly replacing the local production. In 2016, the utilisation of the domestic cement production capacities was only at around 57 percent.

Another approach to sustainably reduce greenhouse gas emissions and production costs is to increase the use of alternative fuels for the cement production. The alternative fuels are used as sources of energy instead of fossil fuels like coal and gas. Besides liquid materials like waste oil or solvents, the majority of the solid alternative fuels are composed of municipal and industrial waste, such as plastic, paper, composite material or textile mixes. Whole or shredded waste tyres are also used and made up 6 % of the alternative fuels used in Germany for the production of cement in 2016. The calorific value of the rubber from waste tyres is comparable to that from hard coal, and the iron from the reinforcement can be incorporated mineralogically into the cement. This minimises the addition of ferrous corrective substances.

Reduce environmental impacts, increase energy efficiency When producing cement large quantities of carbon dioxide is emitted worldwide. These emissions occur during various processes, but the majority comes from emitting the CO2 from the limestone used to produce cement clinker.

Belt bucket elevators with heavy duty technology. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

Depending on the processes used, the carbon dioxide emissions from producing cement are at 0.6 - 0.99 t of CO2 per ton of cement. The CO2 emissions from producing cement are estimated to account for seven to eight percent of the overall global carbon dioxide emissions. Manufacturers can reduce these large quantities for example by partially substituting the cement clinker with alternative materials such as fly ash, clay or granulated blast-furnace slag.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY The BEUMER paletpac high capacity layer palletiser palletises up to 5,500 bags per hour in a flexible, precise and stable way. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

Systems adapted to the production As a system supplier, BEUMER Group develops tailormade solutions perfectly adapted to meet cement plant requirements: conveying systems such as troughed belt conveyors and pipe conveyors, different bucket elevator types and clinker transport systems, loading systems and complete packaging lines. BEUMER Group provides these solutions throughout the entire material flow chain from unloading the delivery vehicle to storing, taking samples, conveying and control feeding solid alternative fuels. BEUMER Group also provides fully automated systems that can control feed, singulate and convey large and heavy tyres to the inlet of the rotary kiln. BEUMER Group provides innovative intralogistic solutions to international cement companies who are looking for sustainable and cost-efficient ways to modernise their plants.

enable the transport of the pre-processed fuels from the storehouse to the calciner and to the main burner, BEUMER Group supplied and installed one Pipe Conveyor as the heart of this system. Using the Pipe Conveyor to transport the fuels is quiet and low-maintenance; and the enclosed system is also emission-free and energy-efficient. The enclosed construction prevents material from falling and dust and odours from escaping into the environment. With an ability to navigate curves, the Pipe Conveyor requires considerably less transfer points compared to other belt conveyors. This allows for substantial capital cost savings for the customer and BEUMER Group can customise the system to the individual routing.

Aalborg Portland A/S relies on these solutions for example. BEUMER Group provided a complete solution so the cement manufacturer can recover energy from different types of waste at its plant in Denmark. Different types of alternative fuels are used in the calciner and in the main burner. These fuels are made of varying compositions and are efficiently stored, conveyed and fed. The customer received all equipment from one source, thus having only one contact. The oven-ready alternative fuels are delivered in movingfloor trailers. They are unloaded and then temporarily stored at the receiving station. Both lines receive the transported material from the storehouse via the moving floors that have been modernised by BEUMER Group. To

The BEUMER bag placer applies the valve bag with precision on one of the filling spouts of the BEUMER fillpac R. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Transport - low on energy and environmentally friendly The BEUMER Group belt conveyors, Pipe Conveyors and open troughed belt conveyors, are particularly suited for transporting bulk material through rough terrain. The overland conveyors come with horizontal and vertical curves, depending on the topography, and can be over 10 kilometres long. Angles of inclination of up to 15 degrees are possible, depending on the characteristics of the material to be transported. The throughput capacity of BEUMER Group conveying systems can be up to 10,000 tons per hour. Trucks are still frequently used for greater distances. Depending on the nature of the terrain, however, they can rapidly reach their limits as they require well-developed roads and fuel, for example. The costs arising for construction, maintenance and possible extension of these roads are not insignificant. In addition, all of this implies serious landscape changes. The emissions caused by truck traffic are high, both with regard to toxic substances and to noise and dust. The BEUMER Group belt conveyors are provided with environmentally safe electric drives and low-energy belts. Therefore, especially in times of climate change and increasing greenhouse gas emissions they are considered a â&#x20AC;&#x161;preferred optionâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;. The motors - which, depending on the topography are run in motor-driven and regeneration mode - are mostly adjustable. This permits an optimum load distribution on the drive unit in different operating conditions. If the belt conveying system conveys downhill, the system works in generative operation. The generated electric energy is fed back into the public network by a regenerative feedback unit. This way the operating costs of the complete system can be further reduced.

Straight up BEUMER Group provides different types of bucket elevators with low investment costs, a long service life and easy maintenance to ensure a cost-efficient production. The buckets are mounted either to a belt or a central chain, depending on the application. Thanks to consistent developments in the field of vertical conveying technology, BEUMER Group can provide each customer with the perfect solution, whether with belt or chain bucket elevators. Until recently, the use of belt bucket elevators was generally limited to transporting fine bulk material, because there was a risk on the older models that coarsegrained bulk material could get stuck between the bucket and the belt and damage the belt. Through the consistent advancement of their belt bucket elevators, BEUMER Group developed the innovative high-capacity belt bucket elevator type HD (heavy duty), that makes it now possible to also efficiently transport coarse-grained material such as clinker. This bucket elevator designed to eliminate the space between the individual buckets and the belt. This prevents coarse material from getting stuck during the scooping and filling process and from damaging the belt. At the same time, it holds the same proven advantages of belt-based bucket elevators for the customer, such as the very high conveying capacity, prolonged service life of the belt and less noise generation. BEUMER is also wellpositioned in the field of chain-based bucket elevators and its central chain bucket elevators offer highly-efficient technology for the vertical transport of coarse, hot or abrasive bulk material.

Packaging for safe transport Until the final completion of cement in the silo, the greatest part of the costs is associated with the transport. Cement is transported in bulk and in bags. The majority of cement worldwide is loaded in bulk via terminals on road and rail vehicles or on ships. Another not insignificant part of the material is transported bagged, palletised and

Dr. Detlev Rose, Chief Sales Officer at BEUMER Group. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY packaged and then transported to the customer, often over large distances. For this BEUMER Group provides entire packaging lines. They consist of the BEUMER fillpac R which operates according to the impeller filling principle. The weighing electronics make it unique. The product is filled according to the gross weight principle, i.e. the bags are weighed during the filling process. The weighing electronics of the system ensure exact filling degrees of the bags. The system is complemented by the BEUMER bag placer and a state-of-the-art ream magazine. The fully automatic BEUMER paletpac layer palletisers then stack the bags reliably with a capacity of 5,500 bags per hour. The systems can be equipped with a twin-belt turning device, so the bags can be turned to the required position fast, gently and without affecting their dimensions. Its intelligent control involves the dimensions and weights of the bags in order to achieve an exact positioning preset by the respective packing pattern. The finished bag stacks are then transported over roller conveyors to the BEUMER stretch hood A packaging system.

TheBEUMER Group The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation, and distribution. With 4,200 employees worldwide, the BEUMER Group has annual sales of about EUR 770 million. BEUMER Group and its subsidiaries and sales agencies provide their customers with high-quality system solutions and an extensive customer support network around the globe and across a wide range of industries, including bulk materials and piece goods, food/non-food, construction, mail order, post, and airport baggage handling. For further information visit www.beumergroup.com.

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Loading and palletising in one To further reduce the costs, the trend goes towards higher degrees of automation in the fields of packaging and loading, also on emerging markets like India for example. The goal is to reduce personnel, especially in emerging countries, where the transhipment of bagged bulk goods is increasing and labour costs are climbing. In order to fully automatically load the bagged bulk material on trucks, BEUMER Group offers the loading and palletising system BEUMER autopac, that can load up to 3000 bags per hour without any problems. The machine simultaneously loads and stacks bagged goods directly on trucks, pallets are not necessary. This system makes the loading of bags on trucks particularly efficient and cost-effective. Using the BEUMER autopac can help save labour during the otherwise labour-intensive loading of cement bags. BEUMER products are also suitable for loading waggons and ships. BEUMER Group machines and systems help cement manufacturers worldwide to produce efficiently despite increasing cost pressure and strict environmental regulations.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG Beckum | Germany

BEUMER provides Umweltdienste Bohn with single-source solution for conveying and processing alternative fuels:

An entirely closed system

A Pipe Conveyor is at the core of the supplied system: The enclosed system ensures environmentally safe, dust-free and low-energy transport of the alternative fuels. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

n order to improve the efficiency of its operations, Deuna Zement GmbH, a subsidiary of Dyckerhoff, will use alternative fuels to fire the main burners of the two rotary furnaces in its plant in Deuna, a town situated in the German Free State of Thuringia. Umweltdienste Bohn GmbH, based in Alsfeld, was commissioned to supply Deuna Zement with alternative fuels and will build a processing plant on Deuna’s premises as part of this partnership. As the general contractor, Umweltdienste Bohn engaged the BEUMER Group to provide a single-source solution for efficient conveying and feeding of the materials, which have different compositions. A Pipe Conveyor is at the core of the system. The enclosed system ensures environmentally safe, emission-free and low-energy transport of the material. The scope of supply also includes three feeding hoppers with a screw conveyor, belt conveyor, rotary starscreens, scales, and in addition steel structure, electronics and controls. Commissioning is scheduled for February 2018.

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„The client has opted for us because we supply the entire system from one source,“ says Tomas Hrala, project manager at BEUMER Group. „Our know-how and our tailormade systems permit us to offer optimum assistance.“ Umweltdienste Bohn also gets comprehensive support from BEUMER, which can be contacted at all times.

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Asia Cement Group opts for 13.7 km long BEUMER Group troughed belt conveyor in Sichuan, China:

Through wild nature and populated regions

Whenever technically possible, the routing of the conveyor has been adapted to the topography. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

ichuan Yadong Cement Co, Ltd. in Pengzhou, China, has been relying on a 12.5 km overland conveyor from BEUMER Group in order to convey limestone from their quarry to their silo. When constructed in 2009 it was the longest belt conveying system in BEUMER history (BEUMER installed a longer system in 2016). The troughed belt conveyor runs through hilly terrain and nature reserves, over streams and unstable ground. The second project includes two additional overland conveyors, with an overall length of 13.7 kilometres, transporting limestone to the cement plant. Unlike the first project, the task here was to build the conveyor across inhabited areas. Noise emission limitations set forth by the government also needed to be considered. A traditional Chinese proverb says that the roads in Sichuan are hard, harder than climbing to heaven. Depending on the destination, there are rivers and valleys to be crossed and mountains to overcome. The southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan is the source of the majority of different ores in the country, such as titan, lithium and silver and plays a major role economically. The electronics, mechanical engineering, metallurgical, chemical, medical, food and building material industries are all pillars of the economy. One of the cement manufacturers in the region is Sichuan Yadong Cement Co, Ltd. located near Chengdu,

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the capital of Sichuan. The company is a member of the Asia Cement Group, headquartered in Taipeh, Taiwan. In 2004, the company decided to build a new cement plant in Sichuan. During the development phase, Asia Cement Group received approval from the Chinese government to use an abandoned railway to transport the limestone. Halfway through finishing the plant however, the government decided to build a new dam. The area intended for the transport was to be flooded, which would have changed the project conditions considerably: roads would

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY The troughed belt conveyor not only runs through rough terrain and over instable ground … but also passes through populated areas. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

In May 2006, Asia Cement Group awarded the contract for the 12.5 km long system. The overland conveyor can reach a mass flow of 1,500 tons per hour and a conveying speed of four meters per second. „Compared to other conveying solutions, the open troughed belt conveyors are suitable for higher throughputs. Horizontal as well as vertical curve radii are possible,“ explains Dr. Echelmeyer. They can be adapted to the specific task and topography. Using BEUMER calculation programs, we can precisely calculate the static and dynamic tractive forces of the belt during the development phase of the system. This is a prerequisite for the safe dimensioning of horizontal curves. The type of drive technology and conveyor belts needed are based on these calculations. This ensures longevity of the entire system.

be flooded and the trucks would have to take significant detours. Asia Cement Group was also planning on building two additional kiln lines at this location. It was determined, as a time and cost efficient alternative, to install a troughed belt conveyor able to navigate horizontal and vertical curves. For this, the company turned to BEUMER Group. For many years now, Asia Cement has been relying on the system supplier‘s expertise and are currently operating several of its bucket elevators.

Knowing what the customer wants BEUMER Group took over the mechanical and electrical engineering and supplied the core components for the overland conveyor and monitored and commissioned its installation. The advantage: The Chinese subsidiary BEUMER Machinery Shanghai can be reached easily and deployed quickly to site. „Our colleagues were able to work closely with the customer. They know the specific local customs, speak the language and are familiar with the particular market and customer requirements,“ reports Dr. Andreas Echelmeyer, Director of Conveying and Loading Systems at BEUMER Group.

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Mountains, soft grounds and extreme heights The terrain is hilly and covered with dense bamboo forest, parts of which are listed as nature reserve. For this reason, the government did not approve a service route nor deforestation. The ground also presented a major challenge for the BEUMER Group engineers: „The ground is unstable due to previous coal mining. In other areas, the ground consists mostly of granite that could only be partially removed,“ explains Dr. Echelmeyer. Another section of 1.5 kilometres had to be guided across a river. These framework conditions contributed to the fact that 90 percent of the system was installed manually on site. As it was impossible for trucks to transport the components, they were carried by mules, one part at a time, to the place of installation. The route of the overland conveyor was coordinated between BEUMER Group and the cement manufacturer. The system supplier calculated the tractive forces of the belt considering the eight horizontal curves with radii of 1,000 to 5,000 metres. The routing was checked for its feasibility on site. The complete route was checked by

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY View of the enclosed conveyor flight in the area of the bridge. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

was to be customised to these requirements. „We were planning a second troughed belt conveyor with an overall length of 13.7 kilometres,“ says Dr. Echelmeyer. This is the longest system in the history of BEUMER. employees on foot, passing through rough terrain, in order to reliably check the predefined positions for the 460 supports for their suitability directly on site. Whenever technically possible, the routing of the conveyor was adapted to the topography. Height differences of up to 100 metres had to be overcome within shortest distances, so several sections were equipped with bridges of up to 55 metres. One section was realised with a 130 metre long tunnel.

Projects of that size are often unpredictable, so flexibility was needed from the engineers. During the planning phase, the cement manufacturer acquired another plant in Lanfeng, approximately ten kilometres away. „Now we had to design the system so that both plants could be supplied with limestone,“ explains Dr. Echelmeyer. The team had to divide the overland conveyor in two parts. After 5.4 kilometres, an additional conveyor can be added to be fed to Lanfeng in the future. In February 2015, the system supplier started with the installation of the conveyor frame.

In close cooperation with the customer, BEUMER Group designed the overland conveyor and the bridges. The system supplier developed, built and supplied the core components for the drive and take-up station as well as the belt of an overall length of 25 kilometres, the idlers and the drive technology. Since February 2009, the overland conveyor has been transporting bulk material from the quarry to the bulk loading system. Since commissioning of the first section, the mass flow of the conveyor was increased in two steps. Today, the system conveys a mass flow of 2,200 tons per hour at a conveying speed of 4.5 metres per second.

Both overland conveyors have four horizontal curves with radii of 1,200, 1,500 and 1,800 metres. „We provided the engineering and the individual parts such as pulleys, motors, drive and control technology and the entire automation,“ describes Dr. Echelmeyer. The installation was monitored by a BEUMER Group supervisor and the wiring of the system was supported by a BEUMER electrical engineer. The system supplier was also in charge of the commissioning in May 2016. The troughed belt conveyor is now supplying three kiln lines, a fourth line is planned.

The longest belt conveyor in company history In July 2013, Asia Cement contracted BEUMER Group again for an additional, efficient overland conveyor to replace the trucks transporting the limestone from the bulk loading system to the cement plant. A mass flow of 2,200 tons of limestone per hour was necessary to meet the plant‘s requirements. For this project, the first conveyor

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Reaching the destination - no longer through rough terrain, and quiet The requirements were different for the two projects: the challenges for the first project were the hilly terrain, instable grounds and crossing through conservation areas and over waterways, for the second project the system had to be built crossing through populated areas. The Chinese government has set out exact regulations on the noise emission levels so that the residents would not be

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY impacted. „We had to minimize the noise to an extremely low level,“ describes Dr. Echelmeyer. The system supplier took several constructive measures in order to reduce the noise emissions. „We used noise-reducing idlers and customised protective covers on the drive stations,“ explains Dr. Echelmeyer. In collaboration with the operator, BEUMER Group optimised the conveyor frame and the completely enclosed conveyor bridge. For the whole project, BEUMER Group was able to ensure that the limestone is transported safely and quietly, without disturbing the residents or disrupting the surrounding nature.

The BEUMER Group The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation, and distribution. With 4,200 employees worldwide, the BEUMER Group has annual sales of about EUR 770 million. BEUMER Group and its subsidiaries and sales agencies provide their customers with high-quality system solutions and an extensive customer support network around the globe and across a wide range of industries, including bulk materials and piece goods, food/non-food, construction, mail order, post, and airport baggage handling. For further information visit www.beumergroup.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG

The troughed belt conveyor not only runs through rough terrain and over instable ground … but also passes through populated areas. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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New BEUMER sales office supports customers with the retrofitting of systems from various suppliers:

Modern times B

EUMER Group opened a new sales office in the Ruhr area of Germany to support its customers with an even more comprehensive range of services. From this sales office „West“, BEUMER Customer Support will handle worldwide retrofitting and modernisation projects, for example on currently operating conveying systems like bucket elevators and clinker conveyors, including those from other suppliers. The goal is to cooperate closely with the headquarters in Beckum and provide everything from one source, from receiving a query, to technical dimensioning and on-site installation. With only one contact, the operator can be sure of high system availability. The goals for many building materials companies include being able to compete with the leading cement manufacturers and to position themselves for profitable construction projects. This requires systems that run reliably and can be adapted to the increasing requirements of the market. „We ensure high availability during the entire running time,“ says Guido Hesse, Director Customer Support at BEUMER Group. „Our customers know that they can rely on us.“ More than 1,000 employees worldwide now work for this business segment. They take care of the customer, starting with the first project discussion, through the time when the system is in operation. „We provide comprehensive solutions,“ explains Hesse. „They are matched individually to the respective needs of the customer, including service intervals and response times as agreed by contract.“ In the event of a system standstill, qualified Customer Support technicians arrive quickly on site to prevent long downtimes. Customer Support offers around-the-clock telephone support every

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From its sales office „West“, BEUMER customer support handles the retrofitting and modernisation of bucket elevators from any supplier. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

day of the year worldwide, helping to further reduce downtime to a minimum. The technicians perform remote analyses, indicate corrective measures and offer quick and reliable solutions to correct malfunctions. BEUMER Customer Support also ensures that the machines are always up-to-date. „We make sure that the machines are comprehensively modernised,“ says Hesse. The advantages include higher performance and availability, minimised energy consumption, more ergonomic working conditions, new functions and a better overall system utilisation. For this, the BEUMER employees can update or upgrade the systems.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY BEUMER customer support replaces for example belt and buckets with BEUMER-developed heavy duty technology components, so that cement manufacturers can meet any performance and technology requirements. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

or factory investments. Hesse: „From our new office „West“, we can now react to each request immediately, worldwide, and provide support with extensive know-how.“ External consultants are no longer necessary, like for the coordination of new investments, which speeds up the decision making-process considerably.

Modernisation pays off

„As all systems used by the customer need to be complementary, we also take care of retrofitting the mechanical parts and control technology produced by third-party manufacturers, in addition to the continuous development of our own products ,“ describes Hesse. To further optimise these processes in the future, the corporate group opened the new sales office „West“ in the German Ruhr area. The team of experts focuses on the implementation of projects where BEUMER technology is used to retrofit or update conveying systems for bulk material such as bucket elevators and clinker conveyors, including those from other suppliers.

One contact – faster decisions

The BEUMER modification concept has already achieved high levels of customer satisfaction, keeping existing structures as they are as much as possible. Companies can reduce their costs because they need to spend money on only a few components, which means a more rapid return on investment. Shorter installation and transfer times are another advantage. „As a market leader, we have been developing sophisticated technical retrofitting measures for conveying systems of bulk materials from any manufacturer,“ says Hesse. „This is why we can offer the optimal solution for different application scenarios. We know our competitors, their products and the differences between each.“ An African cement manufacturer suffered recurring production losses due to the malfunctioning belt of a 60 metre high bucket elevator from a different manufacturer used for feeding a silo. „This is a typical problem, according

„We work closely with our headquarters in Beckum. The customer receives everything from one single source, starting with the query to technical dimensioning and the installation on site,“ explains Hesse. Customers have one contact, which means they can benefit from reduced organisational and coordination expenses and they generally decide faster on modernisations. „The costs for these measures are mostly provided from the customer‘s maintenance budget The bucket shape allows for smoother running and therefore less noise generation. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY to Hesse. The system had to be stopped repeatedly for the workers to correct the error. In the long run, this needed to be corrected. In this case, the modernisation of the plant was recommended. „We didn‘t just want to repair the error, but actively support the company to meet upcoming capacity and technology requirements“, emphasises Hesse. The BEUMER experts replaced the belt and the buckets with heavy duty components developed by BEUMER Group. This solution offers buckets that are mounted firmly to the back of the belt by segments and bolts. Belts with wirefree zones are used for the HD bucket elevators just as with all BEUMER belt bucket elevators. The buckets can be fastened to the belt without damaging the steel wires or even cutting them. The traction forces of the bucket elevator belt are maintained throughout. The bucket shape also allows for smoother running and therefore less noise generation. The drive and return pulleys were also exchanged. The new conveyor belts are resistant to mechanical wear and tear and allow conveying of large grain sizes and taking up high tensile loads. This helps the cement manufacturer to increase the availability of the bucket elevator, reduce energy consumption and extend service life. This solution, instead of simply replacing the belt, makes the company more competitive in the long run.

Speaking the same language BEUMER Group sets high standards for its Customer Support employees. When systems are installed and used in other countries, BEUMER believes that the customer should have access to a Customer Support technician that originates from the same cultural background and speaks

the same language. „This is why we decide from our office „West“ which of our colleagues for example will be on site for projects in Africa and who will be responsible for Southeast Asia,“ explains Hesse. Successful customer support requires successful communication. How is the customer positioned? What are their goals and how do they want to develop in the future? These questions require tactfulness and cultural know-how. BEUMER Group is a global company and capable of meeting this challenge.

The BEUMER Group The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation, and distribution. With 4,200 employees worldwide, the BEUMER Group has annual sales of about EUR 770 million. BEUMER Group and its subsidiaries and sales agencies provide their customers with high-quality system solutions and an extensive customer support network around the globe and across a wide range of industries, including bulk materials and piece goods, food/non-food, construction, mail order, mail and airport baggage handling. For further information visit www.beumergroup.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG Regina Schnathmann: Tel. + 49 (0) 2521 24 381 Regina.Schnathmann@beumergroup.com Verena Breuer: Tel. + 49 (0) 2521 24 317 Verena.Breuer@beumergroup.com www.beumergroup.com a1kommunikation Schweizer GmbH Dr. Matthias Schweizer Tel. + 49 (0) 711 9454161 0 info@a1kommunikation.de.

Guido Hesse, Director of Customer Support at BEUMER Group. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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BEUMER Residential Service takes care of smooth material flows of customers – even on the customer‘s site:

„We take responsibility“

Within the scope of the Residential Service, BEUMER employees assume the responsibility for availability, performance and profitability of the machines. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

or BEUMER Group, Customer Support is much more than just a service. Approximately 1,000 employees worldwide now work for this business segment. They take care of the customer, starting with the first project discussion, through the time when the system is in operation. The offered portfolio includes different services, in particular Residential Service. With this service, companies can hand over the complete responsibility for availability, performance and economic efficiency of their material flows to BEUMER specialists, who ensure trouble-free operation of the systems – and even stay permanently on the customer‘s site. As an international manufacturing leader in intralogistics providing customised system solutions in the fields of conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation and distribution technology, BEUMER Group knows the particular challenges posed by the customers. They have high demands on machine availability and, therefore, on customer support. This is why the system supplier has developed and extended its customer support and established it as a business segment in its own right. Due to its global positioning, the group has consistently optimised and extended this segment with specifically trained employees during the last few years. „We‘re not only providing service products, we really take care,“ emphasizes Guido Hesse, Director Customer Support at

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BEUMER. „This becomes more and more important to users from different industries.“ A continuously high level of availability has to be ensured to enable companies to stay competitive.

Enough time to focus on the core business BEUMER Customer Support offers customised service agreements to customers. These include, for example, the supply of spare parts, preventive as well as routine maintenance, and the operation of the systems. They

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY These services include maintenance and inspection at regular intervals. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

The company intends to significantly increase its turnover in the E-commerce sector. Up to 200,000 online orders per day are supposed to be processed at peak times.

are matched individually to the respective needs of the customer, including service intervals and response times as agreed by contract. „More and more manufacturers, especially logistics service providers, wish to concentrate on their own core business and to delegate the responsibility for their systems and machines“, says Hesse, identifying a pronounced trend. „Therefore, Residential Service plays an important role within our Customer Support portfolio.“ This service means that BEUMER employees take on the responsibility for operating times, performance and economic efficiency – if necessary, they stay permanently on the customer‘s site. The systems have to be always perfectly adapted to their tasks, and all processes have to run smoothly. „In a highly competitive environment, we convince our customers with reliability and a high level of system availability,“ explains Hesse. Successful customer support requires an understanding of the mentality of the customer: How is the customer positioned? What are his goals and how does he want to develop in the future? These questions require tactfulness and cultural knowhow.

Reliable operation increases turnover A sports manufacturer, for example, relies on this service at his new distribution centre. The newly leased 40,000-square-metre warehouse complex is in the immediate vicinity of the extant building. Both buildings are linked to each other by an approximately 370-metrelong conveying system. In the head office, the supplies for retailers and distributors home and abroad are processed, while the internet orders from all over Europe are exclusively handled in the additional warehouse complex.

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This calls for efficient material flows and reliable technology. The new building houses fully automated rack systems with about 300,000 storage places, order picking solutions, packaging stations and more. The biggest part of the intralogistics system is an almost nine-kilometre-long conveying system. „The roller conveyors and belt conveyors link the individual areas with each other and transport the goods from A to B“, explains Günther Rother, Maintenance Manager at BEUMER Group. He belongs to a team of 70 service technicians who are working in five shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure smooth processes on site.

Smooth operation throughout the service life To ensure that the systems are always perfectly adapted to their tasks and all processes run smoothly throughout their service life, BEUMER employees also carry out preventive maintenance. Günther Rother explains: „This way, we can avoid uncontrolled machine breakdowns, which can be very expensive for our customers.“ The team carries out maintenance and inspection work on the systems at defined intervals. „We remove dirt, for example, since it may affect the operational reliability of machines and systems“, says Rother. „Movable parts are lubricated and correctly adjusted if necessary.“ The team checks the safety devices of the machines and systems as well as their electrotechnical components and automation technology. Further work includes corrective maintenance like fault diagnostics and troubleshooting or repairs due to unscheduled failures of components. „We develop and implement concepts which enable a long-term and troublefree operation of the buildings“, adds the maintenance manager. The employees check the technical installations and maintain them regularly, at agreed intervals.

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One contact person for all needs The service technician Daniel Schweer also belongs to the team: „We also take care of system parts supplied by others.“ The customer only has one contact person who is available directly on his site for all questions, which makes communication much easier. „We also gain more knowledge this way“, says Daniel Schweer. If the customer plans to expand the system, the versatile and highly qualified BEUMER team can develop a variety of individual solutions. BEUMER Group increases efficiency and safety of their systems by using tablet computers. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

All spare parts available? „We manage about 2,500 different spare parts in total“, says Rother. „If required, we continue to adapt the scope and availability of the range.“ To support daily work and ensure a high degree of transparency for our customers, the BEUMER team has programmed a precisely matched computerised maintenance management system (CMMS). ´The software manages all information relevant to maintenance in a data base. It provides order information on spare parts as timely as possible, manages the spare and wear parts inventory and calculates the demand. Each procurement process can be precisely documented. We have worked out a spare parts concept enabling us to take the required component to the corresponding place of repair within two minutes“, explains Markus Petermeier, Operations and Maintenance Manager at BEUMER Group. „In addition, we have developed a training module permitting our technicians to train themselves on all system parts. This helps us to ensure availability as desired by the customer. And here we are talking about a level of more than 99 percent.“ To ensure successful functioning, Residential Service also includes emergency schedules and exercises on system recovery and troubleshooting to enable the shortest possible response times. This also applies to remote diagnostics provided by the BEUMER hotline.

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BEUMER Group offers around-the-clock support every day of the year, tailored to the needs of its customers, in this case a sports manufacturer. „Our goal is to continue to improve trouble-free material flow in order to guarantee value-added processes for our customers“, explains Hesse. „We assume the complete responsibility and ensure this way that they remain competitive in the long run.“

The BEUMER Group The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation, and distribution. With 4,200 employees worldwide, the BEUMER Group has annual sales of about EUR 770 million. BEUMER Group and its subsidiaries and sales agencies provide their customers with high-quality system solutions and an extensive customer support network around the globe and across a wide range of industries, including bulk materials and piece goods, food/non-food, construction, mail order, mail and airport baggage handling. For further information visit www.beumergroup.com. BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG Regina Schnathmann: Tel. + 49 (0) 2521 24 381 Regina.Schnathmann@beumergroup.com Verena Breuer: Tel. + 49 (0) 2521 24 317 Verena.Breuer@beumergroup.com www.beumergroup.com

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BEUMER Group with enhanced strategy:

BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG Beckum | Germany

„The best, not the biggest”

BEUMER Group received the Axia Award 2017 for its innovation performance. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

ver the next five years, BEUMER Group will focus consistently on product and system quality in line with its new strategy „The best, not the biggest“. Further core elements of this strategy are external input, careful selection of customer projects and comprehensive management of ideas and innovations involving all employees. BEUMER Group has therefore launched two start-ups that use advanced and disruptive business ideas to influence and improve existing business models. The middle-sized family-owned enterprise is getting ready for digital transformation. In 2017, German e-commerce companies generated a turnover of approximately 53 billion euros. According to Statista.com, this year‘s estimates are up to 61 billion. There is no end of the boom in sight. At the same time, people‘s expectations of a limitless supply of goods at low cost and with immediate and fault-free delivery are increasing. This creates enormous competition. E-commerce companies will only be able to survive if they can provide a wide range of products and the necessary reliability in their market segments. Indeed, as Dr Christoph Beumer, Chairman and CEO of BEUMER Group, says: „The delivery promise is of utmost importance. Customers expect their goods to arrive in time, as ordered, and at the desired destination.“

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From warehousing to order picking, sortation and transportation: efficient intralogistics are always required. Beumer continues: „We register rapid growth in the airport sector: major international hubs such as Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore or Moscow want to be prepared to cope with an increasing number of passengers in order to enable short layover and transfer times even at peak times.“ This requires reliable baggage conveying systems that can also handle longer distances between terminals.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Easy-to-integrate cross-belt sorters from BEUMER Group ensure efficient, end-to-end goods processing for mail order retailers and service providers. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

together different cultures and backgrounds. „Our corporate strategy and corporate identity are based on our five core values: integrity and ethics, customer focus, quality and innovation, teamwork and sustainability.“

BEUMER Group supplies high-speed sortation systems for e-commerce companies and logistics centres and efficient baggage conveying systems for airports. The system supplier ensures that system capacities can be adapted to constantly increasing demands. „The order intake in both sectors is very positive“, Beumer says. „Today, we are facing the following dilemma: How is it possible for a medium-sized company to handle the rising amount of orders, with consistently high quality and to the customer‘s satisfaction?“ For intralogistics companies, this comfortable market situation also brings challenges when it comes to quality and adherence to schedules. To face these challenges, BEUMER Group has committed itself to its „The best, not the biggest“ strategy.

Profitability matters The profitability of a company is decisive for its economic success. Beumer points out: „So we have to ask ourselves for every new order whether our manpower is sufficient to provide our proven quality.“ Bottle necks may arise if one team is in charge of too many projects at a time: quality and customers‘ satisfaction will suffer. Focusing too much on large-scale projects can be risky, too. Smaller projects may no longer get the necessary attention. „To be successful in the long run, we can only accept orders that are a good fit for us, our portfolio and our team. It is the only way to make sure our customers get our best performance“, Beumer explains.

Improvement instead of mere expansion „In the past, we focused on internationalisation and founded and developed subsidiaries in order to be competitive and assist our customers efficiently all over the world“, Beumer explains. „Our globalisation strategy 2013 focused on the localisation of the majority of our product manufacturing in different regions of the world. Especially our customers benefit from this.“ BEUMER Group has grown in an organic and stable way, also with the acquisition of international companies. In 2009, in the middle of the global economic crisis, Crisplant joined BEUMER Group, doubling the number of employees. As a result, we had to bring

BEUMER autover high-speed sortation systems for airports. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Users can constantly keep an eye on the current status of the connected systems using the new BEUMER app on their mobile device (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

Digital transformation: Threat or opportunity?

The best, not the biggest The big challenge is to properly connect the individual group companies and their 4,200 employees all over the world, 1,000 of them in the headquarters Beckum, Germany. This requires a uniform management across all teams. „Since our cultures and business environments are spread all over the world and are very different, we have to find a common denominator, especially for our management culture. In this context, I always come back to the topic of mutual respect.“ To achieve this, the company‘s management team has defined common principles and developed a wide training program which is currently rolled out.

The development of new business models is equally important as the improvement of internal processes, according to the motto „Improve what we have and create something new“. This applies especially to the age of digital transformation. Machinery and systems become more efficient, offer higher speeds and a wide variety of opportunities. „If it becomes possible to produce a steel girder using 3D print technology in the future, this will revolutionise the entire engineering sector“, predicts Beumer. „What we need are disruptive ideas“. New competitors which drive this progress forward are companies like Apple, Google and Facebook.

„As a family-owned enterprise, we must permanently improve our products and launch new ones to increase our competitiveness, so that our customers can reduce their costs and optimise their processes,“ says Beumer. For this reason, BEUMER Group has been integrating innovation management into its strategy for many years now and applied for nearly 100 patents. BEUMER Group received the Axia Award 2017 for its consistent and multifaceted commitment in this field.

Dr Christoph Beumer, Chairman and CEO of BEUMER Group based in Beckum. He is the third generation to manage the family business. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY BEUMER Group started to foster these disruptive ideas by founding its own start-up companies: Two spin-offs in Dortmund and Berlin, started by BEUMER Group in addition to its innovation department, are part of the strategy 2018. These subsidiaries develop minimum viable products (MVPs), i.e. prototypes that feature minimum equipment and generate sustainable added value. The BEUMER start-up BG.evolution is located in Dortmund in the immediate vicinity of the innovation centre Digital.Hub Logistics. Here, companies and researchers work together to design the logistics for digital business models. The ideas of the start-up are often still quite experimental, so they cooperate with the Technical University of Dortmund and other external specialists. BG.evolution concentrates on existing technologies, develops them further, and introduces digital aspects. BG.challenge was founded in Berlin. Here, the focus is on developing new business models which may disrupt existing business models from outside. BG.challenge offers start-up support for young entrepreneurs. „We attach great value on the intensive dialogue between Beckum, Berlin, and Dortmund“, emphasises Beumer. To intensify cooperation and communication, our colleagues from Beckum and Dortmund can work in Berlin for a few months. „As a family business, we have a responsibility for our employees and the company“, says Beumer. „This is why we keep improving: consistently and from within.“ This new strategy prepares BEUMER Group for the future and puts the company in a great position for the digital age.

The BEUMER Group The BEUMER Group is an international leader in the manufacture of intralogistics systems for conveying, loading, palletising, packaging, sortation, and distribution. With 4,200 employees worldwide, the BEUMER Group has annual sales of about EUR 770 million. BEUMER Group and its subsidiaries and sales agencies provide their customers with high-quality system solutions and an extensive customer support network around the globe and across a wide range of industries, including bulk materials and piece goods, food/non-food, construction, mail order, post, and airport baggage handling. For further information visit www.beumergroup.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG Regina Schnathmann: Tel. + 49 (0) 2521 24 381 Regina.Schnathmann@beumergroup.com Verena Breuer: Tel. + 49 (0) 2521 24 317 Verena.Breuer@beumergroup.com www.beumergroup.com a1kommunikation Schweizer GmbH Dr. Matthias Schweizer Tel. + 49 (0) 711 9454161 0 info@a1kommunikation.de.

BEUMER Group received the Axia Award 2017 for its innovation performance. (Photos: BEUMER Group GmbH & Co. KG)

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Rehabilitation of the legendary Sachsenring:

WIRTGEN Group Winghagen | Germany

A fresh grip at 90.

Optimum milling results have a significant influence on the quality and economic efficiency of the subsequent race track rehabilitation work. On Sachsenring, the Wirtgen large milling machines W 200 and W 220 handled the job. (Photos: Witrtgen)

irtgen milling machines, Vögele pavers and a Benninghoven mixing plants are rehabilitating the legendary Sachsenring race track in the Ore Mountains so that it continues to meet the requirements of the FIM (Fédération de Motocyclisme International) The project entailed replacing the surface and binder courses. This demanding job was handled by plants and machinery of the Wirtgen Group. While Wirtgen cold milling machines created a level base true to line and level through precision milling, a mixing plant from Benninghoven and paving technology from Vögele ensured the high quality of the mix and the paving work.

Maximum precision was a must during milling, as cold milling machines have a considerable influence on the quality of road rehabilitation works. This is especially true for race tracks, as the demands to be met during “On re-profiling jobs, precision is essential for quality. The Wirtgen milling machines reliably delivered this,” say the two milling machine operators, Rolf Lohberger and Marco Seidel. (Photos: Wirtgen)

Track layout based on digital data Millimeter accuracy is paramount on a track where every thousandth of a second counts, which is why, when it was time to rehabilitate the pavement, the client took the opportunity to re-profile the track, too. The plan was to change the geometry of the track on selected bends – just the job for the Wirtgen W 200 and W 220 large milling machines.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Thanks to the variable length of 6.5 – 13 m and a large height measuring range of 250 – 600 mm, the BigSki can be used very flexibly. The sensor beam was attached to the screed arm of the outer paver. The freshly paved surface behind the screed served as part of the reference. (Photos: Wirtgen)

automatic machine alignment by means of PTS (Parallel To Surface).

rehabilitation by far exceed those of normal road paving jobs. It was necessary to mill off the existing asphalt pavement to a depth of 8 cm. The call for tender specified 3D leveling for the re-profiling of several bends. The milling service provider used the digital terrain model previously created by the client to feed the processed data for leveling into the cold milling machines via an interface. “This means that it’s no longer necessary to scan references on the ground. Instead, the machines receive their milling depth information via a total station that is set up next to the pavement surface which is to be milled. It automatically follows the cold milling machine with a range of up to 100 m”, explains Gerald Kluge, university-qualified engineer and Head of Milling Division at SAT. To ensure that the machine receives a continuous reference signal during 3D milling, the total station must be relocated roughly every 100 m and recalibrated at the new position. Two total stations were used at the Sachsenring race track, each alternately serving as a signal transmitter for the milling machine.

During parallel alignment of the large milling machine with the pavement surface, the automatic function takes care of all the tasks the operator would otherwise have to carry out himself. Time-consuming corrections are no longer necessary. The Wirtgen LEVEL PRO leveling system should be mentioned in this context; it processed the digital data with great precision, delivering an even milled surface.

Evenness requirements met reliably In combination with the 3D leveling system, the WIRTGEN large milling machines fulfilled the high evenness requirements of below 6 mm, measured across a width of 4 m. In addition, the grade of the milled surface was not permitted to deviate from the specifications of the digital terrain model by 8 mm at any point. This requirement was also met, as evidenced by control measurements made during milling and the verification with a rolling straight edge. The 2 large milling machines removed the surface and binder courses on the entire race track with an area of just over 50,000 m² in only four days. The average advance

Precision milling machines from Wirtgen A tight schedule meant that the rehabilitation work had to be completed as quickly as possible. Both Wirtgen W 200 and W 220 high-performance milling machines not only met expectations with regard to the milling performance, but also with functions such as

The Vögele pavers were easily able to keep to the specified minimum speed even on inclines of up to 10%. (Photos: Wirtgen)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Master Mixer Wolfgang Seifart is highly satisfied with the control of the TBA 3000 asphalt mixing plant from Benninghoven. (Photos: Wirtgen)

No race track without a test field

rate of the machine was 7 m/min. The cold milling machines were equipped with a milling drum featuring a tool spacing of LA 8 – another client specification to ensure optimum interlocking of the new asphalt binder course with the milled surface.

High Vögele paving quality delivered at top speed Following on from the precise preliminary work of the Wirtgen cold milling machines, the asphalt pavers from Vögele then took over. As with the milling, preparations for the asphalt paving were thorough: As specified in the paving plan, the paving widths and the exact tracks of the individual pavers for the entire section were defined in advance. Measuring 3.7 km in length when complete, the asphalt strip was to have no longitudinal joints with as few end-of-day stoppages as possible. That meant the team of pavers had to reach a minimum speed of 3 m/min on the straight. In fact, the three pavers were a little faster on the move: With a paving width of approx. 5 m and a rate of advance averaging 4 m/min, they laid down just over 2,500 t of asphalt in 16 hours. These high demands were prompted by the wish to create an asphalt surface that is as even as possible and has a homogeneous consistency and condition over the entire track. One of the requirements was that the degree of density immediately behind the pavers was not to vary by more than 2% between the left and the right side of the paved strips – no simple task, given a 14 m-wide, very twisty track widening to up to 20 m in places. To avoid fluctuations caused by using different machines, it was also specified that identical pavers and screeds had to be used. The contractor, Strabag, opted for Vögele machines of type SUPER 1900-2 with AB 500 TP1 Extending Screeds.

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In projects of this kind, two things are essential if the machines are to have the optimum settings: A test field must be built, and the screeds must be parameterized correctly. “Only if all screeds are coordinated with each other can we pave surfaces „hot to hot“, producing strips with the same requirement for subsequent compaction by rolling and no difference in height,” explains race track specialist Dr. Rainer Hart, who oversaw the job. For that reason, a test field 12 x 40 m in size was asphalted before paving actually began. “When paving this test field, we make sure the mixing plant and the pavers are precisely coordinated under the conditions actually prevailing on site. That‘s the only way we can pave the actual track perfectly with asphalt of the highest quality right from the first meter,” says Horst Henninghausen. And he ought to know: In recent years he has worked as a foreman in the construction of more than ten Formula 1 tracks. His invaluable expertise in construction supervision was channeled into the Sachsenring project.

Optimum pre-compaction with high compaction screed To achieve optimum pre-compaction, all three pavers were fitted with a high compaction screed. The screed plate in the screeds is one of the critical components for optimum pre-compaction. “With the tamper stroke and speed set appropriately, the complete paver/screed system optimally processed the paving material,” reports Michael Hahmann, Group Manager at Strabag in the Zwickau region. As well as the pre-compaction, Michael Hahmann and his team also kept a constant eye on the evenness. The requirement for the surface course was that the specified height could not deviate from the digital terrain model by more than 3 mm. Another requirement was an evenness of 3 mm, measured using the 4 m bar. To deliver this, the two outer pavers used the Big Multiplex Ski for grade and slope control on both sides. The paver in the middle scanned the optimally leveled, freshly paved asphalt surfacing. Here too, the know-how of the specialists paid off: the correct setting of the sensors on the Big Ski was a key factor in achieving the required evenness, particularly on the tight bends of the race track.

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Asphalt by the minute The smooth completion of the paving work owed much to the supply of mix, which was scheduled down to the last minute: Each day, some 1,300 t was delivered from the Benninghoven TBA 3000 mixing plant at the Zwickau site to the race track on 15 trucks with an average round trip taking just under 2 hours. This enabled the client, in collaboration with plant operator Deutsche Asphalt, to supply each of the pavers continuously for 16 hours. The quality of the mix was a key concern. The mixing plant, for instance, had to use at least four screens to produce the mix for the surface course. In addition, at least five hot bins with filling level and temperature monitoring and an overflow were to be provided in order to ensure the purity of the fractions.

considerably smaller than when building public roads. To give an example, the proportions by weight of the individual fractions in the surface course must not deviate from the specification by more than 3 - 1.5%.

Low-consumption Benninghoven power burner The burner of the plant, which was erected in 2008, can – as is usual in Germany – run on coal dust and oil. “It‘s extremely sparing on resources,” confirms Plant Manager Heiko Reinwardt, adding: “Benninghoven produces by far the most economical burner on the market.” Once a year the Deutsche Asphalt team calls in a service engineer from Benninghoven to carry out a service. And if anything crops up in the meantime, “we just give them a call. Even remotely, Benninghoven answers the majority of questions fully and expertly.”

The production and silo capacity of the asphalt mixing plant was one of the relevant factors in the Sachsenring project. With the 3-t mixer, a mixed material storage silo with four bins and direct loading, the TBA 3000 more than met the requirements. (Photos: Wirtgen)

Carrying out a thorough check of the TBA 3000 prior to the start of the work, race track specialist Dr. Rainer Hart said: “With six screens, the Benninghoven plant in Zwickau is outstandingly well equipped. It also has everything else that we need for our high-performance asphalt.” He ought to know, given that he developed the formula.

Minimum tolerances The world-famous expert praised the high precision of the plant in the coordination process: “The batch mix reports indicate that the fluctuations are well within tolerances.” Consistency of quality is particularly relevant when building race tracks, because the leeway is

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Just recently Gero Kretzschmar, an expert in industrial measuring and control technology and one of the mixing plant specialists at Wirtgen Zwickau, installed a rotary blower in the plant to deliver the coal dust from the silo to the burner. With a rotary vane feeder, this customized solution from Benninghoven ensures the freely adjustable supply of coal dust at a feed pressure of at least 1 bar. The electrically heated bitumen tanks also contribute to the economical yet convenient operation. “This form of heating is cost-efficient, and we are saving on the cost of separate oil handling,” says the team of the mixing plant.

Job site details: Rehabilitation of the Sachsenring at Chemnitz, Germany Area of section: approx. 50,000 m2 Length of section: 3.7 km Width of section: 14–20 m Working parameters

Milling depth: 8 cm Milling speed: approx. 7 m/min Total tonnage: 2,500 t

Many years of racing fun lie ahead Thanks to the pinpoint asphalt production, thorough planning and the premium machines of the Wirtgen Group, the contractor was able to meet the high requirements on the asphalt surfacing in every respect. The race track operators, racing drivers and motorsport fans should soon be able to look forward to the races.

Material

Bindern course: 4,5 cm AC 16 Surface course: 4,0 cm AC 11 GP with polymer-modified bitumen Equipment

1 Wirtgen cold milling machine W 200 1 Wirtgen cold milling machine W 220 with 3D control 3 Vögele SUPER 1900-2 pavers with the AB 500 TP1 Extending Screed 1 Vögele MT 3000-2i Standard PowerFeeder 1 Vögele MT 3000-2i Offset PowerFeeder 1 Benninghoven TBA 3000 asphalt mixing plant

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World première :

BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG Mülheim an der Mosel | Germany

New, innovative asphalt transfer within the Benninghoven mixing plant ECO

Transportable asphalt mixing plant in container design – type ECO: Plant with a 2 t mixer, a mixing capacity of up to 160 t/h and a mixed material storage silo of 60 t. (Photos: BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG)

he newly developed and patent-pending alternating chute unit on the type ECO asphalt mixing plant celebrates its world première at Intermat 2018 in Paris.

Benninghoven presents the ECO system concept at Intermat for the first time. The type ECO asphalt mixing plant in capacity sizes from 100 - 320 t/h combines state-ofthe-art, innovative Benninghoven technologies and a high standard of manufacturing in compact container sizes. This ensures maximum mobility and flexibility: type ECO systems can be operated as stationary plants, but can also handle fast location changes without problems. Because all main components are designed in ISO standard container dimensions (20 or 40 foot), transport by lorry, ship or rail is easy. The strength of the plants is their ability to be transported worldwide and that they can be designed as simply, cost-efficiently and effectively as possible. The powerful plants with fixed options ensure optimum mixture quality.

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As all Benninghoven plants, the ECO plants feature maintenance-friendly, high-quality and durable components. In detail, the increased ease of maintenance means: large service openings, optimum illumination of the work and maintenance areas through LED technology, an intuitive traffic light lubrication plan, very good accessibility in all areas, availability of an electric and compressed air connection for tools and maintenance work, surrounding 800 mm walking and work platform width – to name just a few. Experience the heart of any asphalt mixing plant live – the weighing and mixing section and the new alternating chute container of the ECO plant range.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Transportable asphalt mixing plant in container design â&#x20AC;&#x201C; type ECO: Plant with a 2 t mixer, a mixing capacity of up to 160 t/h and a mixed material storage silo of 60 t. (Photos: BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG)

Asphalt transfer within the plant with alternating chute unit

silos ensures mass flow instead of core flow, which also prevents segregation in the mixed goods.

Benninghoven has always relied on the loading skip technology as a link between mixer and loading silo, whereby the skip volume corresponds to the volume of the mixer. The mixer drains the asphalt vertically downwards into the skip, the skip then positions itself vertically above the targeted loading silo pocket and again drains the stored mixed goods vertically downwards. This is a proven technology for excluding segregations in the mixed goods.

Weighing and mixing section Best mixed goods quality thanks to optimum fill level of the mixer and optimum mixing through the generously dimensioned mixer geometry. From plant size ECO 2000, all weighing and mixing sections are already equipped with the following interfaces: cold and hot recycling feed,

For the new ECO asphalt mixing plant range, Benninghoven has now developed a new, more cost-efficient alternative to the skip track and had it patented. The new alternating chute unit features a purely mechanical structure which is therefore not subject to malfunctions. A new smart design means that no sensor system, motors, brakes, etc. are required, while worldwide functional reliability is ensured. Another point worth mentioning is the fast and load-free positioning for silo selection. Separation effects in the end product are minimised through active cross mixing in the material transfer on the one hand, while on the other hand the proven geometry of the Benninghoven loading mixed materials storage Transportable asphalt mixing plant in container design â&#x20AC;&#x201C; type ECO: Plant with a 3 t mixer, a mixing capacity of up to 240 t/h and a mixed material storage silo of 110 t. (Photos: BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Transportable asphalt mixing plant in container design – type ECO: Plant with a 3 t mixer, a mixing capacity of up to 240 t/h and a mixed material storage silo of 110 t. (Photos: BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG)

bag feed, foam bitumen, granulate feed, fibrous material feed and adhesive feed. Whether from the outset or for retrofitting later on – the plant is already prepared with all interfaces. Additional highlights of the exhibited weighing and mixing section: • Key transfer system for increased safety

Control system BLS 3000 The presented BLS 3000 system control also has convincing features such as simple, intuitive operation, a clear structure and realistic visualisation. The production process and the plant components are displayed in real time on just two screens. Recipe management, job processing and statistics are self-explanatory.

• Large service opening on the mixer cabinet, H x W = 600 x 1200 mm • Individual colour options (from standard to individual) • Transport-optimised container dimensions • Purge air cleaning on the IR temperature sensor (reliable measurement of asphalt temperature) • Central compressed air maintenance unit (oiler and separator/filter) • Modular expansion of functions through BUS system • Selection option between plug-in cables and permanent cable connections • Weighing of white mineral not sensitive to disturbances (e.g. through water hammer) thanks to special scales design • Optimum mineral scales utilisation also in bypass operation

Benninghoven GmbH & Co. KG is a member company of the Wirtgen Group, an expanding and international group of companies doing business in the construction equipment industry. This Group includes the five well-known brands, Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann and Benninghoven with their headquarters in Germany and local production sites in Brazil, India and China. Worldwide customer support is provided by its 55 own sales and service companies. Within Wirtgen Group, Benninghoven offers innovative sollutions to the asphalt industry, provides a complete range of mobile and static asphalt plants and their components. With over 750 employees in Germany and abroad is carried out everything from planning to installation, from a single source.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: BENNINGHOVEN GmbH & Co. KG Lars Henrich Industriegelände 54486 Mülheim an der Mosel Germany Telefon: +49 (0) 6534 189-0 Telefax: +49 (0) 6534 897-0 e-mail: info@benninghoven.com www.benninghoven.com

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Intermat 2018:

KLEEMANN GmbH Göppingen | Germany

Three premières at the Intermat for Kleemann

The new mobile jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO is specially designed for use in a quarry. (Photos: KLEEMANN GmbH)

leemann is exhibiting three mobile crushing and screening plants for the first time at the Intermat. The Wirtgen Group France booth will be presenting the new mobile jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO, the mobile impact crusher MOBIREX MR 110 Z EVO2 and the mobile classifying screen MOBISCREEN MS 952 EVO.

Robust jaw crusher MC 120 Z PRO for quarries

The impact crusher MR 110 Z EVO2 can achieve a high output in natural stone and recycling applications. (Photos: KLEEMANN GmbH)

With the mobile jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO Kleemann showcases its latest development for use in quarries. The robust and high-performance plant achieves an hourly output of up to 650 tonnes thanks to the powerful jaw crusher. The Continuous Feed System (CFS) guarantees the best possible crusher feed. It regulates the material feed depending on the material flow. At the same time it is very economical with its diesel-electric drive and can also be operated with an optional external power supply. To achieve effective prescreening of fines, the MC 120 Z PRO is equipped with an integrated double-deck prescreen with an extra large screening area.

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Extremely versatile classifying screen MS 952 EVO The plants in the EVO series are characterised by compact dimensions, good transportability and flexibility. This includes the new mobile screening plants of the MOBISCREEN EVO series. The exhibited double-deck classifying screen MS 952 EVO is suitable for natural stone and recycling application in changing locations. The plant is very efficient and can process up to 500 tons of material an hour on a screening area of approx. 9.5 mÂ˛ in the upper deck. As with all EVO plants from Kleemann, all components are easily accessible for convenient maintenance. The screen media change in the lower deck, for example, is comparatively simple due to the lowerable fine grain discharge conveyor.

Flexible impact crusher MOBIREX MR 110 Z EVO2

The screening plants in the MS EVO series combine flexibility and efficiency. (Photos: KLEEMANN GmbH)

deck prescreen. Thanks to the well thought-out material flow concept, the plant achieves an output of up to 350 tons an hour. The optional secondary screening unit has a very large screening area for a thoroughly classified final product. MOBIREX plants are equipped with the award-winning Lock & Turn system, which guarantees safe maintenance. Access to the plant is only possible via a multi-stage safety system and the rotor can be locked in any position to change the rotor ledges.

Simple control with SPECTIVE With SPECTIVE, Kleemann introduces its new, intuitively operated control concept that supports users with their work. This is achieved by the use of clear symbols that make all plant functions identifiable at a glance.

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The 12-inch touch panel only displays information that is relevant to machine operation. The operator is guided through the control system in a similar manner to a smart phone, which considerably reduces the number of operating errors. In addition, data on machine operation can be called up in the plant cockpit. SPECTIVE will be initially available for the crushing plants in the PRO series and the latest impact crusher in the MOBIREX MR EVO2 series. The new mobile jaw crusher MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO is specially designed for use in a quarry. (Photos: KLEEMANN GmbH)

The new control concept SPECTIVE facilitates the operation of crushing plants and can be operated intuitively via a touch panel. (Photos: KLEEMANN GmbH)

Kleemann GmbH is a member company of the Wirtgen Group, an expanding and international group of companies doing business in the construction equipment industry. This Group includes the five well-known brands, Wirtgen, Vรถgele, Hamm, Kleemann and Benninghoven with their headquarters in Germany and local production sites in Brazil, India and China. Worldwide customer support is provided by its 55 own sales and service companies.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: KLEEMANN GmbH Mark Hezinger Manfred-Wรถrner-Straร e 160 73037 Gรถppingen Germany Telefon: +49 (0) 7161 206-209 Telefax: +49 (0) 7161 206-100 e-mail: mark.hezinger@kleemann.info www.kleemann.info

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Bell Equipment at Intermat 2018:

Bell Equipment International

Cost-saving 4x4 concept

With a 28 tonnes payload and 18,6 m³ body volume, the Bell B30E 4x4 targets high production, all-season transport applications in the quarry industry. (Photos: Bell Equipment)

DT specialist, Bell Equipment is growing the four wheel drive concept with the Bell B30E 4x4, which will be displayed at Intermat 2018. Suited to small to medium-sized quarries with integrated aggregate production facilities, this truck offers customers distinct advantages over more traditional haulage solutions. The Bell stand (Hall 6A, 104) will also feature the Bell B40E earthmover, a popular model in the company’s extensive 6x6 range.

A new alternative According to Bell Equipment Product Marketing Manager, Tristan du Pisanie, the Bell B30E 4x4 is a supplement to the company‘s traditional 6x6 ADT range by providing a practical alternative to those customers who have had to choose between tipper trucks, rigid dump trucks and 6x6 ADTs. In addition to smaller quarry operations, the truck will also target specific markets, such as tunnelling. The wide opening scissors tailgate enlarges the volume of the B30E 4x4 close to 20 cubic metres (SAE 2:1). (Photos: Bell Equipment)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY The wide opening scissors tailgate enlarges the volume of the B30E 4x4 close to 20 cubic metres (SAE 2:1). (Photos: Bell Equipment)

The new two-axle truck is based on the 6x6 model Bell B30E and shares the front chassis and oscillation/ articulation joint. This means that Bell customers benefit from the 246 kW Mercedes-Benz engine, six-gear Allison automatic transmission with integrated automatic retarder and a comprehensive package of productivity, safety and ease of operation features. These features are based on real-time data collection by the truck’s sensors (onboard weighing, pitch/roll sensor, etc.) and are controlled by embedded software in the truck controller. The wet brake system is the same as the B30E on the front axle while the rear axle has a larger set of brakes from Bell’s 6x6 B40E. With an identical payload to the B30E 6x6 of 28 000 kg, the major differences are the shorter rear chassis with a solidly mounted Bell 36-t axle and the newly designed 18,6 m³ bin. Compared to the three-axle ADT, the B30E 4x4‘s outer turning circle diameter is 1,3 metres smaller (14,6 m), which makes manoeuvring in narrow loading or tipping spaces easier and faster. The short bin allows optimal loading times for silo discharge or with wheel loaders, and is also compatible with the more typical excavator loading method. While not possessing the extreme off-road capabilities of a 6x6, the B30E 4x4 still offers sound all-weather characteristics on undulating haulage roads and light terrain, and provides better manoeuvrability in confined material handling areas or stock yards. Having one less axle means no tyre scuffing which results in significantly reduced tyre wear compared to 6x6 applications on hard ground. The front tyres are typical 23.5R25 tyres whereas the heavier loaded rear axle uses 29.5R25 tyres, commonly found on 40t ADTs. With its oscillation joint providing permanent contact of all wheels, and a wellbalanced load distribution (empty: 50/50, laden: 33/66), the 21,5-tonne Bell B30E 4x4 proves itself far superior to rigid tippers or tractor-trailers at load and dump areas, or in wet conditions.

The Bell B30E 4x4 combines the long-standing experience the company has with creating solutions for specific customer requirements with the knowledge that Bell engineers gained through the development of the company’s sixty-ton flagship B60E. Managing Director of Bell France, Céline Guttierrez, comments: “Bell has been offering the 30t 4x4 concept to certain niche applications

Most important within tunnelling is the high manoeuvrability of the Bell B30E 4x4. The twoaxle concept reduces tyre wear and the expensive maintenance of haulage roads. (Photos: Bell Equipment)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY At Intermat 2018, the Bell B40E (380 kW; 39,0 t payload) will be on display representing Bell Equipment’s comprehensive 6x6 ADT programme. (Photos: Bell Equipment)

for a number of years as there have been customers who have recognised the distinct benefits that this configuration has to offer. The market acceptance of the B60E 4x4 has exceeded our expectations and the wider market now sees the benefits of this configuration, and we look forward to this model and the B30E 4x4 growing from niche products into well-recognised haulage solutions.” Du Pisanie adds: “Looking to the future, we clearly see the potential to grow the 4x4 concept in different size classes. We believe that the economic benefits of the 4x4 combined with its all-round weather ability will provide a worthy challenger for the rigid dump truck technology currently dominating the transport segment in smaller to medium-sized quarries.“

standards for the classic ‚earthmoving‘ dump trucks in the key areas of durability, safety and comfort. The 380 kW Mercedes-Benz engine and 7-gear Allison transmission provide the foundation for the superior fuel consumption of the 40-tonner. The truck, as with all Bell ADTs, is equipped with the most comprehensive standard package of features which improve productivity, safety and ease of operation. All Bell ADTs include the company‘s satellite-based fleet management system, Fleetm@tic®, which provides customers with detailed information which assist them to improve production, maximise utilisation and safeguard machine condition.

Proven solutions Notwithstanding its 4x4 initiative, Bell Equipment still offers the most comprehensive 6x6 ADT programme on the market, with seven models ranging from 18,0 to 45,4 tonnes payload. In Paris, Bell will present the B40E 6x6 ADT (PL: 39,0 t; 24,0 m³). Sharing a common base with the larger B45E (PL: 41,0 t; 25,0 m³), this model sets today’s At Intermat 2018, the Bell B40E (380 kW; 39,0 t payload) will be on display representing Bell Equipment’s comprehensive 6x6 ADT programme. (Photos: Bell Equipment)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY Visit Bell Equipment at Intermat 2018: Hall 6A, Booth 104.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Bell Equipment International contact: Stephen Jones Group Marketing Director, Bell Equipment Co. SA. Direct +27 (0) 35 907 9431 Fax +27 (0) 35 797 4323 E-mail: stephen.jones@za.bellequipment.com www.bellequipment.com Bell Equipment U.K. Unit 6 C, Graycar Business park, Barton-Under-Needwood, Burton-on-Trent DE13 8EN United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1283 712862; E-mail: ukgeneral@uk.bellequipment.com www.bellequipment.co.uk Bell Equipment North America 11024 Bailey Road Cornelius, North Carolina 28031 Phone: +1 (704) 655-2802 Fax: +1 (704) 655-2866 E-mail: info@bellequipmentna.com www.bellequipment.com

Bell Equipment (UK) Limited Bell Equipment (UK) Limited set up its UK operation in 1998 following a sustained period of global growth enjoyed by the parent company. By 2001 the company had launched the D-series ADT range - widely regarded as a benchmark in engineering excellence. In 2003 Bell invested in a state of the art factory in Germany for the manufacture of the ADT range destined for Europe. The original Bell philosophy of first class products and the very best customer service still rings true today. Bell Equipment UK has established a Branch Office in the Middle East to drive its Business Development and Product Support initiatives in that Region.Based in “Business Friendly” Bahrain, the location provides practical road access to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait; is a hub for a number of regional airlines and operates efficient logistics systems. Business Development is primarily focused on appointing and supporting a sustainable Dealer Network that enhances the Bell Equipment Brand. Some 60 Articulated Dump Trucks were delivered in the 1st year of operation and despite recent economic turmoil prospects remain encouraging.Product Support’s mission is largely technical and aimed at enabling customers and dealers to achieve the optimum levels of reliability from our products. A strategic spares inventory is held in Bahrain to augment response times and much time is devoted to skills transfer in what is a challenging multicultural environment.

With a 28 tonnes payload and 18,6 m³ body volume, the Bell B30E 4x4 targets high production, all-season transport applications in the quarry industry. (Photos: Bell Equipment)

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Keestrack at Intermat 2018:

Keestrack N.V. Bilzen | Belgium

World premiere in a new design

Thanks to its operating weight of max. 32 tonnes, the new fully hybrid Keestrack R3e guarantees complete flexibility when deployed to frequently changing work locations. (Photos: Keestrack)

key innovation to be unveiled at Paris by Keestrack, the international specialist in mineral processing technology, is a new modern design for its track-mounted impact crusher unit R3 / R3e (Stand No.: 5A H098). Thanks to its compact transport and operational dimensions, the 30 tonne model offers all advantages of the mature diesel electric hybrid concept, which Keestrack is implementing as an efficient alternative drive system in more and more product ranges of its highly mobile crusher and screening plants.

Modern technology in a new look As a highly mobile solution with a broad range of applications from short-term construction-site operations to flexible semi-stationary production in medium-sized recycling and production companies, the Keestrack R3 (formerly Destroyer 1011) has been leading among the 30 tonne impact crusher units for many years. The new generation is now being launched in a modern, attractive design, and these plants are also characterised by fast loading, short set-up times on site and a high level of mobility thanks to the support less frame construction with the rugged undercarriage track frame. Extensive coverings and wide-opening doors and flaps set the standard for accessibility to all operational components and satisfy the requirements for operational reliability and

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maintainability. From the spring of 2018, the new crusher will be available in a diesel hydraulic R3 version and as a fully hybrid Keestrack R3e with a diesel electric drive and full electric plug-in power supply. At the heart of both versions is the high-performance impact crusher 48 ICR 100-00 with a large 770 x 960 mm inlet opening, and which has an excellent crushing efficiency up to 250 t/h thanks to the heavy-duty 920 mm rotor (diameter: 1100 mm, 3200 kg) and high rotor speeds. Specially adapted crushing tools, a wide adjustment range for both impact aprons (milling beam is optional) and a sophisticated overload system safeguard a broad range of applications from concrete recycling with intensive wear to the production of high-quality natural stone grains.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY With a 30 % larger screening area, the new optional single-deck afterscreening unit with oversize recirculation of the Keestrack R3e performs now even better in the production of high-grade final grain material. (Photos: Keestrack)

for identical change intervals to a mere 75 litres, thereby decreasing maintenance costs and operating costs decisively.

Hybrid solution with a high performance potential Thanks to the 235 kW EU IV Volvo diesel engine (option: EU IIIA; 260 kW) and 300 kVA generator as the on-board energy source, the new Keestrack R3e also remains fully autonomous and highly flexible when deployed interchangeably to construction sites. The crusher is powered either by 132 kW or 160 kW electric motors, the exchangeable belt pulleys (375 mm/450 mm) can be used to adjust the crusherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance characteristics. A 45 kW electric motor with two connected load-sensing pumps provides power to all hydraulic components (drive, crusher control, hub hydraulics, feeder/post screening unit, cooling fans). Through the large use of electric drives in all conveyor systems and peripheral units, extensive hydraulic piping, among other things, is a thing of the past. New cyclone extraction technology reduces the required volume of hydraulic oil in the system

The R3e has an external 63 A plug-out connection for the economic operation of subsequently connected screening units or stockpile conveyors as well as a standard plug-in connector for full electric operation from the mains or an additional generator. All the system functions controlled via the PLC controller with the new intuitive user console and comprehensive remote control unit remain active without the use of the on-board diesel engine. The new optional single-deck afterscreening unit offers almost 4.4 mÂ˛, corresponding to around 30 % more screening area than the previous model, thereby considerably optimising machine performance in the production of high-grade final grains. A recirculation conveyor and optional light-material air separator facilitates production in closed cycle, oversize grains can be optionally removed as a secondary product via a removable discharge sideconveyor. All other conveyors, including the optional fines discharge in the pre-screening unit, can be hydraulically

The new Keestrack design with wideopening doors and flaps makes operation and maintenance significantly easier. (Photos: Keestrack)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY folded for transport purposes (transport dimensions (l/w/h): 12,900 x 2540 x 3200 mm). Even when fully equipped (including milling beam), the fully hybrid R3e only has a transport weight of around 32.0 t, which is therefore barely 1000 kg higher than the conventional diesel hydraulic version.

Systematic electrification Keestrack predicts immediate savings in energy costs of between 40 and 70 percent compared to conventional diesel hydraulic drives for its diesel electric crushing machines or fully hybrid solutions with optional plug-in power supply. Other advantages include lower maintenance costs primarily for electrical conveyor systems and screening modules and an overall higher service life for drive components that are more uniformly loaded. Over the past two years, the manufacturer presented in quick succession the impact crusher units Keestrack R5e and R6e, jaw crushers B3e and B4e and cone crushers H4e and H6e, each of which are fully developed crushing solutions for partially electric or fully hybrid deployment in all relevant applications and power classes of mobile recycling and mineral production. With regard to on-board diesel operations such as fully autonomus stand-alone solutions for a range of highgrade end products or as all-electric multistage crushers

with directly connected electrical screening machines or stockpile conveyors, Keestrackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hybrid units offer considerable cost-effectiveness without compromising flexibility or mobility Keestrack at Intermat 2018: Booth 5A H098

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Keestrack N.V. Marcel Kerkhofs Marketing Manager Tel.: +32 (0)89 51 58 51 Email: marketing@keestrack.net

Keestrack N.V. After we started a trading business in construction equipment in 1988 we moved on into the crushing & screening business resulting in the idea of the direct feed scalper. We decided to build our own screen in 1996. Soon afterwards Kees went on to develop the mobile impact crusher and, after acquiring OM in 2010, added a full range of jaw crushers to the Keestrack product range. Today direct feed scalpers are the industry standard, with Keestrack proudly leading the way in mobile screening and crushing equipment.

The new Keestrack H6e cone crusher (approx. 62.0 t; max. 400 t/h) and B4e jaw crusher (approx. 50.0 t; max. 300 t/h) are only two of the new fully hybrid plug-in crusher solutions that the manufacturer presented in 2017. (Phtos: Keestrack)

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Keestrack exhibits continued growth:

Keestrack N.V. Bilzen | Belgium

Successful strategy on international markets

When the new production hall (right) commences operations at the beginning of 2018, the manufacturing area of Keestrack’s modern Sternberk site in the Czech Republic will increase to a total 28.000 m². (Photos: Keestrack)

ustained expansion of the global sales and service network, substantial investments in the company’s own manufacturing capacity and continuous development of an increasingly diversified product range mean that the Belgian Keestrack Group is today one of the strongest growing providers of products on the international processing market.

Strong global position Today, Keestrack is represented across the world by a total 700 employees in five company-owned production and distribution centres as well as through 70 dealers and service partners in 52 countries, and is consistently expanding this position in key market regions (South America, Asia). The company’s results consequently exhibit a positive development: following an overall turnover of approx. EUR 85 million in 2016, the still family-owned Group, founded by current CEO Kees Hoogendoorn, is anticipating a sales performance of in excess of EUR 100 million in 2017, corresponding to an increase of at least 20 %. Besides intensive marketing efforts, a growing share of crushing plants in the overall sales volume is significantly responsible for this in the light of today’s 21 models in six product families of a very diverse range of screening and crushing technology machines. In the past few years in particular, the company has been investing sustainably in its own development and production capacity for jaw, impact and cone crushers comprising its programme of crushing technology for all major Company founder Kees Hoogendoorn continues to run the operations of the international Keestrack Group as CEO. (Photos: Keestrack)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY The Keestrack Group’s sustainable revenue growth in recent years has been characterised especially by the strongly increasing share of crushing plants in the company’s overall sales. (Photos: Keestrack)

mineral and recycling sectors. With regard to the share of today’s crushing plants, Keestrack attributes approx. 50 % of its overall results to the sustained higher value creation potential of its mobile crushing units, which are technologically more sophisticated than conventional screening machines.

and service site in China, which supplies mobile Keestrack screening technology for the Southeast Asian market.

Following a total investment of EUR 2.3 million, a new 7000 m² manufacturing hall will commence operations at Keestrack’s Czech production plant in Sternberk in February 2018. The central site will then occupy on a total area of 5 hectares a manufacturing and stock floor space of nearly 28.000 m². Sternberk produces all Keestrack screener ranges as well as track-mounted impact crusher units and supplies key components for jaw and cone crusher production in Ponzano, Italy, and the Chuzhou production

While outstanding mobility has long been a kind of brand essence for Keestrack’s technology thanks to compact transportation dimensions and optimised operating weights even in higher performance classes, the company’s hybrid-drive machines, now part of the offering for a couple of years, have also been gaining in popularity across all screening and crushing product ranges. Today, Keestrack is receiving orders for at least 30 % of all units in the form of diesel electric units, some with full electric

Cutting-edge technology for the market

Keestrack’s current manufacturing programme comprises more than 20 models in six product ranges. More and more diesel electric versions of these plants are now available. (Photos: Keestrack)

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY The satellite-based Keestrack-er plant management system records performance data in real-time and facilitates interactive access to management functions and machine settings. (Photos: Keestrack)

Specialists at Keestrackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ponzano site in Italy are fully engaged in developing own portal solutions and interactive remote servicing tools, making even faster response times possible for operators and the service specialists involved. Extensively automated routines for diagnosis, maintenance and production analysis are designed to safeguard longterm optimum availability and profitability of processing units in quarrying or recycling operations.

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plug-in option. The share of hybrid-drive plants within the heavy-duty crusher series has actually even risen to 90 %. Full flexibility thanks to on-board diesel engines means the Keestrack hybrid machines offer considerable savings in total operating costs: Keestrack lists the key advantages of highly efficient electric drives as: lower maintenance costs, higher levels of availability, longer service life, better environmental compatibility and an immediate reduction of energy costs.

Integrated machine management

Keestrack N.V. Marcel Kerkhofs Marketing Manager Tel.: +32 (0)89 51 58 51 Email: marketing@keestrack.net

Keestrack also promotes the increased networking of mobile plants equipped with intelligent control technologies. On the basis of real-time data, the satellitebased Keestrack-er GPS communications system can today facilitate location-based telemonitoring of machines currently in operation. Any occurring malfunctions are reported immediately, relevant performance data (hours of operation, consumption, crusher settings, production rates etc.) are continuously recorded on an internetbased user portal, thereby contributing to the optimisation of machine performance and the operational maintenance organisation.

The satellite-based Keestrack-er plant management system records performance data in real-time and facilitates interactive access to management functions and machine settings. (Photos: Keestrack)

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Komatsu at Intermat 2018:

Komatsu Europe International N.V. Vilvoorde | Belgium

Proud to Perform

s a leader on the European market for construction, utility and mining equipment, Komatsu Europe will be at Intermat 2018 in Paris, from April 23 to 28. Komatsu will present a range of its latest innovations, products and services, with more than 30 Komatsu machines displayed on an indoor 3200 m² stand in Hall 5B, and Komatsu’s unique technologies demonstrated live on a 2,000 m² outdoor area. Our experts will offer personal assistance, with answers and solutions to visitors’ needs and questions.

Proud to Perform Komatsu’s unmatched intelligent Machine Control technology will take centre stage. The PC210LCi-11 excavator with its automated tilt bucket, and a D61PXi-24 dozer will be representatives of this revolution that took the industry by storm in 2013, and has now become a reference for customers around the world. The Komatsu intelligent Machine Control system boosts the efficiency of Komatsu machines and places them among the most competitive on the market.

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Launched a decade ago, Komatsu’s unique Hybrid technology is still the most reliable and advanced in the industry today. It will be represented at Intermat by the powerful and quiet HB365NLC-3, in “Narrow” configuration. With over 4.000 hybrid models sold worldwide, Komatsu helps customers to reduce their carbon footprint and fuel consumption by up to 30 %. Komatsu’s growing range of MR-% utility excavators will also be showcased. These hi-tech and versatile tools for work in tight areas bring industry-leading customer values to the sector.

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The demo area will feature the awarded PC390HRD-11 demolition excavator in action, and an exhibition of the efficiency of Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control. In-depth information and personalised assistance will be available to visitors about the company’s hightech product support and services such as KomVision, now standard on most machines, KOMTRAX telematics, Komatsu engine technology, Aftersales, Genuine Parts, Komatsu Qualified Used Equipment, Komatsu Finance, and Komatsu CARE®, Komatsu’s exclusive maintenance program for customers. Find out more about Komatsu’s products and services at www.komatsu.eu or visit your local Komatsu sales and service organisation.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Komatsu Europe International N.V. Kevin Broman Tel. +32 2 255 24 58 kevin.broman@komatsu.eu Komatsu Europe International N.V. After first being located in Antwerp and Haren (Brussels), KEISA set up in Vilvoorde in 1973. We import and distribute Komatsu construction, mining and utility equipment to European and North African countries and supervise European legal and financial operations. We are also the Parts Distribution Centre for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Komatsu products are world renowned for their high technology, productivity, reliability, economical operation, ease of use and safety. In 2008, Komatsu launched the very first Hybrid Excavator, and environmental protection is designed into all Komatsu machines. Many people work at the Vilvoorde headquarters: technicians, sales profiles, marketing and legal experts, administrative staff etc.... People with wide-ranging backgrounds and qualifications, and who share common characteristics such as perseverance, efficiency and trustworthiness: the very image of Komatsu machines.

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Conveying Excellence with High-End Conveyor Belts

Every conveyor belt, every climate zone and every topography calls for perfect conveyor belt technology. ContiTech provides knowledge and experience, a global network and a broad product range to give your conveyor belt applications a technological lead. More than 140 years of rubber expertise make us a strong partner, enabling our customers to benefit from the synergies within the Continental corporation. We offer a one-stop service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including everything from technical advice to development and manufacturing right through to supply of belts and components, installation and commissioning. Maintenance and monitoring of the belt round off the whole package. Everything perfectly coordinated to deliver the best possible operational results.

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CONTINENTAL: EARTHMOVER TIRES: CONTINENTAL RADIAL TIRE PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET Continental

• EM-MASTER IN SIZES 23.5R25 AND 26.6R25 ADDED TO CONSTRUCTION AND MINING PORTFOLIO • THREE TIRE LINES IN 13 SIZES FOR USE ON WHEEL LOADERS AND DUMP TRUCKS

Continental radial Earthmover tire portfolio is available on the market (Photo: Continental)

HANNOVER, 2018. TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CONTINENTAL IS INTRODUCING TWO ADDITIONAL EM-MASTER E4/L4 RADIAL TIRE SIZES TO THE MARKET. “THIS FOR NOW COMPLETES OUR RANGE OF RADIAL TIRES FOR USE ON WHEEL LOADERS AND DUMP TRUCKS IN PARTICULAR FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK AND MINING,” SAYS CHRISTIAN LUTHER, PRODUCT LINE MANAGER EARTHMOVING AT CONTINENTAL COMMERCIAL SPECIALTY TIRES (CST). “WE ARE ALSO COLLABORATING INTENSIVELY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO FURTHER EXPAND OUR PORTFOLIO TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS.” The EM-Master is part of the ContiEarth portfolio, which was developed specifically for the construction sector. The tire is ideally suited for articulated dump trucks (ADT), loaders and dozers and is available in two versions: The EM-Master E3/L3 has a normal tread depth and wide spacing between the blocks. This makes it the best tire on soft ground. In comparison to the E3/L3, the EM-Master E4/ L4 is ideally suited for hard and stony ground thanks to a greater block size with less spacing between the blocks and a deeper tread depth. The RDT-Master is also part of the ContiEarth series and was developed for rigid dump trucks (RDT). Thanks to its special deep tread design, the tire offers high resilience, cut resistance and self-cleaning properties. The DumperMaster rounds out the radial tire product range. The tire has an all-steel radial carcass which Continental radial Earthmover tire portfolio is available on the market (Photo: Continental)

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NEWS & REPORTS ensures high load capacity with low heat build-up. This makes it ideally suited for transporting ore onto the conveyor belt or directly from mines to the surface on dump trucks. In addition, the tire is well-suited for tunnel construction.

Sizes available: RDT-Master:

The EM-Master is ideally suited for articulated dump trucks (ADT), loaders and dozers (Photo: Continental)

• 18.00R33 • 21.00R33 • 24.00R33 EM-Master E3/L3: • 20.5R25 • 23.5R25 • 26.5R25 EM-Master E4/L4: • 23.5R25 • 26.5R25 • 29.5R25 DumperMaster: • 26.5R25 • 29.5R25 • 35/65R33

Contact: The RDT-Master was developed for rigid dump trucks (RDT) (Photo: Continental)

Continental Anika Hannig PR & Marketing Communications Manager Commercial Specialty Tires Continental | Tire Division Büttnerstraße 25, 30165 Hannover, Germany Telefon: +49 (0) 511 938 2533 E-mail: anika.hannig@conti.de

The DumperMaster is ideally suited for transporting ore on dump trucks and for tunnel construction (Photo: Continental)

Continental radial Earthmover tire portfolio is available on the market (Photo: Continental)

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HANNOVER MESSE 2018: CONTINENTAL PROMOTES EFFICIENT AND SAFE MATERIAL FLOW IN GROWING LOGISTICS INDUSTRY • DUENSING: “EFFICIENT GOODS TRANSPORT IS BECOMING INDISPENSABLE FOR MOBILITY OF THE FUTURE” • AUTOMATION AND DIGITALIZATION ARE MAJOR DRIVERS IN THE INTRALOGISTICS INDUSTRY • STORAGE ELEMENTS PROTECT SENSITIVE ELECTRONICS FROM SELF-DRIVING TRANSPORT PLATFORMS • NEW SOLID TIRE PORTFOLIO: PLUS RANGE RECEIVES A NEW RUBBER COMPOUND FOR HIGH MILEAGE WITH LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE • PARTNER COUNTRY MEXICO: CONTINENTAL AN IMPORTANT EMPLOYER AND BUSINESS PARTNER

Further optimizing the process chain as it becomes more complex, and improving the operating and process costs in stockholding: The warehouse of the future will be fully automated and interconnected. (Photo: Continental)

HANNOVER, FEBRUAR, 2018. THE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CONTINENTAL IS FOCUSING ON THE CHALLENGES FACING GROWING LOGISTICS CHAINS AT THE WORLD’S LARGEST INDUSTRIAL TRADE FAIR THIS YEAR. FOR THIS REASON, THE COMPANY WILL PRESENT SELECTED TECHNOLOGICAL HIGHLIGHTS AND INTELLIGENT KEY TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SAFE, EFFICIENT AND SMOOTH GOODS TURNOVER FROM APRIL 23 TO 27, 2018, IN HALL 5, BOOTH E18. FORECASTS PREDICT THAT, BY 2050, THE GLOBAL FREIGHT VOLUME WILL BE MORE THAN FOUR TIMES AS HIGH AS AT THE START OF THIS DECADE. MORE THAN 31,000 TRILLION TONNE-KILOMETERS OF GOODS ARE THEN LIKELY TO BE TRANSPORTED ANNUALLY BY SEA OR AIR AS WELL AS BY ROAD AND RAIL WORLDWIDE. “PEOPLE’S CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE WILLINGNESS TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR NEW, QUICKER DELIVERY CHANNELS IS FALLING. TRANSPORTING GOODS EFFICIENTLY WILL THEREFORE BE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR MOBILITY IN THE FUTURE,” EXPLAINS HANS-JÜRGEN DUENSING, A MEMBER OF CONTINENTAL’S EXECUTIVE BOARD, THE POTENTIAL OF THE GROWING LOGISTICS INDUSTRY. The job involves further optimizing the process chain as it becomes more complex, and improving the operating and process costs in stockholding. Automation and digitalization are major drivers in the intralogistics industry in guaranteeing an efficient, safe and punctual material supply. “The warehouse of the future will be fully automated,

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interconnected and flexibly adapted to the requirements of our customers. In individual cases, automated industrial trucks, intelligent forklift trucks, and robots and cobots that communicate with each other are already part of the value chain today. In the future, however, they will be the core elements of intralogistical fleets,” explains Duensing.

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NEWS & REPORTS The Spanish postal service uses the E-cargo bikes with the 48V eBike system from Continental to delivery packages and letters in an environmentally friendly, sustainable manner. (Photo: Bikelecing)

delivery personnel to pass through narrow alleys as well as zones to which motorized vehicles have no access. The 250-watt mid engine from Continental ensures a high output and pleasant ride comfort.

New solid tire portfolio and tire pressure monitoring systems for more safety and efficiency Increasing automation also allows quicker throughput times and improves industrial safety.

Continental technology protects autonomous transport units

Tires for industrial trucks such as forklifts play a decisive role in safe, quick and comfortable transport in intralogistics. The new Plus solid tire series for industrial applications is thus going to celebrate its premiere at the Hannover Messe. The solid tire series with the new Plus compound combines the advantages of high mileage with low rolling resistance. In addition, the downsized range

Continental products are an indispensable part of the smooth material and goods flow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from light conveyor belts and timing belts for automated storage and retrieval systems right up to lines, power transmission technology and vibration dampers in forklift trucks. One highlight at the Hannover Messe: mounting elements for selfdriving transport platforms that, for example, replenish production robots and machines at the right time and move independently around the area. Installed at the transition from the chassis to the switchgear unit, the special elements made of elastomer isolate the sensitive electronics from any vibrations and thus protect them against damage and unplanned failures. In this way, the autonomous transport units cope with bumps such as thresholds or minor differences in height when traveling across the hall floor. Another advantage is that the mounting also provides protection for material being conveyed that may be sensitive to vibration. Continental will also display an E-cargo bike that is equipped with the 48V eBike system. The Spanish postal service uses the three-wheel E-cargo bikes to delivery packages and letters in an environmentally friendly, sustainable manner. Particularly in narrow inner-city streets, the maneuverable new fleet members simplify and accelerate the delivery process. These bikes allow Special components from Continental can prevent vibrations being transmitted to the electronic units of autonomous transport units. (Photo: Continental)

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NEWS & REPORTS The SC20+ is spearheading the new portfolio. The tire combines the advantages of its predecessors SC20Energy+ and SC20Mileage+, offering high mileage and low rolling resistance. (Photo: Continental)

makes product selection easier and more transparent. Also on show will be the ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect tire pressure monitoring systems for pneumatic tires. These systems measure air pressure and tire temperature using sensors inside the tire. In this way, the safety and productivity of individual forklifts and entire fleets can be increased, idle times avoided and costs reduced.

Continental invests in Mexico Continental has been active for more than 40 years in Mexico, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner country for the Hannover Messe, and is a major employer in the country with a workforce in excess of 24,000. The company produces and develops automobile components and tires here, as well as industrial products for the Mexican market as well as for export to numerous countries. The company has grown considerably in Mexico in recent years and now has 19 plants, a finance center and a sales office as well as two research and development centers.

Contact: Continental Antje Lewe Spokeswoman ContiTech Phone: +49 511 938-1304 E-mail: antje.lewe@contitech.de Anika Hannig Spokeswoman Commercial Specialty Tires Phone: +49 511 938 2533 E-mail: anika.hannig@conti.de Jochen Vennemann Manager External Communications ContiTech Phone: +49 511 938-18024 E-mail: jochen.vennemann@contitech.d

Technology company Continental is introducing its solid tire portfolio for industrial trucks with the new Plus compound. (Photo: Continental)

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CONTINENTAL: Continental

CONTINENTAL AND GIZ COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NATURAL RUBBER SUPPLY CHAIN • PARTNERSHIP WILL IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS OF RUBBER TREE FARMERS IN INDONESIA • TRACKING OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN FROM THE RUBBER CULTIVATORS TO PRODUCTION WILL PREVENT DEFORESTATION • CONTINENTAL IS CONSISTENTLY INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY ACTIVITIES IN PURCHASING

Continental and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH are joining forces in a development partnership to improve the sustainability of the natural rubber supply chain in Indonesia. (Photo: Continental)

HANNOVER, FEBRUARY, 2018. TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CONTINENTAL AND DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH ARE JOINING FORCES IN A DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATURAL RUBBER SUPPLY CHAIN IN INDONESIA. THE COUNTRY IS THE WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF NATURAL RUBBER. THE AIMS ARE TO DEVELOP A CRITERIA CATALOG FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF NATURAL RUBBER, TO TRAIN FARMERS IN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE CRITERIA AND TO TRACK THE RUBBER FROM SMALLHOLDERS TO PRODUCTION AT CONTINENTAL. IMPROVED RUBBER QUALITY, HIGHER YIELDS AND SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION WILL GENERATE HIGHER INCOMES FOR RUBBER TREE CULTIVATORS. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CONTINENTAL AND GIZ IS PART OF THE DEVELOPPP.DE PROGRAM INITIATED BY THE GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ). TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS ARE ON BOARD, MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING HAVE BEEN SIGNED WITH TWO SUPPLIERS. Rubber trees grow in the same area where the rainforest grows. Therefore, it is important to ensure that rubber tree cultivation does not lead to deforestation. To safeguard and monitor sustainable rubber production, Continental and GIZ will implement a traceability system and increase the traceable production of rubber in West Kalimantan over the next three years. In total, 400 farmers will be trained to grow high-quality rubber in accordance with clearly defined sustainability criteria. An electronic system will be developed to ensure full traceability of the raw material along the entire supply chain.

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“Our objective is to establish a traceable and sustainable supply chain and set a best practice example for the production of natural rubber,” said Nikolai Setzer, who is in charge of Corporate Purchasing and the Tire division in the Executive Board of Continental AG. “The partnership with GIZ gives us access to local players whom we need to achieve traceability and sustainability.”

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NEWS & REPORTS Nikolai Setzer is in charge of Corporate Purchasing and the Tire division in the Executive Board of Continental AG. (Photo: Continental)

develoPPP.de: The develoPPP.de programme was set up by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to foster the involvement of the private sector at the point where business opportunities and development policy initiatives intersect. Through develoPPP.de, BMZ provides companies investing in developing and emerging countries with financial and professional support by public partners like Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. www.develoPPP.de

Numerous sustainability activities at Continental Continental is consistently increasing the importance of sustainability in purchasing in other ways besides this development partnership. Despite already having a clear policy and enforcing mechanisms to avoid non-compliance behavior in the supply chain by its supplier, the Sustainability Management team in Corporate Purchasing at Continental is preparing a specific natural rubber sustainability policy for Continental to be released in 2018. This policy is designed to further reinforce the unquestionable commitment of the corporation to securing a healthy and compliant supply chain and the zero tolerance attitude toward deforestation, land grabbing and other practices that harm local populations and the entire eco-system. At the same time, Continental representatives on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are actively working to establish an industry standard for the sustainability of natural rubber. The eleven leading tire manufacturers in the world are involved in the WBCSD’s Tire Industry Project.

GIZ: The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federal government-owned corporation with worldwide operations. It supports the federal government in international cooperation for sustainable development and in international education work. We are also engaged in international education activities around the globe. Through our work we assist people and societies in shaping their own future and improving living conditions. www.giz.de. Continental: Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transport. In 2017, Continental generated preliminary sales of around €44 billion and currently employs more than 233,000 people in 56 countries.

Furthermore, in 2017 Continental worked with a service provider to establish a sustainability evaluation for existing and potential suppliers on the basis of standardized questionnaires. The scope of this evaluation is enormous as the company has to cover a couple of hundred companies currently supplying raw materials to its locations. At present, more than 80% of its Rubber Group raw material suppliers have already been evaluated and further development activities have already been started.

To safeguard and monitor sustainable rubber production, Continental and GIZ will implement a traceability system and increase the traceable production of rubber in West Kalimantan over the next three years. (Photo: Continental)

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CONTINENTAL: CONTINENTAL INVESTS IN MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN MEXICO FOR NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES Continental

• INVESTMENT TO TUNE OF A MIDDLE THREE DIGIT MILLION EURO SUM PLANNED IN COMING FIVE YEARS • NEW R&D CENTER IN QUERÉTARO • PRODUCTION CAPACITY EXPANDED

The innovative charged air duct systems, which Continental is manufacturing in its new factory in San Luis Potosí for the local markets, will increase vehicles’ engine efficiency. (Photo: Continental)

HANNOVER, FEBRUARY, 2018. MEXICO IS ONE OF THE KEY PRODUCTION SITES FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND SUPPLY SECTOR WORLDWIDE. ITS IDEAL UNDERLYING OPERATING CONDITIONS, SUCH AS THE PROXIMITY TO THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SKILLED LABOR MAKE THE COUNTRY SO ATTRACTIVE FOR THE RELEVANT PLAYERS. FOR CONTINENTAL AND THE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY‘S GLOBAL STRATEGY, TOO, MEXICO IS AN IMPORTANT MARKET. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS THE COMPANY HAS INVESTED A MIDDLE THREE DIGIT MILLION EURO SUM IN ITS MEXICAN PLANTS. FOR THE COMING FIVE YEARS IT IS PLANNED TO INVEST ON A COMPARABLE LEVEL. CONTINENTAL DEVELOPS AND MANUFACTURES AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS AND TIRES HERE PLUS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, BOTH FOR THE MEXICAN MARKET AND FOR EXPORT TO NUMEROUS COUNTRIES – AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. THE WORLD’S MAJOR AUTOMAKERS MANUFACTURE IN THE COUNTRY, AND CONTINENTAL IS THERE TO SUPPORT THEM. Today, the company operates 19 plants, a finance center, a sales office and two R&D centers in the country. The extensive portfolio of products from Mexico ranges from high-quality surface materials for vehicle interiors, brake systems and turbochargers to instrumentation and passive safety solutions right through to control units and chassis control systems for cars, trucks and specialist vehicles. At its San Luis Potosí site, Continental also manufactures textile conveyor belt systems for mining and other industrial applications, for example for conveying cement, aggregates and copper ore. The textile conveyor belts can be equipped with special covers to give them

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properties such as particular abrasion and oil resistance. Flame-retardant and antistatic finishes are also possible. Furthermore, special conveyor belts for inclined handling of bulk goods are also manufactured in San Luis Potosí. The plant in Periferico also develops and manufactures not only for the car industry, but also for motorcycles, golf buggies, trucks and other applications – amounting to around six million items annually. Continental hoses play an important role in the Mexican oil production industry, which is of critical importance to the country’s economy. When drilling for oil in the Gulf of

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NEWS & REPORTS Mexico, for example, they help prevent the escape of oil or gas into the environment in the event of a sudden pressure buildup, and they enable the recovery of crude oil even if the original rig is damaged as a result of a hurricane or other disasters. The highly flexible White Flexwing, one of the bestselling food-quality hoses worldwide, is indispensable to the Mexican food and cosmetic industries, being used wherever oily and non-oily foodstuffs have to be conveyed.

Continued growth Last year, Continental officially opened another manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosí, in which chargeair lines are manufactured for the automotive industry. In addition, extensions to the plants in Guadalajara, Cuautla and Juarez City were completed. Continental manufactures a range of products there, including driver information systems, sensors, control units, electronic modules such as chips and small electric motors for the passenger car and commercial vehicle industries. A new R&D center is also to be commissioned in Querétaro this year. This will focus primarily on electronic systems relating to solutions for autonomous driving in the future. It already has 160 engineers working there. That number is planned to rise to more than 1,000 in four years. “Our R&D centers in Mexico transform ideas into solutions for the industry,” declares Jorge Vazques Murillo, who is in charge of R&D. They currently support twelve business units. The first center started work in 2000 with three engineers. More than 1,700 people are now employed in the two established centers. They are based on an infrastructure concept that is designed to inspire staff creativity and is focused exclusively on innovations. Continental develops components such as fuel injection control units, infotainment and connectivity solutions, airbags and systems for access control and vehicle safety and security. The track record to date: 23 patents, 126 patent applications and 837 invention disclosures. Smart lighting systems and assisted parking systems for vehicles with trailers are just two examples of innovations developed at Continental in Mexico.

Important regional employer With a workforce numbering more than 24,000 in Mexico, Continental is an important employer in the

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country, offering its staff a high degree of flexibility and development opportunities. Thanks to its state-of-the art technology, globally standardized production processes and a comprehensive quality management system, Continental ensures that the company can meet and exceed its customers’ performance and quality specifications.

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transport. In 2017, Continental generated preliminary sales of around €44 billion and currently employs more than 233,000 people in 56 countries. As a division in the Continental Corporation, ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industrial specialists. Its customers can be found in key industries such as machine and plant engineering, mining, the agricultural industry, and the automotive industry. With around 46,000 employees in 44 countries, the company uses its development and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber, polyamide, metal, textile, and electronic components to combine these with individual services. ContiTech also offers functional and design-oriented living solutions and is always searching for customer-friendly and environmentally-friendly answers – going well and truly beyond its roots as a producer of rubber products. With sales of approximately €5.5 billion (2016), this international technology partner is active with core branches in Europe, Asia, North and South America

Contact: Continental Antje Lewe Spokeswoman Head of External Communications ContiTech AG Phone: +49 511 938-1304 E-mail: antje.lewe@contitech.de Jochen Vennemann External Communications Manager ContiTech AG Phone: +49 511 938 18024 E-mail: jochen.vennemann@contitech.de

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CONTITECH: ContiTech

WHITE CONVEYOR BELTS FOR SWEET TEMPTATIONS • HYGIENIC, CLEAN, AND SAFE FOR THE FOODSTUFFS INDUSTRY • CONTITECH SUPPLIES WHITE CONVEYOR BELTS FOR ONE OF EUROPE‘S LARGEST SUGAR TERMINALS • SOLUTIONS FROM CONTITECH MEET STRICT REQUIREMENTS FOR FOODSTUFFS CERTIFICATES

Since the abolition of the European sugar quota in autumn 2017, traders and manufacturers are allowed to import and export the sweet good indefinitely. (Photo: Hor – Fotolia.com)

HANNOVER, MARCH, 2018. WHAT DO COLA, JELLY BEANS, AND YOGURT ALL HAVE IN COMMON? THEY ALL CONTAIN SUGAR. THIS FUEL FOR THE HUMAN BODY IS TRANSPORTED BY CONTITECH CONVEYOR BELTS, JUST LIKE RAW MATERIALS SUCH AS COAL, IRON ORE, OR WOOD. THE MAIN SOURCES FOR SUGAR ARE GENERALLY SUGAR CANE FROM LATIN AMERICA OR SUGAR BEET FROM THE U.S.A. OR EUROPE. ON SITE, THE MANUFACTURERS EXTRACT THE SUGAR FROM THE PLANTS AND THEN SEND IT ON ITS WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, TO ANTWERP. THE BELGIAN PORT CITY, WORLD-FAMOUS FOR ITS DIAMONDS, HAS FOR CENTURIES BEEN ONE THE LARGEST TRANSSHIPMENT HUBS FOR THIS SWEET FOODSTUFF. THE SUGAR IS INITIALLY STORED THERE (IN THE SAME WAY AS COAL AND IRON ORE) UNTIL A CUSTOMER ORDER IS RECEIVED. HOWEVER, UNLIKE COAL OR IRON ORE, THIS FUEL IS SUBJECT TO STRICT STANDARDS FOR HANDLING FOODSTUFFS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TRANSPORT PROCESS. SYSTEMS OR DEVICES THAT COME INTO CONTACT WITH SUGAR ARE THEREFORE MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RELEVANT STANDARDS. THESE ENSURE THAT THE SUGAR REMAINS CLEAN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE JOURNEY FROM THE FIELD TO THE SUPERMARKET. ACCORDINGLY, THESE STANDARDS ALSO APPLY FOR CONTITECH CONVEYOR BELTS THAT TRANSPORT THE SUGAR IN THE IMPORT AND EXPORT TERMINAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL EUROPORTS GROUP IN THE PORT OF ANTWERP. Only recently, Euroports invested €30 million to increase the transshipment capacities and improve the quality of goods turnover. The company is expecting a clear increase in the export quantities of European beet sugar as,in October 2017, the European Union abolished the quotas for production of this in Europe. With a storage capacity

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of 260,000 tonnes, Euroports already has the largest sugar terminal in Europe. In the course of capacity expansion and optimization, the terminal operator decided at the end of last year to completely replace its conveyor system and to bring it up to the latest technological standards with white food grade conveyor belts from ContiTech.

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NEWS & REPORTS Hygiene is the be all and end all in foodstuffs processing “We originally developed the conveyor belts with white cover plates for the wood and paper industry. Demand for our white belts from the different sectors of the food handling and processing industry has now significantly increased. When Euroports decided to install new conveyor belts for the sugar terminal, one thing quickly became clear: only ContiTech is in a position to comply with the necessary food grade certificates and quality requirements while also meeting the required short delivery times. The first conveyor belts were installed after just six weeks, meaning that we were almost twice as fast as our competitors,” says Stephan Weisgerber, Managing Director of ContiTech in Finland, from where the conveyor belts were delivered. Euroports is certified to the IFS (International Featured Standards). Throughout the world, manufacturers and dealers work with the IFS standards in order to meet the growing requirements due to globalization with quality, transparency, and efficiency. Certification covers eight standards that have been developed for and by participants from all parts of the supply chain. ContiTech also had to comply with these strict standards as a result. For the foodstuffs industry, the requirements regarding hygiene are particularly high. This starts with the manufacture of the conveyor belts. Prior to production, employees in Tampere, Finland, clean all the machines and wear special work clothing during production that supports the high requirements for cleanliness of the end product. “Together with our research and development department, we also work on new compounds to expand our product range. We receive requests for conveyor belts for salt, cereal and baked goods, or fruit, vegetables, meat and even pharmaceuticals – anything that is particularly sensitive for people. For our customers, it is advantageous

that we manufacture our own compounds. We can have these certified by an external institute and develop special compounds as required. We have also customized the conveyor belts for the sugar warehouse in Antwerp exactly to Euroports’ requirements.” Blue conveyor belts also form part of the range here. They are used in the wood industry, e.g. in saw mills. Thanks to their coloration, they do not leave any color-related impurities on the end product. “Our blue conveyor belts are popular with customers who need to scan the goods on the belt, e.g. to sort the product or to automatically detect deviations in quality or size. Thanks to the color of the belt, the products are particularly conspicuous against the background,” adds Weisgerber.

Anything is possible – from oil-proof to fire-retardant Almost all conveyor belts for food processing have been developed in such a way that they are highly resistant to animal fats and plant and mineral oils, as well as to numerous chemicals. And in return, ContiTech ensures that the components of the rubber compound are not transferred onto the foodstuffs that are transported by the belts. Depending on the rubber quality, the conveyor belts are anti-static, heat-resistant, or oil-resistant. Which properties are required depends on the material being conveyed and the environment in which the belts are used. Almost all organic materials such as flour and sugar can cause devastating dust explosions. The conveyor belts that transport sugar in Antwerp are therefore fire-retardant and anti-static in order to prevent possible risk of explosion or fire. In this way, ContiTech makes an extremely important contribution to safety.

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Antje Lewe Spokeswoman Head of External Communications ContiTech Phone: +49 511 938-1304 E-Mail: antje.lewe@contitech.de

The white conveyor belts from ContiTech meet strict requirements for foodstuffs certificates. (Photo: ContiTech)

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CONTITECH INVESTS €20 MILLION IN HUNGARIAN NYÍREGYHÁZA LOCATION • NEW PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO MEET RISING DEMAND • CAPACITY EXPANSION AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIZED BY THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT • UP TO 300 NEW WORKPLACES ARE EXPECTED IN THE FUTURE

NYÍREGYHÁZA, 2018. CONTITECH IS BUILDING ON ITS COMMITMENT TO HUNGARY. OVER THE PAST ONE AND A HALF YEARS, THE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIER – PART OF GERMAN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CONTINENTAL – HAS INVESTED AROUND €20 MILLION IN ITS LOCATION AT NYÍREGYHÁZA ALONE. THE PLANT HAS BUILT A SECOND RUBBER MIXING LINE, A NEW SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTION FACILITY (USING CALENDER TECHNOLOGY) FOR AIR BELLOWS AND A PRODUCTION LINE FOR HOSES DESTINED FOR HEATING AND COOLING APPLICATIONS IN CARS. IT HAS ALSO CONSTRUCTED A WAREHOUSE FOR ITS COMPOUNDING CENTRE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LOGISTICS CENTER IS ALSO IN PROGRESS, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR AIR SPRINGS AND HOSELINES. THE NEW FACILITIES WERE OFFICIALLY COMMISSIONED TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, MAGYAR LEVENTE, THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF NYÍREGYHÁZA, MENYHÉRT JÁSZAI, AND CONTITECH REPRESENTATIVES FROM GERMANY.

Investments have already creating more than 200 new jobs

ContiTech Invests €20 Million in Hungarian Nyíregyháza Location. (Photo: ContiTech)

“The Hungarian government has invested over €6 million to support the expansion,” says László Jókay, managing director at the Nyíregyháza plant. “This has already created more than 200 additional jobs. In total, we now have around 500 employees in Nyíregyháza. Five years ago, it was 220. Over the next two to three years, we expect to create another 250 to 300 jobs once all of the new lines reach full capacity.” ContiTech employs a total of around 5,000 people across its three locations in Hungary. And the company is not just investing in Nyíregyháza, but also at the other ContiTech plants in Hungary.

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NEWS & REPORTS New facilities increase production volumes The new logistics center for the Compounding Centre, which will supply the other Hungarian locations, was commissioned in December 2017. The new mixing line, which was built to satisfy an ever-increasing demand for the company’s products, is currently starting its test mode. Hose production has already started, with capacity expected to double by the end of this year. The shared 4,500-square-meter warehouse – which will store both hoses and air bellows – is also on course for completion by spring.

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Antje Lewe Spokeswoman Head of External Communications ContiTech Phone: +49 511 938-1304 E-Mail: antje.lewe@contitech.de

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Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transport. In 2017, Continental generated provisional sales of around €44 billion and currently employs more than 233,000 people in 56 countries. As a division in the Continental Corporation, ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industrial specialists. Its customers come from key sectors such as machine and plant engineering, mining, agriculture and automotive. The company employs around 46,000 people in 44 countries. It uses its development and materials expertise for products and systems made from rubber, plastic, metal, textiles and electronic components to combine them with custom services. Furthermore, ContiTech offers functional and design-oriented solutions for living spaces and is always searching for customerfocused and environmentally friendly answers – above and beyond its origins as a manufacturer of rubber-based products. The international technology partner achieved sales of around €5.5 billion in 2016 and operates mainly in Europe, Asia, and North and South America

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NEWS & REPORTS Metso Corporation

Metso showcased innovative technologies for the aggregates industry at the Mawev exhibition in Austria

At Mawev 2018 Metso was presenting a variety of innovative technologies for the aggregates industry. The Lokotrack LT1213S plant features our proven NP impact crusher technology. (Photos: Metso)

URING THE 2018 MAWEV EXHIBITION IN ST. PÖLTEN, AUSTRIA ON MARCH 14-17, METSO WAS PRESENTING A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY. „AT MAWEV, WE WERE ADDRESSING THE KEY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY BY SHOWCASING SOLUTIONS THAT HELP OUR CUSTOMERS TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PROFITABILITY AND OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY,“ SAID FRANZ ZINGL, SALES MANAGER FOR CRUSHING AND SCREENING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE.

Increased flexibility and energy efficiency for aggregates, quarry and recycling applications At Mawev, Metso was presenting the Lokotrack® LT1213S, a fully equipped mobile impactor plant with a high-capacity, single-deck screen and return conveyor. The hydraulically turned radial return conveyor makes the LT1213S easy to operate in closed and open circuits. The Lokotrack LT1213S has a brand-new, dual-slope screen to provide high onboard screening capacity. Both the LT1213S and the LT1213 models, available without screen or return conveyor, are designed to operate together with other Lokotrack mobile crushing and screening plants

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and can be fine-tuned for aggregates, quarry or recycling applications. An optimized hydraulic circuit with an independent fan and stand-by function provides up to 20 percent lower fuel consumption and more power for the crusher.

Compact solution with great performance for recycling and contracting segment Also featured at the event is the Lokotrack® LT96(TM), which is Metso‘s most compact mobile jaw crushing plant, providing great performance especially in recycling and

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NEWS & REPORTS The LT96 is our most compact mobile jaw crushing plant, providing great performance, especially in recycling and the contracting segment.. (Photos: Metso)

the contracting segment. The Lokotrack LT96 is the solution also for the most difficult transportation conditions: It can be transported in an airplane, by a ski lift or on a low-bed trailer.

The ST2.4 combines high capacity with clean, accurate end products from all feed materials. The unit also offers the lowest cost per tonne produced in its size class through improved fuel economy, high capacity and low operating costs. (Fotos: Metso)

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High capacity and lowest cost per tonne with the Lokotrack ST2.4 mobile screen Another Metso showcase at Mawev, the LokotrackÂŽ ST2.4(TM), was a tracked mobile screen that combines high capacity with clean, accurate end products from all feed materials. The unit also offers the lowest cost per

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NEWS & REPORTS tonne produced in its size class through improved fuel economy, high capacity and low operating costs. The Lokotrack ST2.4 also sets a new standard in terms of setup time.

Performance and reliability in demanding applications The Nordberg® GP100S (TM) Cone Crusher was also featured at the Mawev show. The proven, heavy-duty design and the use of high-quality Metso components with optimized wear parts keep the Nordberg® GP Series cone crusher‘s production up and operating costs down.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Metso Corporation Franz Zingl Sales Manager, Crushing and Screening, Central and Eastern Europe, Metso, Tel. +43 664 540 87 97, Email: franz.zingl@metso.com Helena Marjaranta Vice President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 20 484 3212, Email: helena.marjaranta@metso.com

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Metso signs landmark mining services agreement in Brazil

Metso has signed a significant service agreement including refurbishment services for screening equipment used in mining applications, related spare parts and support. (Photos: Metso)

ETSO HAS SIGNED A SIGNIFICANT SERVICE AGREEMENT INCLUDING REFURBISHMENT SERVICES FOR SCREENING EQUIPMENT USED IN MINING APPLICATIONS, RELATED SPARE PARTS AND SUPPORT. THIS NEW AGREEMENT IS METSO‘S LARGEST SERVICE CONTRACTS OF THIS TYPE IN THE BRAZILIAN MARKET. WITH METSO‘S SOLUTION, THE CUSTOMER IS AIMING TO INCREASE SCREEN AVAILABILITY AND EXTEND THE SERVICE LIFE OF EQUIPMENT IN THEIR OPERATIONS. The agreement covers a period of three years, and the order will be booked in Metso‘s orders received in quarterly basis. „We are very proud of this agreement, which clearly demonstrates that we have been successful in supporting our customer‘s business objectives. It also further strengthens our position in the area of screening solutions,“ says Mikko Keto, president of Metso‘s Minerals Services business area. „We at Metso are very committed to offering our customers the best solutions for the future.“ „We have an extensive and specialized service organization in Brazil. Managed from our service centers strategically located near our customers‘ operations, we are well positioned to cater to our customers‘ needs throughout the market. These capabilities have also been recognized by the customer“, says Marcelo Motti, senior vice president of the Brazil market area.

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Metso Metso is a world-leading industrial company offering equipment and services for the sustainable processing and flow of natural resources in the mining, aggregates, recycling and process industries. With our unique knowledge and innovative solutions, we help our customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki in Finland and had sales of about EUR 2.7 billion in 2017. Metso employs over 12,000 people in more than 50 countries. Metso Corporation Carlos Petravicius; National Services Manager, Metso, Tel. +55 15 21021397, Email: carlos.petravicious@metso.com Helena Marjaranta Vice President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 20 484 3212, Email: helena.marjaranta@metso.com

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Metso strengthening position as leading supplier of flotation equipment in Iberian Pyrite Belt

Metso RCS flotation equipment is designed to ensure higher recovery and throughput, as well as to reduce maintenance and energy costs. (Photos: Metso)

URING THE LAST SIX MONTHS, METSO HAS RECEIVED ORDERS TO INSTALL OVER 50 FLOTATION CELLS IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, RANGING FROM SMALL 15 QM UNITS TO LARGE 300 QM CELLS.

Metso will deliver flotation equipment to expansion projects by Almina, Somincor and other leading mining companies located on the Iberian Pyrite Belt as well as Saloro in Barruecopardo, western Spain. With these recent orders, Metso is further strengthening its position as the largest supplier of flotation equipment in the Iberian mining market for the last two consecutive years. Also, Metso‘s global footprint in flotation equipment grew during the second half of 2017. In addition to equipment, Metso‘s flotation offering also covers a range of services like installation, commissioning and training, as well as solutions to improve the metallurgical performance of both Metso and third-party equipment with advanced process control and froth cameras such as VisioFroth(TM). Metso RCS flotation equipment is designed to ensure higher recovery and throughput as well as to reduce maintenance and energy costs. „We at Metso have been focusing not only on developing a marketleading equipment offering for flotation, but also on our capabilities to help our customers optimize the operation of their units. These new orders are clear affirmation that our customers recognize our expertise and cutting-edge technology development, and that this has been the right approach in solving their challenges. We are very committed to continue to find the best solutions for our customers processing minerals in Western Europe as well as globally,“ says Miguel Santos, Head of Mining Sales Development, West Europe.

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Metso RCS flotation machines in operation at Almina project. (Photos: Metso)

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NEWS & REPORTS Metso RCS flotation machine The Metso RCS flotation machine combines the benefits of circular cells with the unique features of the DV mechanism, creating the ideal conditions to maximize flotation. The new improved RCS flotation cell is an all-purpose flotation machine suitable for all flotation applications, such as roughing, cleaning and scavenging. Metso offers the full range of cell volumes required for modern ore processing plants, with cell sizes from 0.8 m3 to 600 m3. We have not only been successful with flotation sales in the Iberian area, but also with other process equipment, such as VPA filters. For further information, visit our website.

The Iberian Pyrite belt The Iberian Pyrite Belt was formed 350 million years ago and is a geographical area with particular geological features stretching from Portugal to parts of Spain along much of the south of the Iberian Peninsula. Mining in this area started more than a thousand years ago with the extraction of copper, zinc, lead, and, in some cases, precious metals like gold and silver. Today, it is known as one of the largest sulfide reserves in the world.

Metso Metso is a world-leading industrial company offering equipment and services for the sustainable processing and flow of natural resources in the mining, aggregates, recycling and process industries. With our unique knowledge and innovative solutions, we help our customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki in Finland and had sales of about EUR 2.7 billion in 2017. Metso employs over 12,000 people in more than 50 countries. Metso Corporation Thierry Monredon Global Manager, Flotation, Metso, Tel. +33 6 74 08 38 95, Email: thierry.monredon@metso.com Miguel Santos Head of Mining Sales Development, West Europe, Metso; Tel.: +351 917 217 117; Email: miguel.santos@metso.com Helena Marjaranta Vice President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 20 484 3212, Email: helena.marjaranta@metso.com

The Metso RCS100 models at Almina. (Photos: Metso)

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Kelly Tractor Co. joins Metso distributor network in South Florida

ETSO CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ITS NORTH AMERICAN AGGREGATES DISTRIBUTOR NETWORK WITH THE RECENT ADDITION OF KELLY TRACTOR CO. BASED IN MIAMI, FL.

Kelly Tractor Co. is now the exclusive distributor of Metso‘s mobile and stationary crushing and screening products in South Florida, with locations in Miami, Davie, West Palm Beach, Clewiston and Ft. Myers. Kelly Tractor Co. will rent and sell Metso equipment, and provide spares, wears and services to existing Metso customers. Since 1933, Kelly Tractor Co. has provided rentals, leasing, sales and servicing of all types of construction and industrial equipment for highway and bridge building, water and sewer, land development, housing, aggregate quarries, agriculture, warehousing, seaports, marinas and other markets. Kelly Tractor Co. and its affiliates employ more than 500 people in South Florida. The company is headquartered in a 240,000 square-foot complex in Miami. Kelly Tractor Co. will offer Metso‘s mobile and stationary crushing and screening products, including the Lokotrack® LT106(TM) jaw plant and HP(TM) series cone crusher, pictured respectively. (Photos: Metso)

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NEWS & REPORTS „Kelly Tractor Co. is a well-respected and longstanding distributor in the Florida market. They have been providing construction equipment and services to customers in Southern Florida for 85 years,“ said Ben Hansbury, Vice President, Distribution Sales at Metso. „We are honored to partner with Kelly Tractor Co. and welcome them to our growing global network of aggregate distributors.“ „Kelly Tractor Co. is very pleased to represent Metso. Its mobile and stationary equipment and services complement our Caterpillar product line,“ said David Erkelens, Senior Vice President at Kelly Tractor Co. „Metso has long been recognized as a leading worldwide manufacturer of quality equipment. We look forward to providing our customers with the best and most reliable equipment available with this partnership.“

Metso Metso is a world-leading industrial company offering equipment and services for the sustainable processing and flow of natural resources in the mining, aggregates, recycling and process industries. With our unique knowledge and innovative solutions, we help our customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki in Finland and had sales of about EUR 2.7 billion in 2017. Metso employs over 12,000 people in more than 50 countries. Metso Corporation Tom Sewell Distribution Manager, Southeast USA, Metso Corporation, Tel. +1 717 855 8491, Email: tom.sewell@metso.com Stephanie Kaminski Head of Marketing & Communications, North America, Metso Corporation, Tel. +1 412 269 5298, Email: stephanie.kaminski@metso.com

Kelly Tractor Co. will offer Metso‘s mobile and stationary crushing and screening products, including the Lokotrack® LT106(TM) jaw plant and HP(TM) series cone crusher, pictured respectively. (Photos: Metso)

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Helena Marjaranta Vice President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 20 484 3212, Email: helena.marjaranta@metso.com

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Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service & Support award

An LCS solution takes the entire range of services Metso provides and bundles them into customizable packages. Today, Metso has around 300 LCS contracts globally. (Photos: Metso)

METSO CHILE LIFE CYCLE SERVICES CASE HAS RECEIVED THE 2017 MINING MAGAZINE AWARD FOR „SERVICE AND SUPPORT.“ LIFE CYCLE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE EQUIPMENT UPTIME, ENSURE THE HIGHEST END-PRODUCT QUALITY, AND SECURE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION FOR THE CUSTOMER. In its annual awards, Mining Magazine recognizes outstanding new technologies, initiatives and equipment performance in the mining sector across a range of categories. Winners are nominated and voted by Mining Magazine readers around the world. Metso was chosen as the winner in the „Service and support“ category for its Life Cycle Services (LCS) concept implemented at Anglo American‘s Los Bronces copper mine in Chile. Thanks to the LCS contract, Los Bronces reduced the downtime of its primary crushing plant by 69% in 2016, with Metso servicing the entire primary crushing process using innovative technology. „We are very proud of this recognition from professionals in the mining industry, as well as our cooperation and results achieved with the customer at Los Bronces during these eight years of working together“, said Eduardo Nilo, Senior Vice President at Metso Pacific Rim. „We are very committed to keep on developing our solutions and capabilities to support improvement, lean operations and help our customers getting even more out of their assets.“ „Today, we have roughly 300 LCS contracts globally, and over the last several years, our customers have been looking to these types of agreements to help them meet their business objectives,“ explains Giuseppe Campanelli, vice president of Professional Services at Metso.

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LCS solutions bundle Metso‘s entire range of services into customizable packages, with payment schemes aligned with the customer‘s cash flows and performance measured against key metrics. Metso uses in-depth equipment knowledge from its OEM expertise, work practices optimized over hundreds of cycles, and experience gained at similar mine sites to ensure the best results. Instead of looking at individual parts of a shutdown process, the Metso LCS teams use a holistic approach to drive a step change in equipment availability. This includes looking at improvement opportunities in preplanning, tooling, labor resources, maintenance, inventory management, reliability engineering, shutdown execution and analysis. Metso has been recognized with this prestigious award from Mining Magazine twice before: in 2015 for the Metso HRCTM 3000 high-pressure grinding roll, and in 2012 for the Metso MegalinerTM mill lining concept. Metso Corporation Eduardo Nilo, Senior Vice President, Pacific Rim market area, Metso, tel.: +56 22 370 2009, email: eduardo.nilo@metso.com Giuseppe Campanelli, Vice President, Professional Services, Metso, tel.: +1 514 485 4131, email: giuseppe.campanelli@metso.com

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NEWS & REPORTS CDE GLOBAL Limited

CDE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: MAXIMISING VALUE FROM CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MATERIALS

CDE Circular Economy: Maximising value from construction and demolition waste materials - Sheehan C&D recycling plant CDE aerial shot (Photo: CDE)

DE IS DELIGHTED TO LAUNCH THEIR LATEST VIDEO CASE STUDY DEMONSTRATING HOW CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION AND EXCAVATION WASTE CAN BE RE-USED IN HIGH VALUE CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS. Filmed in conjunction with The Sheehan Group, a family-run business, specialising in construction and civil engineering, viewers have the opportunity to watch the full process from the removal of waste materials from a construction site, recycling the waste materials by wet processing and to their reuse in a residential construction project. The Sheehan Group, who are based in Oxford, recognised the need to optimise the reuse of waste materials and the business opportunities in this area. In 2012 they invested in an advanced construction and demolition waste recycling system from CDE. The facility uses the latest wet processing methods to create a range of certified sand and aggregates, which are being used in concrete products for the construction industry. The company are also able to use the filter cake material to engineer landfill cells and cap landfill sites.

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Tara Sheehan, Financial Director, Sheehan Group comments, “We received regular requests for alternative sustainable products, this facility enabled us to fulfil these requests.” The bespoke recycling plant contains a range of equipment which comes together to create an innovative wet processing solution. The plant includes a feed system, AggMax portable logwasher, Infinity screens and Evowash sand washing plant. In addition, the system employs full closed-circuit water recycling with the inclusion of the Aquacycle thickener and Filter Press. Eunan Kelly, CDE Reco Business Development Manager for Europe comments, “CDE Reco are continuously exploring innovative ways to increase diversion from landfill by exploring higher value opportunities for recovered CD&EW materials. We work in close collaboration with

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NEWS & REPORTS each customer to develop a tailored solution to maximise the volume of material that they can return into the construction market.” Last year The Sheehan Group company celebrated reaching the milestone of diverting over 500,000 tonnes of waste from UK landfill sites using the CDE recycling plant. Chris Sheehan, Managing Director, The Sheehan Group, comments, “The CDE installation has allowed us to take better control of our business and integrate our recycled products into construction projects. For example, we now make concrete blocks and ready-mixed concrete using recycled sand and aggregates which were formerly waste materials.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: CDE GLOBAL Limited HQ & EMEA Enquiries: Ballyreagh Industrial Estate Cookstown County Tyrone, BT80 9DG, Northern Ireland Lauren McMaster Product Group Manager - CDE Reco T: +44 28 8676 7900 E: lmcmaster@cdeglobal.com

About CDE Global • CDE is the leading provider of wet processing equipment for quarries, mines and recycling operations on the global market. • CDE Reco is a focused division within CDE which is creating valuable resources from construction, demolition and excavation waste. • CDE Reco has diverted more than 14 million tons from landfill for re-use in the construction industry. • The CDE equipment range has applications across a wide range of materials and is delivering significant efficiencies in the construction and recycling, mining, specialist industrial sands and environmental sectors. • Working across 5 sectors and 8 regions CDE has been co-creating with customers for over 25 years to deliver collaborative, imaginative and unique wet processing systems.

CDE Circular Economy: Maximising value from construction and demolition waste materials - Sheehans C&D Recycling Plant (Photo: CDE)

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CDE GLOBAL ANNOUNCED AS ONE OF IRELAND’S BEST MANAGED COMPANIES

CDE Global Ltd has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme. (Photo: CDE)

RECEIVES THE AWARD FOR THE TENTH TIME AS AWARDS CELEBRATE TEN YEARS CDEOF RECOGNISING MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE. CDE Global Ltd has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance for the tenth year running, was recognised at an awards gala dinner in Dublin on 15 March 2018 and is the only company in Northern Ireland to be on the list every year, for the last ten years.

The Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme is celebrating ten years of recognising management excellence. 22 new companies join a requalifying network of more than 100 companies, built over a decade of the programme. The awards, in association with Bank of Ireland, culminated with the Best Managed Companies Awards symposium and gala, which was attended by over 1,000 people from the Irish business community.

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In total 137 companies were recognised as Best Managed Companies and have a combined turnover of over €12 billion. 26 of the 32 counties across the island of Ireland were represented by winning companies. Commenting on the award, Brendan McGurgan, Group Managing Director, CDE said: “We are absolutely thrilled to win this award for Best Managed Company for the tenth consecutive year. This accolade assessed across 4 key pillars including Strategy, Capability, Commitment and Financial performance is testimony to the strength, determination, culture, and resilience of our Team who have skilfully navigated a path through the recession since 2008. A commitment to our strategic goals underpinned by a strong focus on Innovation has delivered value to our Customers across five Industry sectors on a global basis and we are delighted that the outlook remains positive as we continue to focus our collective efforts towards the delivery of our 2020 Vision.“

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NEWS & REPORTS Commenting, Deloitte Partner, Anya Cummins said: “2018 marks the 10th year of the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme, which has grown from 25 companies in year 1 to 137 in year 10. The programme represents companies from different industries with many industry-specific challenges but also common characteristics such as adaptability, innovation, and ambition. Their stories are the stories of Irish business this past decade, and they are stories of resilience, recovery, and confidence.” Andrew Graham, Director, Bank of Ireland Corporate Banking said: “The Best Managed programme puts the spotlight on well-managed companies that are generating strong returns, as well as growing their businesses through investment in technology, a customer-centric approach, and commitment to developing leaders of the future. The process and frameworks used by these businesses continue to serve them well in adapting to and succeeding in the dynamic and ever-evolving global markets in which they now compete. We have been really impressed by not only the breadth of businesses but also their ambition, drive, and determination. I have no doubt that they will continue to set the benchmark for excellence in the years to come and we wish them continued success.” Deloitte Best Managed Company - CDE Global 2018The Deloitte Best Managed Companies programme, in association with Bank of Ireland, promotes and recognises excellence in Irish/Northern Irish owned and managed companies. It is the only awards scheme on the island of Ireland that considers a business’ performance from every perspective.

CDE Global Ltd has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme. (Photo: CDE)

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NEWS & REPORTS Tenova

TENOVA LOI THERMPROCESS BELL-TYPE ANNEALING PLANT HPH® FOR HANGZHOU XZB TECH CO., LTD

Tenova LOI Thermprocess Bell-Type Annealing Plant HPH® for Hangzhou XZB Tech Co., Ltd (Photo: Tenova)

SSEN, MARCH, 2018 – AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR TENOVA LOI THERMPROCESS, E(TIANJIN) ESSEN/GERMANY AND ITS CHINESE SUBSIDIARY TENOVA LOI THERMPROCESS CO. LTD. RECEIVED A JOINT ORDER FROM A LEADING CHINESE MANUFACTURER OF COLD-FORMED COMPONENTS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. The company Hangzhou XZB Tech Co. Ltd. ordered a Bell-type annealing plant high performance hydrogen (HPH®) for wire rod for its new works in Huzhou. This order includes the delivery of a furnace plant with three annealing bases, two heating hoods and one jet cooling hood. This HPH® Bell-type annealing plant uses hydrogen as protective gas; moreover, it features a useable diameter of 4,200 mm and a useable height of 5,300 mm for each base, which results in an average charge weight of approximately 48 tons wire rod per each annealing base. The new plant is designed for the annealing of both hotrolled and drawn wire coils. The production in this new annealing plant is scheduled to start in late autumn 2018. The receipt of this order underlines the position of LOI Thermprocess, a company of the Tenova group, as highly reputable manufacturer of Bell-type annealing plants for wire rods in China.

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About Tenova Tenova, a Techint Group company, is a worldwide partner for innovative, reliable solutions in metals and mining. Leveraging a workforce of over three thousand forward-thinking professionals located in 22 countries across 5 continents, Tenova designs technologies and develops services that help companies reduce costs, save energy, limit environmental impact and improve working conditions. For more information, visit www.tenova.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Tenova, a Techint Group company Christian Hautkappe, +49 201 1891 322, christian.hautkappe@tenova.com Eva Meyer, +49 201 1891268, eva.meyer@tenova.com Sara Secomandi, +39 0331 444 110, sara.secomandi@tenova.com

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NEWS & REPORTS Ditch Witch

New, Low-Profile Ditch Witch® HX Vacuum Excavators Enhance Performance on Compact and Large-Scale Jobs Advanced, customer-driven designs improve versatility and productivity

Ditch Witch®, a Charles Machine Works Company, has released a new, advanced lineup of vacuum excavators to boost operator productivity and versatility on municipality and underground construction jobs. (Photos: Ditch Witch)

ERRY, Okla., March, 2018 – Ditch Witch®, a Charles Machine Works Company, has released a new, advanced lineup of vacuum excavators to boost operator productivity and versatility on municipality and underground construction jobs. The new HX-Series models feature innovative and patent-pending designs that meet the diverse and evolving customer needs on a range of applications – from compact, urban projects to large-scale excavation, potholing, slot trenching and microtrenching applications. The new line of Ditch Witch vacuum excavators includes three models - the HX30, HX50 and HX75 - each with outstanding suction and water pressure, and featuring a patent-pending design for optimized air flow. Each model also features a standard, cyclonic three-stage filtration system, offering the industry’s best filtration for maximum protection of key components. “Contractors are always on the lookout for opportunities to improve efficiencies and reduce costs on the job,” said Chapman Hancock, Ditch Witch product manager, vacuum excavators. “Our new HX-line not only enhances

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productivity, but improves versatility to easily meet the diverse needs of different municipalities and contractors globally. The low-profile design allows for easy navigation on any jobsite without compromising ground clearance, and offers a compact footprint suitable for large-scale applications without compromising power or production.” The vacuum excavators are equipped with Kubota® Tier 4 final engines, providing a range of 24.8-, 49- and 74-hp to the HX30, HX50 and HX75 respectively. The three units provide more fuel capacity than each of their predecessors for longer job durations. And, the engines

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NEWS & REPORTS boost power without producing powerful noise. Advanced sound-reducing technology creates minimal disturbance in noise-sensitive areas and contributes to superior operator comfort. Tank options include a choice of a 500- or 800-gal debris tank to meet the requirements of any sized cleanup. And, each is available in a standard or heavy package with various freshwater tank sizes and trailer weights depending on jobsite needs, and can be configured with an optional power boom or jib boom. All trailer configurations are NATM compliant.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Ditch Witch info@ditchwitch.com Phone: 800-654-6481 Haley Brorsen haley.brorsen@ditchwitch.com Phone: 580.572.2337

About Ditch Witch® Organization Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, invented the underground utility construction industry, and today it designs, manufactures and markets the most complete line of directional drills, drill pipe, HDD tooling, vacuum excavators, trenchers, chain, teeth and sprockets, mini skid steers and vibratory plows. Handcrafted in the USA, its products are supported by the Ditch Witch dealer network with over 175 locations worldwide.

About Charles Machine Works Established in 1902, Charles Machine Works, an employeeowned company, founded in Perry, Oklahoma, is the only manufacturer and global distributor that solely exists to make underground utility construction profitable. Our family of companies includes Ditch Witch®, Subsite® Electronics, DW/TXS®, HammerHead®, Radius® HDD, American Augers®, Trencor® and MTI® Equipment. For more information, visit charlesmachine.works.

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NEWS & REPORTS ALLU Group

New Transforming Products from ALLU at Intermat 2018

Mining processes, Quarrying and Aggregates: Crushing and loading of raw material (e.g. soft lime stone) can be completed in one cycle (Photo: ALLU Group)

ALLU GROUP WILL BE PROUDLY EXHIBITING EQUIPMENT FROM THE TRANSFORMER AND PROCESSOR RANGES AT INTERMAT 2018. AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED EQUIPMENT, ALLU WILL UNVEIL THE LATEST FEATURES OF THE EQUIPMENT AND LAUNCHING A NEW, EXCITING DEVELOPMENT. THESE WILL ENABLE CUSTOMERS TO GET EVEN MORE FROM THEIR INVESTMENT. The next Intermat will be held from the 23rd – 28th April in Paris. As one of the world’s leading construction equipment exhibitions, ALLU will be using the show to exhibit leading members of its Transformer and Processor ranges, outline the new features on the equipment and launch its latest development aimed at further enhancing customer business operations.

Transforming your business The ALLU stand will be located in the inside earthmoving and demolition area of the extensive show ground. The purpose designed stand will enable ALLU to show visitors how the ALLU equipment is able to transform business operations, delivering improved productivity, efficiency and profitability. Amongst the equipment being shown

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will include a selection from the ALLU Processor and Transformer Series as well as other customer focused solutions.

ALLU Processor Also featuring at the show will be the ALLU Processor. This state of the art piece of equipment has proved itself throughout the world on road construction, building developments, and various contaminated soil processing applications. The Processor enables companies to treat and quickly access low bearing capacity ground for infrastructure development by the use of fully mobile equipment. The method can also be used to remediate contaminated land, with the technology transforming hazardous constituents into a solid state thereby preventing pollution from dissolving in to the environment.

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NEWS & REPORTS Landscaping and Agriculture: The ALLU DL Transformer Series makes the perfect attachment for landscaping and agricultural applications (Photo: ALLU Group)

New Solution to be launched at show As well as the above equipment, ALLU will be introducing for the very first time a two-way solution aimed at maximising customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; investment. This will be shown and demonstrated at Intermat, enabling visitors to see at first-hand how ALLU is about much more than the supply of world-leading equipment.

Some applications and benefits of the ALLU Transformer Series include: â&#x20AC;˘ Landscaping and Agriculture: The ALLU DL Transformer Series makes the perfect attachment for landscaping and agricultural applications. From composting to aerating, top soil screening to waste and debris processing, all can be

The solution whatever your material The ALLU Transformer Series comprises of an excavator/ loader/ tractor mounted processing bucket which screens, pulverizes, aerates, blends, mixes, separates, even crushes, feeds and loads materials. This results in the feed material being effectively transformed into highly valuable products, making your business more efficient, and more profitable. Catering for applications of all sizes, and capable of processing any material that can be screened and sorted, the ALLU Transformer Series comprises of the compact DL & D Series as well as the truly massive M Series. All are designed to transform the way in which construction businesses are able to improve their efficiency and profitability.

Earth Moving and Demolition: Through using ALLU Transformer attachment excavated soil and rubble will not need to be transported away and replaced with fresh soil (Photo: ALLU Group)

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NEWS & REPORTS carried out on site. This truly mobile solution provides the versatility and flexibility to let you work more efficiently in the most challenging environments. • Earth Moving and Demolition: Through using ALLU Transformer attachment excavated soil and rubble will not need to be transported away and replaced with fresh soil. Not only does this result in substantial savings in material and transport costs, but no time is lost when waiting for replacement material. Additionally, binders can be mixed if the material handling includes additive requirements or stabilization. • Mining processes, Quarrying and Aggregates: Crushing and loading of raw material (e.g. soft lime stone) can be completed in one cycle. The process change reduces the need for buffer storage and extra material transportation, with capital expenditure being lower than for large stationary processing stations. This speeds up the transportation from one site to another and in some cases even eliminating the need for electricity thus delivering further cost savings and flexibility.

With the widest range of attachments on the market, the ALLU Transformer range enables businesses to choose the right piece of equipment to meet their very particular requirements. We look forward to showing at first-hand how we can help any business transform more than just its profits.

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About Group ALLU attachments are designed to operate in demanding environments on a variety of materials. This enables our customers to transform the way they work. Manufactured for over 30 years our attachments have been known for their quality and reliability, transforming business solutions throughout the world. We now operate from 7 regional offices, and distribute to over 30 countries.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: ALLU Group Jokimäentie 1 16320 Pennala, FINLAND Email: info@allu.net Marjut Lindroos Tel: +358 3 882 140 Fax: +358 3 882 1 440 Email: marjut.lindroos@allu.net www.allu.net

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NEWS & REPORTS Wacker Neuson SE

2017 proves to be a successful year for Wacker Neuson, “Strategy 2022” focuses on winning market shares and achieving sustainable profit growth

UNICH, MARCH 2018) INTERNATIONAL LIGHT AND COMPACT EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER WACKER NEUSON REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN REVENUE AND EARNINGS FOR 2017 RELATIVE TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS IT SET ITSELF. GUIDED BY ITS “STRATEGY 2022” ROADMAP, THE GROUP IS SYSTEMATICALLY ALIGNING ITSELF WITH CUSTOMER NEEDS. TOPICS SUCH AS DIGITALIZATION AND SERVICE 4.0 ARE KEY FOCUS AREAS HERE.

2017 highlights: Double-digit revenue growth, significant rise in profitability Group revenue for 2017 rose 13 percent to EUR 1,534 million (2016: EUR 1,361 million) – driven by market share gains in a favorable business climate and an upswing in almost all key regions for the Group. Highly innovative products and systematic alignment with market needs are fueling strong demand among customers. “We were able to further expand our market reach at national and international level and gain new market shares,” explains Martin Lehner, CEO of Wacker Neuson SE. Revenue for Europe, which is the Group’s largest market with a 74-percent share of revenue, grew 11 percent to EUR 1,130 million (2016: EUR 1,021 million). Once again, Germany was the strongest revenue driver here. The Group has a particularly strong market position in the country thanks to its dense network of branch offices that includes more than 60 of its own sales and service stations flanked by a supporting network of dealers. This trend was reflected across the region with the broad majority of European countries contributing to healthy revenue growth. France, Poland and Austria performed particularly well here. The mood in the European agricultural sector also improved significantly thanks to rising food prices, especially prices for dairy products. This also helped fuel growth in the region. Revenue growth in the agricultural sector was dampened by the termination of the OEM collaboration with agricultural equipment manufacturer Claas, but the new partnership with John Deere already started to show positive results. In the Americas, revenue grew at an even faster pace than in Europe. Revenue for this region amounted to EUR 358 million, which corresponds to an increase of 23 percent relative to the previous year (2016: EUR 292 million). Growth here was driven by worksite technology products as well as skid steer loaders manufactured in the US and compact equipment imported from Europe.

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NEWS & REPORTS Revenue for the Asia-Pacific region decreased 5 percent relative to the previous year to EUR 47 million (2016: EUR 49 million). The Group experienced a drop in revenue in China due to a one-off effect – the initial stocking of new dealers with compact equipment increased the comparative baseline of 2016. In contrast, revenue in Australia and New Zealand increased significantly. The strong rise in revenue across the Group had an above-average impact on profit thanks to substantial economies of scale and the Group’s continued commitment to its efficient cost structure. Profit before interest and tax (EBIT) grew 48 percent to EUR 131 million. This corresponds to an EBIT margin of 8.6 percent (2016: EUR 88.8 million; 6.5 percent). Adjusted to discount one-off effects and expenses for restructuring measures, the EBIT margin amounted to 9.4 percent (2016: 6.2 percent). Free cash flow for fiscal 2017 nearly trebled to a new record high of EUR 99 million (2016: EUR 35 million). Alongside the increase in profit, the Group’s efforts to reduce net working capital also had an impact here. Expressed as a percentage of revenue, net working capital decreased tangibly from approximately 42 percent to approximately 36 percent in 2017. This trend was fueled by the Group’s targeted efforts to sell off old stock and significant improvements to its inventory structure. The Group started to optimize its internal structures back in 2017 in order to improve profitability in the long term and reduce complexity across the Group following years of expansion. During the course of 2018, the Group will move on to the next step here and incorporate two of its ten production plants into existing facilities. The US factory in Norton Shores, Michigan, will relocate to the much larger facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The light equipment production plant in the Philippines will be moved to the new factory in China. Furthermore, the two logistics companies will be incorporated into the production company in Germany and the sales company in the US.

New “Strategy 2022” roadmap The Group aims to further expand its position as a leading international manufacturer of light and compact equipment. Europe and North America will play an important role here as the Group plans to intensify its activities in these core markets. “There is still plenty of potential for us to grow in our main regions. We are particularly keen to leverage growth potential in our core business fields with compaction and concrete technology from our light equipment segment and products from our

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compact equipment offering,” explains Lehner. “The aim of ‘Strategy 2022’ is to ensure that the company is focused 100 percent on our customers’ needs. The three strategic pillars of ‘focus’, ‘acceleration’ and ‘excellence’ guide all of our actions here,” he adds. As part of further international expansion plans, the Group has its sights set on growth markets such as China. In January 2018, it started series production of mini excavators at its new factory in Pinghu, near Shanghai. This sees Wacker Neuson enter the market at exactly the right time, as the trend toward more compact, smaller construction equipment is rapidly gathering momentum in China. The Group is committed to continually expanding its portfolio of competitive light and compact equipment products for China and the Asian market. “Over the coming years, we want to rank among the top three providers of core products based on market share in the industry. We also aim to grow faster than the market. In the past year, we have proven that this is possible,” says Lehner. Within the framework of the “Strategy 2022” roadmap, the Group has set itself the goal of significantly exceeding the EUR 2 billion revenue mark in the medium term and achieving an EBIT margin of over 11 percent. It aims to gradually reduce net working capital to below 30 percent of revenue. This will also have a positive impact on free cash flow. In order to finance its growth plans, the Group successfully placed a Schuldschein loan agreement in the amount of USD 100 million with investors at the end of February 2018, thus securing its long-term financing needs. The Group’s “Strategy 2022” roadmap also aims to capitalize on megatrends. “We firmly believe that alternative drive technologies will play an important role in future. This trend is being accelerated not only by changes in legal regulations, but also by rising demand from the market as the compelling ergonomics, environment, health and safety benefits of electric motors resonate with more and more users. Our developers are working on numerous new developments that will open up major opportunities for us to play a leading role in shaping the future of light and compact equipment. Our goal is to offer a genuine zero-emissions alternative in each of our core product groups,” explains Lehner. Digitalization is another megatrend shaping product development, production, sales and service. Topics such as augmented and virtual reality have become increasingly important in recent years. State-of-the-art technologies are already being used for product development and for optimizing production activities. Digital solutions will also change sales and service activities across the industry, enabling providers to deliver more benefits to customers.

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NEWS & REPORTS Forecast for fiscal 2018 The Group is optimistic about 2018. “Our markets are currently intact and forecasts give us every reason to be confident. The year also got off to a great start for us. We expect revenue to amount to between EUR 1.65 and 1.70 billion. This represents an increase of 8 to 11 percent relative to 2017. We also expect the EBIT margin to improve to between 9.0 and 10.0 percent,” adds Lehner. This forecast does not include one-off income expected from a potential transaction relating to a real estate company in the Group.

About Wacker Neuson The Wacker Neuson Group is an international family of companies and a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates and 140 sales and service stations. The Group offers its customers a broad portfolio of products, a wide range of services and an efficient spare parts service. The product brands Wacker Neuson, Kramer and Weidemann belong to the Wacker Neuson Group. Wacker Neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction, gardening, landscaping and agriculture, as well as among municipal bodies and companies in industries such as recycling, energy and rail transport. In 2017, the Group achieved revenue of EUR 1.53 billion, employing more than 5,500 people worldwide. www.wackerneusongroup.com

2017 proves to be a successful year for Wacker Neuson, “Strategy 2022” focuses on winning market shares and achieving sustainable profit growth. (Photos: Wacker Neuson SE)

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Wacker Neuson SE Eva Kaesberg PR Manager Preussenstraße 41 80809 Munich Tel. +49 - (0)89-354 02-1213 eva.kaesberg@wackerneuson.com www.wackerneuson.com www.wackerneusongroup.com

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NEWS & REPORTS CASE Construction Equipment

CASE SHOWS ITS 360O APPROACH FOR CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES AT INTERMAT 2018

A product offering for every mission - The display on the stand will be organised to highlight the brand’s full product offering for the Road Building, Urban Construction, Recycling and Quarry segments, and will include vehicles for the construction industry of sister brands IVECO and IVECO Astra. (Photo: CaseCE)

ASE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WILL SHOW ITS FULL LINE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AT THE INTERMAT 2018 EXHIBITION. THE STAND WILL REFLECT THE BRAND’S 360-DEGREE APPROACH TO PROVIDING CUSTOMERS IN EACH SEGMENT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS WITH EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TAILORED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR MISSION.

A product offering for every mission The display on the stand will be organised to highlight the brand’s full product offering for the Road Building, Urban Construction, Recycling and Quarry segments, and will include vehicles for the construction industry of sister brands IVECO and IVECO Astra. The equipment on display at this edition of Intermat will reflect the brand’s heavy investment in product development and new technologies, as the majority of the models on the stand have been launched in the last 12 months. They include the CX750D crawler excavator, the largest and most powerful machine in the CASE range, and the C-Series mini excavators, an entirely new design introduced last year, and the skid steer and compact track loaders, which were significantly upgraded last year with a further increase in their horsepower.

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NEWS & REPORTS A product offering for every mission - The display on the stand will be organised to highlight the brand’s full product offering for the Road Building, Urban Construction, Recycling and Quarry segments, and will include vehicles for the construction industry of sister brands IVECO and IVECO Astra. (Photo: CaseCE)

A high level of parts and technical service is a key element of the brand’s complete solutions for construction businesses. The Parts and Service team will present new solutions to help customers reduce their Total Cost of Ownership.

An area of the stand will be dedicated to CASE wheel loaders, which will be celebrating their 60th Anniversary. This important milestone marks the brand’s long history of innovation culminating in the exceptional G-Series wheel loader, honoured with the prestigious 2017 Good Design™ Award for design excellence, which will have pride of place in the display. CASE will once again apply its hands-on approach to the exhibition, taking advantage of its CASE Customer Centre Paris to offer visitors the opportunity to experience first hand the performance of its equipment. A shuttle service will be available, with transfers to and from Intermat every half hour, so that visitors will be able to test drive the latest models in real jobsite conditions with the support of CASE expert operators. No booking will be required and details on the schedule and departure point of the shuttle will be available at the information desk.

The team will be available to explain CASE’s complete line of Extended Warranty and Maintenance plan solutions tailored to match the customers’ needs. With these solutions, customers are able to focus on their operations in the knowledge that their equipment is covered by the warranty and that maintenance is planned to keep it operating at its best with maximum uptime. They will present new products such as the new Maintenance Kit for excavators, which offers a saving of up to 15% on the total value of the included parts; the SmartFit® patented tooth system featuring hammerless fastener technology, which improves machine performance with teeth that stay sharper longer and penetrate deeper; and a new range of seat covers that combine functionality and style: Premium for customers whose priority is an easy-toclean, waterproof cover, and Comfort, which is made of a resistant Simileo and Microfibre fabric. The CNH Industrial Capital team will be on the stand to explain all the ways the brand is able to support customers in partnership with its dealers, providing tailored financing packages.

360-degree services The stand will feature an area dedicated to CASE® SiteSolutions, the services and technologies designed to complement the brand’s equipment. In this area, visitors will be able to learn about CASE® SiteWatchTM telematics and CASE® SiteControl machine control solutions that help fleet and site managers optimize machine operation, usage and maintenance. CASE will once again apply its hands-on approach to the exhibition, taking advantage of its CASE Customer Centre Paris to offer visitors the opportunity to experience first hand the performance of its equipment. (Photo: CaseCE)

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NEWS & REPORTS The CASE stand will offer visitors different ways of interacting with the brand. They will be able to put to the test their abilities at the controls of a CASE excavator by taking part in the Driving Simulator Contest. (Photo: CaseCE)

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: CASE Construction Equipment Lynn Campbell (TLC pr for ALARCON & HARRIS) Tel: +44 (0) 1704 566354 Email: lynn@tlcpr.co.uk

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The CASE stand will offer visitors different ways of interacting with the brand. They will be able to put to the test their abilities at the controls of a CASE excavator by taking part in the Driving Simulator Contest. A prize will be awarded to the two best performances every day of the Intermat show.

CASE Construction Equipment sells and supports a full line of construction equipment around the world, including the No. 1 loader/backhoes, excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders and rough-terrain forklifts. Through CASE dealers, customers have access to a true professional partner with world-class equipment and aftermarket support, industry-leading warranties and flexible financing. More information is available at www.CASEce.com.

The CASE Shop on the stand will offer the latest collections of work and leisure apparel and new branded items. The new line of workwear bearing the CASE slogan “Experts for the real world since 1842” will make its debut at the show together with new T-shirts and leisure wear, as well as a variety of useful branded items. Children will also be catered for, with the brand new plush skid steer loader and toy models. Guests on the stand will also be able to enjoy the entertaining shows of the acrobatic dancers that have become a popular feature on CASE exhibition stands at the major shows. The dancers will integrate the machines in their choreography, highlighting the key areas of interest of the brand’s display.

CASE Construction Equipment is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., a World leader in Capital Goods listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CNHI) and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario of the Borsa Italiana (MI: CNHI). More information about CNH Industrial can be found online at www.cnhindustrial.com.

Visitors will be able to extend their CASE experience beyond Intermat by booking their place on any of the Road Show events it is planning throughout the year across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, where they will have the opportunity to operate equipment in real jobsite conditions and discover all its advantages with the assistance of CASE expert operators.

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CASE DEALER HODGE PLANT APPOINTS A NEW SALES MANAGER FOR NORTHERN SCOTLAND

ODGE PLANT’S NEW NORTHERN SALES MANAGER GETS OFF TO A FLYING START, SECURING H SALES OF THE FIRST G SERIES WHEEL LOADERS IN SCOTLAND. CASE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT DEALER HODGE PLANT LTD HAS APPOINTED GRAHAM STUART TO THE POST OF SALES MANAGER FOR NORTHERN SCOTLAND.

Graham will be based at Hodge Plant’s Nairn site in the Scottish Highlands. The depot which covers the whole of the North of Scotland was opened to support the company’s growing customer base in the area and provides a full range of services including sales, aftersales and parts. Graham brings more than 20 years of experience working in machinery sales to his new role. Already off to a flying start, he has secured several new machinery deals including the sale of the first 721 and 821 G Series wheel loaders in Scotland to Keenan Recycling as well as sales of CX250 D Series and CX26 C Series excavators to existing CASE customer A & W Sinclair, CX210 LongReach excavator to the MGL group and a CX80 excavator to new CASE customer Brian Love. Alastair Hodge, owner of Hodge Plant Ltd. said: “We are very pleased to have Graham on board. I am confident the combination of his drive and experience will be a winning formula for us and CASE as he continues to build our customer base across the northern region. Hodge Plant Ltd, who have 30 years’ experience of working within the construction sector, became CASE Graham Stuart. (Photo: CaseCE)

dealers in 2014. Since then they have seen the retail volume of CASE machines increase significantly, especially on the excavator side. The introduction of the new G Series wheel loaders is also creating a lot of interest, something Alastair attributes to the strong reputation of reliability and performance CASE wheel loaders have built up over many years. “Our customers want the whole package - high-quality, reliable machines, flexible and competitive finance options, and excellent after-sales and maintenance, which is what CASE delivers and is why we get a lot of repeat business as well as attracting new customers to the brand,” said Alastair. “Since taking on the CASE dealership in Scotland we have worked very closely with their management and dealer network team who have provided excellent support, and the opening of our Nairn depot means we have been able to deliver a first-class service to our customers across Northern Scotland. Looking forward, we plan to continue to invest further in sales and servicing resources across all our sites.” CASE Construction Equipment sells and supports a full line of construction equipment around the world, including the No. 1 loader/backhoes, excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders and rough-terrain forklifts. Through CASE dealers, customers have access to a true professional partner with world-class equipment and aftermarket support, industry-leading warranties and flexible financing. More information is available at www.CASEce.com. CASE Construction Equipment is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., a World leader in Capital Goods listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CNHI) and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario of the Borsa Italiana (MI: CNHI). More information about CNH Industrial can be found online at www.cnhindustrial.com.

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CASE G-SERIES WHEEL LOADER IS A HEAVY METAL STAR AT RECYCLING PLANT

CASIER RECYCLING, A GENERATIONS-OLD BUSINESS IN BELGIUM, IS BENEFITING FROM OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGES AFTER ACQUIRING ITS FIRST CASE WHEEL LOADER

CASE G-Series wheel loader is a heavy metal star at recycling plant - Casier Recycling, a generations-old business in Belgium, is benefiting from operational advantages after acquiring its first CASE wheel loader (Photo: CaseCE)

ASE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT’S G-SERIES WHEEL LOADERS ARE SUITABLE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS, MANY HIGHLY SPECIALISED, AND THE WORK OF CASIER RECYCLING IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. AT A 90,000 SQUARE-METRE FACILITY IN DEERLIJK, BELGIUM, CASIER COLLECTS, SORTS AND PROCESSES 12,000 TONS OF SCRAP FERROUS METALS, 2,500 TONS OF NON-FERROUS SCRAP, AND 500 TONS OF WOOD RESIDUES EVERY MONTH. THIS IS A BIG OPERATION IN WHICH A CASE 721G WHEEL LOADER PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE - AND CASIER IS FINDING THAT THE MACHINE HAS USEFUL ADVANTAGES OVER THE WHEEL LOADERS IT PREVIOUSLY BOUGHT FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS. Casier was established in 1900 by brothers Charles and Gerard Casier and today the business flourishes under the direction of the family’s fourth and fifth generations. In 1957 Casier relocated from the municipality of Zwevegem to Deerlijk, both in the Flemish province of West Flanders, to take advantage of a site with a direct railway connection. This allows a rail-locomotive, in addition to a fleet of 12 trucks, to bring materials directly to Casier’s premises. Casier uses 450 put-down containers, which are loaded by fixed and mobile cranes, and has the CASE wheel loader to move heavy scrap materials around the site. The 721G typically has to move heavy loads to a weighbridge across distances of up to 300 metres.

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The wheel loader’s work at Casier is demanding and continuous, so the machine has to be high in reliability and low in maintenance requirements, to minimise downtime. Because of the long operating hours it is also important for the wheel loader to have a comfortable cab and easy controls, to reduce operator fatigue. And because the wheel loader moves around a site busy with other machinery and people, its cab must afford excellent outwards visibility, to minimise the risk of accidents. These were the main considerations when Casier purchased a new wheel loader in 2017, but the company also wanted its new machine to be more compact and manoeuvrable than its wheel loaders from other brands, and to consume less fuel.

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NEWS & REPORTS Casier Recycling’s Technical Director, Koen Debaere, explains: “We had heard from colleagues at another waste recycling company that CASE wheel loaders are good for cab comfort, quietness, and fuel efficiency, and out-of-cab visibility was one of the benefits CASE talked about when launching the new G-Series range. But we also had to be sure that the G-Series is tough - in our business it has to be capable of working very hard for many hours without any problems.”

All seven models in the latest-generation G-Series range, launched in early 2017, deliver new levels of operator comfort to help maximise productivity. Visibility is enhanced by a full-width panoramic windscreen and a slim engine cover; ease of operation by an operator control interface with an eight-inch display which is easy to use in all external light conditions; and comfort by a fullyadjustable seat-mounted console, active suspension seat, and in-cab noise levels of just 68dB.

Looking for a machine that could meet these requirements, Casier visited its local CASE dealer, Delvano NV, in the village of Hulste, 10 kilometres north of the city of Kortrijk. As a sub-dealer of CASE dealer KEY-TEC, Delvano sells and supports the full line of CASE construction equipment in the provinces of South West Flanders and South East Flanders, as well as the Walloon region of Hainaut.

The new G-Series is also designed to provide unprecedented levels of fuel efficiency - a fact that Casier Recycling will happily confirm, as the company’s 721G is consuming about 10 percent less diesel than its previous wheel loaders. The G-Series’s FPT Industrial diesel engines feature Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) engine technology which keeps exhaust temperatures lower and improves fuel efficiency, as well as eradicating the need for a diesel particulate filter (DPF) or exhaust gas recirculation (EGR).

Mr Debaere remembers: “We informed Delvano that we particularly wanted to look at some used - very used! - examples of the old F-Series wheel loaders, to see how they hold-up after years of tough work. What we saw reassured us of the quality. After that we sat in the cab of the new G-Series to check out the comfort features, the clarity and ease of the controls, and the outwards visibility - and decided this was the machine for us. We have been very satisfied with our purchase.”

CASE also offers buyers the peace of mind of CASE ProTech. This suite of product assurances includes extended warranty and a maintenance contract, enabling G-Series owners to accurately forecast total operating costs.

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NEWS & REPORTS The recycling of heavy metals and wood is just one type of work in which CASE G-Series wheel loaders are exceptionally productive, safe, and affordable. The seven G-Series models - from the 521G with a 3.9t bucket payload to the 1121G with a 10.2t bucket payload - are scaled for all kinds of work. All over the world the G-Series can be found working hard for supply yards, construction sites, agricultural businesses, waste and scrap movers and recyclers, snow removal teams, mass excavation sites, and quarries. It is this robust versatility which explains the G-Series’ popularity.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: CASE Construction Equipment Lynn Campbell (TLC pr for ALARCON & HARRIS) Tel: +44 (0) 1704 566354 Email: lynn@tlcpr.co.uk

CASE Construction Equipment CASE Construction Equipment sells and supports a full line of construction equipment around the world, including the No. 1 loader/backhoes, excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders and rough-terrain forklifts. Through CASE dealers, customers have access to a true professional partner with world-class equipment and aftermarket support, industry-leading warranties and flexible financing. More information is available at www.CASEce.com. CASE Construction Equipment is a brand of CNH Industrial N.V., a World leader in Capital Goods listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CNHI) and on the Mercato Telematico Azionario of the Borsa Italiana (MI: CNHI). More information about CNH Industrial can be found online at www.cnhindustrial.com.

Casier Recycling’s Technical Director, Koen Debaere, explains: “We had heard from colleagues at another waste recycling company that CASE wheel loaders are good for cab comfort, quietness, and fuel efficiency, and out-of-cab visibility was one of the benefits CASE talked about when launching the new G-Series range. (Photo: CaseCE)

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NEWS & REPORTS Caterpillar Inc.

CATERPILLAR AND MINETEC ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK MINING TECHNOLOGY

Caterpillar and Minetec Announce Agreement To Develop Underground Hard Rock Mining Technology. (Photos: Caterpillar)

CATERPILLAR AND MINETEC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CODAN LIMITED, ANNOUNCE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TECHNOLOGIES TARGETING UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK MINING CHALLENGES. THE COLLABORATIVE WORK WILL DELIVER BEST-IN-CLASS SITE SOLUTIONS FOR MINING CUSTOMERS. THE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS WILL BE OFFERED AS PART OF CAT® MINESTAR™.

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Caterpillar expects the integrated solutions to focus on applications of underground mobile equipment and to enable expansion of MineStar capabilities through the use of improved high precision tracking and wireless communications, task management technology and proximity detection.

For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2016 sales and revenues of $38.537 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com

Caterpillar and Minetec are also pleased to announce that Newmont Mining Corporation will host the first trial of this technology at their Tanami Operations in Northern Territory, Australia. Newmont will provide operational input from their underground hard rock mining operations.

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PEABODY ORDERS COMPLETE CAT® LONGWALL WITH ADVANCED AUTOMATION FOR NORTH GOONYELLA MINE

Cat longwall system on surface. (Photos: Caterpillar)

PEABODY RECENTLY ORDERED A COMPLETE CAT® LONGWALL MINING SYSTEM FOR ITS NORTH GOONYELLA MINE LOCATED IN CENTRAL QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. THE CAT LONGWALL SYSTEM INCLUDES ROOF SUPPORTS AND A FACE CONVEYOR FOR A 300-METER FACE, SHEARER AND BEAM STAGE LOADER. THE SYSTEM FEATURES ADVANCED LONGWALL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND PRODUCTION.

Peabody orders complete Cat longwall

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Delivery of the system is planned for the second quarter of 2019. The regional Cat dealer, Hastings Deering, will provide technical support for installation and commissioning of the longwall and will provide operational support going forward.

The Cat EL3000 shearer for North Goonyella will be equipped with the proven Cat PMC™ Evo-S control system, intelligent software modules and advanced measuring technology. The automation package enables the shearer to be operated by a single operator using remote control. This package includes automation logic to minimize overload situations and diagnostic tools to maximize uptime.

North Goonyella produces premium coking coal via a Cat longwall system, which was instrumental in achieving record production from the mine in 2017. The decision to move to a new Cat system was driven by technological advances that enable automated shearer steering and face alignment, reduced exposure of operators to dust, and less maintenance.

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Software tools and sensors in the gate ends and in the shield controllers enable advanced calculations for full 3D navigation and an accurate floor profile calculation.

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NEWS & REPORTS In total, the Cat automation package enhances safety and allows improved use of manpower, reduces coal dilution, enables faster haulage speeds, improves face management and increases life of all longwall equipment, including the face conveyor and roof supports. Caterpillar will supply an efficient dust suppression system, designed using a holistic approach to mitigating operator dust exposure levels. With thorough understanding of dust generation processes in longwall operations and details defining the operating environment, Caterpillar engineers will design a state-of-the-art dust suppression system for North Goonyella. Additionally, Caterpillar has developed a corrosion protection strategy to improve resistance to corrosion and to minimize maintenance activities in the North Goonyella mine environment. For example, the 153 new Cat roof supports will have specially coated rods used in the hydraulic legs, and susceptible components will be built from highly corrosion resistant materials.

Cat shearer automation visualization screen. (Photos: Caterpillar)

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About Caterpillar For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2016 sales and revenues of $38.537 billion, Caterpillar is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Caterpillar Inc. Sharon Holling: Holling_Sharon_L@cat.com Johanna Kelly:Kelly_Johanna_L@cat.com Francine Shore: Shore_Francine_M@cat.com www.cat.com

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NEW CAT® 24 MOTOR GRADER IMPROVES PERFORMANCE, LOWERS COSTS AND ADVANCES SAFE OPERATION

New Cat® 24 Motor Grader improves performance, lowers costs and advances safe operation. (Photos: Caterpillar)

BUILDING ON THE STRONG HERITAGE OF THE M SERIES MOTOR GRADERS, THE NEW CAT® 24 MOTOR GRADER DELIVERS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MINE ROADS TO IMPROVE MINING TRUCK EFFICIENCY. THE 24 MOTOR GRADER IS EQUIPPED WITH A 7.3-M (24-FT) WIDE MOLDBOARD AND IS APPLICATION MATCHED FOR MEDIUM TO LARGE MINES RUNNING TRUCKS OVER 180 TONNES (200 TONS) PAYLOAD. AN INNOVATIVE, MODULAR DESIGN MEANS COMPONENTS CAN BE REMOVED AND INSTALLED QUICKER AND EASIER, IN SOME CASES, UP TO 70 PERCENT FASTER WHEN COMPARED TO THE 24M. STANDARD CAT GRADE WITH CROSS SLOPE IMPROVES OPERATOR PRODUCTIVITY AND HAUL ROAD QUALITY, WHICH LOWERS TRUCK TIRE WEAR, DECREASES ROLLING RESISTANCE AND REDUCES PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE. The new motor grader features optimized weight balance and 15 percent more low-end torque compared to the Cat 24M. These features improve traction and help maintain consistent ground speed, especially when carrying a large load on the moldboard, working on grade, or turning under load. An 11 percent increase in machine weight provides additional blade down pressure and tractive force to increase blading performance, and Consistent Power-tothe-Ground controls engine power levels to offset cooling fan losses, allowing the motor grader to deliver optimum performance at all times.

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Improved serviceability and lower operating costs

The Cat C27 engine with ACERT™ technology delivers reliable performance and prolongs target rebuild life by 33 percent over the C18 engine. The new 533-mm (21-inch), 6-speed planetary transmission and improved rear axle bevel gear and final drive extend lower power train service life by up to 33 percent, substantially lowering service costs.

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The Cat 24 features a modular design that reduces downtime associated with the removal and installation of main components. For example, the transmission can now be removed up to 70 percent faster than on the 24M. Maintenance intervals for the transmission, hydraulic filter and engine air filter, as well as service life for the transmission and rear axle fluids have been doubled, which significantly reduce service time and costs. New front axle hose routings and guards protect steering components from external hazards and improve front axle durability and reliability. A standard transmission guard protects the drop box. Gear-slip detection protects the transmission by locking the gear out when slip is monitored. A standard fluid service center allows for fluid filling and extraction from one convenient, ground level location to simplify maintenance, reduce downtime and lower costs. All machine filters are stacked in a centralized location for improved access.

Safety enhancements The Cat 24 features 15 strategically located tie-off points to protect service technicians when performing certain service operations. In addition to standard mini-platforms, walkways, grab handles and non-slip steps, an available Working at Heights package offers stable, secure handrails and handholds for enhanced safety when working around the engine. The machine is Fire Suppression Ready, which allows for easy mounting and accommodation of most fire suppression systems. Additionally, a fire suppression system is available from the factory as an option.

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New CatÂŽ 24 Motor Grader improves performance, lowers costs and advances safe operation. (Photos: Caterpillar)

The standard rearview camera improves visibility behind the machine, while forward and side machine visibility is enhanced through optional front cameras. Inside the cab, a new standard seatbelt indicator provides visual and audible alerts when the seatbelt is unfastened, and the system reports the event to the office. A set of two 4x4 LED lights inside the engine compartment enhances visibility for technicians during machine servicing.

Performance and comfort The Cat C27 ACERT engine powering the new 24 motor grader offers a net power range from 399-518 kW (535-694 hp) and provides a 15 percent low-end torque improvement over the 24M. Two configurations are available to satisfy most global emission standards â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV for stringent emission standards, and Tier 2/Stage II for less regulated countries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both offering full power performance at maximum altitudes of 3,048 m (10,000 ft) and 4,572 m (15,000 ft) respectively. The automatic power shift transmission uses the Cat Advanced Electronic Control Strategy (APECS) for smooth shifting, extended component life and improved operator comfort. Two electro-hydraulic joysticks reduce hand and wrist movements by up to 78 percent over conventional lever controls, further improving operator comfort and productivity. The new touchscreen information display and keypad replace most of the three-position switches of the 24M design, providing an enhanced operator interface for more efficient control.

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About Caterpillar

The new Cat 24 motor grader includes the latest technologies to protect the machine from potential operating or maintenance issues including engine underspeed/ overspeed, transmission slip detect, articulation eStop, implements lockout and fluid monitoring. Prior to starting, the machine performs a diagnostic of the coolant, engine and hydraulic oil levels and gives the Ok-to-start. While operating, the machine automatically monitors and alerts the operator of critically low fluid levels.

The Cat 24 is MineStar™ ready, and the machine comes standard with Cat VIMS™ and Product Link™ Elite, which delivers advanced machine operation reporting through VisionLink®.

24 Motor Grader Product Specifications Engine Net power (ISO 9249) Operating weight Moldboard width Transmission Gear ranges Top speed

Cat C27 ACERT 399-518 kW (535-694 hp) 73 344 kg (161,695 lb)* 7.3 m (24 ft) Automatic, electronic, Power Shift 6(f) / 3(r) 41.9 km/h (26 mph) f 41.2 km/h (25.6 mph) r

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Caterpillar Inc. Americas Sharon Holling Holling_Sharon_L@cat.com Johanna Kelly Kelly_Johanna_L@cat.com Europe, Africa, Middle East Francine Shore Shore_Francine_M@cat.com www.cat.com

New Cat® 24 Motor Grader improves performance, lowers costs and advances safe operation. (Photos: Caterpillar)

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MEGA MACHINES = MAXIMUM VALUE

The Mega Equipment Trailer (MET) can be custom designed to fit dozers, excavators, shovels and other heavy equipment found in mines and on large earthmoving projects. (Photos: Caterpillar)

FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, MEGA CORPORATION, LOCATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, HAS BEEN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH ON-HIGHWAY TRUCKS AND OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCKS, TOW TRACTORS, ARTICULATED TRUCKS AND WHEEL TRACTOR SCRAPERS FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND MINING INDUSTRIES WORLDWIDE. THEIR EXTENSIVE PRODUCT PORTFOLIO INCLUDES WATER AND FUEL TRUCKS, COAL TANKERS, BOTTOM DUMP TRAILERS, EQUIPMENT TRANSPORTS, SPECIALTY DUMPER BODIES, MOBILE PUMPS AND ELEVATING SCRAPERS. “Mega chooses to work with products that customers are asking for, and by and large customers request Cat® equipment for most of the products that we make. Caterpillar is the market share leader in all of the product categories that we’re manufacturing our equipment for,” says Mega president Jim Kunz.

Jim Kunz, President of Mega Corp. (Photos: Caterpillar)

Mega manufactures a line of heavy equipment transport trailers designed to work with tow tractors based on the Cat Off-Highway Truck Bare Chassis. The Mega Equipment Trailer (MET) can be custom designed to fit dozers, excavators, shovels and other heavy equipment found in mines and on large earthmoving projects. Using an MET helps prevent and/or reduce expensive undercarriage maintenance that can result from repositioning large track machines within mine sites. The simple and rugged gooseneck-type design includes the components necessary to convert the truck chassis into a tow vehicle—including the hitch system, deck, fender, hydraulic system and brake control software.

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NEWS & REPORTS Mega trailers are equipped with trailing axles utilizing Cat off-highway truck wheel groups including oil-cooled brakes and Cat brake control components.

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Kunz adds, “Caterpillar OEM Solutions gives us a window into Caterpillar. They’ve got the engineering, product support, warranty administration and sales support that you’d expect in any kind of a business. That gives Mega a pathway to work with Caterpillar that covers all the bases.”

Sharon Holling Holling_Sharon_L@cat.com Johanna Kelly Kelly_Johanna_L@cat.com

“Mega has a reputation for providing a quality product that’s backed up by the best dealer support network in the world. We take advantage of that and work through that support network to provide the best overall value for our products to our customers.”

Caterpillar Inc. Americas

Europe, Africa, Middle East Francine Shore Shore_Francine_M@cat.com www.cat.com

The gooseneck of the Mega Equipment Trailer (MET) was on display at MINExpo. (Photos: Caterpillar)

About Caterpillar For more than 90 years, Caterpillar Inc. has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent. Customers turn to Caterpillar to help them develop infrastructure, energy and natural resource assets. With 2016 sales and revenues of $38.537 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. For more information, visit caterpillar.com

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CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION LAUNCHES VALUE OF WATER CAMPAIGN TO HELP ITS PARTNERS ADDRESS POVERTY

AUSTIN, Texas – To raise awareness of the value of water and the impact of the global water crisis on community health, education and economics, the Caterpillar Foundation, together with its global partners, today launched the Value of Water campaign. The Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), is on a mission to empower 50 million people around the world to rise out of extreme poverty by 2020. The Foundation recognizes that water is one of the most critical basic needs of people and their communities – yet, about 844 million people, or 1 in 9, still lack access to clean and safe water. “ As the company and its customers work to build traditional infrastructure, the Caterpillar Foundation is focused on building human infrastructure, and ultimately, a better world,” said Caterpillar Foundation President Michele Sullivan. “Water is a fundamental human need – it is a basic building block necessary to pursue opportunities such as education and economic growth, and place people on a path to prosperity,” Sullivan continued. To address the various aspects of the global water crisis, the Caterpillar Foundation is honored to work alongside several partners such as charity: water, Ducks Unlimited, Global News Citizen, Living Lands & Waters, Opportunity International, The Nature Conservancy and Water.org, supporting their work including: • bringing clean water to rural communities in Africa through the construction of new wells and innovative pipe systems; • restoring critical wetland habitats that provide flood protection and water filtration; • reducing river pollution throughout the United States; • strengthening the health of the world’s vital rivers; • and delivering running water to homes in Africa, Asia and South America through micro credits loans.

The Caterpillar Foundation recently invested $1.4 million with the American Red Cross to help communities prepare, respond to and recover from disasters, which includes critical needs such as providing access to safe water and sanitation.

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“Through its vast network of more than 100 million volunteers and supporters around the world, the Red Cross has unparalleled reach into communities,” said Jono Anzalone, vice president of International Services at the American Red Cross. “These locally-managed water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects can create a domino effect between communities, with one generation teaching the next. We’re so grateful for our partnership with the Caterpillar Foundation as we work together to help create communities that are more resilient and better prepared to respond to disasters.” In addition to highlighting the work of the Foundation’s partners, the Value of Water campaign aims to encourage people all around the world to get involved and share via social media what they will do for water.

Caterpillar Foundation - Founded in 1952, Caterpillar‘s philanthropic organization, the Caterpillar Foundation has contributed more than $715 million to help make sustainable progress possible around the world by providing program support in the areas of environmental sustainability, access to education and basic human needs. To learn more about the global impact of the Caterpillar Foundation, visit www.togetherstronger.com.

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ATLAS COPCO AWARD RECOGNIZES INNOVATIVE DRY PUMP FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING Stockholm, Sweden, March 2018: This year the prestigious John Munck Award recognizes the development of an innovative dry pump. The pump is used in the semiconductor manufacturing process and improves service life and reliability. The John Munck Award for technical innovations is this year presented to Paul Neller, Andy Mann, Phil North, Dave Manson, Brian Murphy, Allen Park and Jonathan Youn, who work in the Semiconductor division in Atlas Copco’s Vacuum Technique business area. They are presented the award for developing the iXM dry pump. The pump, used in the semiconductor manufacturing process, improves service life and reliability and is smaller, more silent and more energy efficient than its competitors. „The team has developed a product with a high level of technology and innovation that will help our customers. They have shown such commitment and I am happy to present them the award“,said Mats Rahmström, Atlas Copco’s President and CEO. The vacuum pump was developed in South Korea, where a large part of the world’s semiconductors are manufactured. The John Munck Award, established in 1991, is presented each year to a product developer, designer or a team for outstanding contributions to the overall quality of an Atlas Copco product.

This year the prestigious John Munck Award recognizes the development of an innovative dry pump. The pump is used in the semiconductor manufacturing process and improves service life and reliability. (Photo: Atlas Copco)

About Atlas Copco Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and services focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2017, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 116 (BEUR 12) and about 47 000 employees.

The award will be presented to the winners at the Annual General Meeting on April 24, 2018.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Atlas Copco AB Sara Liljedal Media Relations Manager +46 8 743 8060 or +46 72 144 1038 media@se.atlascopco.com Atlas Copco AB Visitors address: Telephone:+46 8743 8000 SE-105 23 Stockholm Sickla Industriväg 19 www.atlascopcogroup.com

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ATLAS COPCO HONORS THE 25TH ANNUAL WORLD WATER DAY

Stockholm, Sweden, March 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, today honors the 25th annual World Water Day by focusing on the importance of water. Atlas Copco started funding water initiatives as early as in 1984 through its employee driven organization Water for All. This world-spanning, non-profit organization provides people in need with long-term access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Through voluntary employee donations, twice doubled by the Atlas Copco Group, around 2 million people have benefited from the work of Water for All since the start. „Our employees are showing a lot of commitment to our community initiative by contributing with both their time and money,“ said Sofia Svingby, Vice President Corporate Responsibility. „Atlas Copco also continuously works to reduce water consumption in our facilities and increase the usage of renewable energy.“ Lack of safe water close to home has enormous health consequences for hundreds of millions of people, especially for women and girls. One of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aims for everyone to have safe access to clean water by 2030. One of the projects finalized in 2017 is called Jaldoot, meaning water messenger. It has empowered rural communities in the drought-prone Maharashtra region in India to construct and operate their own water supply systems, impacting 88 000 people across 23 villages. Besides providing drinking water the project initiated and fostered community-developed water resource development and conservation plans. This helps reduce over-dependency on the monsoon for agriculture, which is the region’s main source of employment and income.

India water for all (Photo: Atlas Copco)

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Facts, Water for All in 2017: • Approximately 374 000 people benefited from the projects implemented during 2017. • Water for All ran 55 projects in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Of these, 26 are still ongoing. • More than 8 000 Atlas Copco employees worldwide are active members in Water for All.

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Atlas Copco AB Sara Liljedal Media Relations Manager +46 8 743 8060 or +46 72 144 1038 media@se.atlascopco.com Sofia Svingby VP Corporate Responsibility +46 8 743 8117 or +46 72 225 3817 sofia.svingby@se.atlascopco.com

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A DECADE OF BAUER IN PANAMA: “LATIN AMERICA IS A GROWING MARKET”

Project Ocean Reef Islands: Vibroflotation for the new artificial islands off the coast of Panama City. (Photo: BAUER Group)

anama City, Panama – BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH has significantly shaped the development and advancement of specialist foundation engineering and is a reliable partner undertaking excavations, foundations, cut-off walls and ground improvement all over the world. In order to be able to react optimally to the particularities and demands of the respective foreign market, there are meanwhile over 40 subsidiaries providing Bauer‘s specialist foundation engineering expertise and technical knowledge all over the globe, allowing Bauer to look back on over a decade of success in Latin America. At the end of 2006, founded with two employees and a Bauer rotary drilling rig BG 22, BAUER Fundaciones Panamá S.A. had developed in just ten years into the center of Bauer‘s activities in Latin America, with further subsidiaries in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Columbia. Furthermore, work is also being carried out in the region‘s neighboring countries. Bauer currently has eight large diameter rotary drilling rigs in Latin America (BG 28, BG 39 and BG 40), three vibro units and two diaphragm wall grabs, putting it in a position to carry out a wide range of specialist foundation engineering projects – from bored pile foundations, diaphragm walling works and ground improvement right up to anchoring work. Be it either in Panama, the Caribbean or on the Latin American mainland: Bauer was and is involved with some of the most extensive infrastructure projects in the region.

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First Metro Line for Panama City In order to improve the traffic situation in Panama‘s capital and to create an alternative to the Metrobus public transportation system, the first subway line in Panama City was built from the end of 2010 to March 2014. The Metro Line 1 has a total length of almost 16 km with 14 stops – six of which elevated to be above ground and eight underground. BAUER Fundaciones Panamá S.A. was contracted by Consorcio Línea Uno to build the diaphragm walls of four underground subway stations and to construct several secant pile walls for ventilation and emergency shafts. In this project, two BAUER BC 40 cutters and two BG 28 rotary drilling rigs were used. Bauer‘s work lasted from June 2011 until June 2012.

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NEWS & REPORTS After commissioning the Metro Line 1 in March 2014, the order for the foundation work for an additional subway line followed for BAUER Fundaciones Panamá S.A.. In contrast to the first line, Line 2 is elevated and runs completely above ground, which required the installation of over 1,000 foundation piles. The realization of 770 of these piles in total was assigned to Bauer at the end of 2015. The bored piles with a diameter of 2.25 m had to be installed to a depth of 40 m – right in the middle of a very busy urban highway without interrupting the constant flow of traffic. A BG 40, BG 39 and BG 28 were used for the pile drilling work. The project was completed in February 2018 after various additional works have been carried out.

Artificial islands off the coast of Panama City For a private real-estate project, work began off the Pacific coast of Panama City in 2012 on two artificially reclaimed islands: the Ocean Reef Islands. For this purpose, sand was dredged from the seabed and transported by ship to the coast. Using a pipeline system, the sand was pumped to its final destination just off the coast. This allowed 180,000 m² of new land to be reclaimed for the artificial islands. In order to prepare the ground for development, Bauer was appointed by Boskalis Panama for the vibroflotation (VF) of the sand down to a depth of 15 m. During this process, the sand is „suspended“ by water or air flushing, the vibrator is submerged and a settlement funnel forms on the ground surface, which is filled with material. By incrementally pulling the vibrator, a densified zone emerges. The vibroflotation of the first island was performed in a triangular grid of 3 x 3 m and with over 12,000 densification points.

The work was carried out from June until November 2012. For the second island, a larger grid of 3.2 x 3.2 m was possible, which is why „only“ 9,000 densification points were required here. In April 2017, work on the second island was successfully completed after six months.

New cargo port in Costa Rica Costa Rica‘s port facilities are no longer sufficient to cope with the country‘s growing freight traffic. For this reason, close to the port of Moin, a new container terminal is currently being built on an artificial island. Work on the first construction phase began in 2015 and comprised a 40 ha container storage area and the 650 m long wharf. Bauer was contracted by the Dutch consortium Van Oord-BAM Ltda. to produce 180,000 m of stone columns, which were installed to a depth of 24 m using the vibro replacement method. During this process, fill material is transported to the tip of the vibrator and compacted in several stages. Furthermore, Bauer carried out 330,000 m³ of ground improvement using the Mixed-in-Place method, whereby the existing soil was mixed with a cement suspension using a triple auger. Furthermore, the top 3 m of the container storage area was compacted using a high-energy impact roller. The main work on the ground improvement was completed in May 2017 after a construction phase lasting 12 months.

Cutting work for Metro Line 1 in Panama City. (Photo: BAUER Group)

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NEWS & REPORTS Foundation work for new power station in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic frequently experiences massive power cuts, often affecting the entire island state with a surface area of 49,000 km². In order to counteract this problem, a new coal-fired power plant is being constructed 40 km from the capital city Santo Domingo in order to ensure the country‘s electricity supply in the future. In September 2014, Bauer received the order from the Odebrecht-Tecnimont-Estrella consortium for the special foundation and ground improvement works of the 720 MW Punta Catalina power plant. The project comprised the foundation work for all important structures of the plant, including the turbine hall of the 160 m high chimney and the coal storage area. In addition, the construction of diaphragm and cut-off walls for the inlet and outlet structures of the cooling water on the coast were appointed to Bauer. Bauer’s scope of works comprised soil compaction with around 210,000 m of stone columns down to a depth of 17 m, the installation of 72,000 m of slurry-supported bored piles with a diameter of up to 1.2 m and the construction of 13,000 m² of diaphragm wall with a thickness of 1.2 m and a depth of 30 m. Furthermore, plastic concrete was used for 2,500 m² of a two-phase cut-off wall. Three BAUER BG 28 rotary drilling rigs, a diaphragm wall grab and three vibro units were used among other equipment for the work. The work was successfully completed within 30 months. Besides all this projects, Bauer was also able to successfully acquire, carry out and complete many other orders in the region. “Latin America is a growing market that requires increasing investment to improve the infrastructure. More and more complex projects are being planned and carried out in order to satisfy the needs for new roads, ports, airports and a reliable electricity supply of a growing population” says Hans Schwarzweller, Managing Director of BAUER Fundaciones Panamá S.A. “Over the past decade, Bauer has successfully established itself as a reliable partner for all kinds of specialist foundation engineering projects – not least thanks to its successful implementation of complex and prestigious projects.”

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About BAUER Spezialtiefbau Group BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, the original parent company of the BAUER Group, has been a major driving force in the development of specialist foundation engineering. It carries out all of the customary processes of foundation engineering, primarily for excavation pits, foundations, cut-off walls and ground improvements on a worldwide basis. In doing so, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH works closely together with their over 50 subsidiaries and branches across the globe. Regional networks around the world allow for the quick and flexible application of machines, teams and expertise. Bauer Spezialtiefbau offers their customers individual, creative and economical specialist foundation engineering solutions for demanding construction projects, from planning through to execution. More at bst.bauer.de About Bauer The BAUER Group is a leading provider of services, equipment and products dealing with ground and groundwater. With over 110 subsidiaries, Bauer can rely on a worldwide network on all continents. The Group’s operations are divided into three forward-looking segments with high synergy potential: Construction, Equipment and Resources. Bauer profits enormously from the collaboration of its three business segments, enabling the Group to position itself as an innovative, highly specialized provider of products and services for demanding projects in specialist foundation engineering and related markets. Bauer therefore offers suitable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges , such as urbanization, the growing infrastructure needs, the environment, as well as water, oil and gas. The BAUER Group was founded in 1790 and is based in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria. In 2016, it employed about 10,800 people in around 70 countries and achieved total Group revenues of EUR 1.6billion. BAUER Aktiengesellschaft is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock Exchang.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Ruth Wallner BAUER Aktiengesellschaft BAUER-Straße 1 86529 Schrobenhausen Tel.: +49 8252 97-1844 public.relations@bauer.de www.bauer.de

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SPECIALIST FOUNDATION ENGINEERING FOR EGYPT’S INFRASTRUCTURE

The new Assuit Barrage on the Nile: In 2013, Bauer Egypt constructed a single-phase, ring-shaped cut-off wall for the construction of a new dam wall and a new hydroelectric power station. (Photo: BAUER Group)

airo, Egypt – The story of BAUER EGYPT S.A.E., the third oldest overseas subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, is a true success story. The company has been involved in the construction of numerous bridges on the Nile, the first-ever bridge over the Suez Canal and several barrages. The subsidiary’s long list of past and present projects also includes many inner-city specialist foundation engineering projects – often in Cairo, where the company with its almost 1,500 employees has its headquarters. Bauer Egypt was founded in 1981. After a rather difficult build up phase in the 1980s the construction market grew and Bauer Egypt’s revenue multiplied within a few years. However, Bauer Egypt has faced numerous challenges in the last ten years in particular, such as the international economic and financial crisis of 2008/2009 and the Arab Spring in 2011; in fact, a diaphragm wall and injection construction site was in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the demonstrations. Moreover, continuing inflation and the devaluation of the Egyptian currency had a negative impact. Despite all these difficulties, all permanent employees were retained, says Managing Director Mohamed Mostafa proudly.

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Bauer Egypt is currently involved in several projects, including some very prestigious ones. One of them is the construction of two new tunnels below the expanded Suez Canal east of the city of Ismailia. As early as 2015/2016, Bauer constructed 120,000 m² of diaphragm wall up to a depth of 50 m for the future tunnel entrances and exits, as well as about 1,250 m² of soft gel blanket covering. Four diaphragm wall shafts with a depth of up to 85 m and a diameter of 21 m were constructed for the ventilation system of the new road tunnels. Among other equipment, two BC 40 trench cutters were used, one on an MC 128 and the other on an MC 96 duty-cycle crane, as well as two BG 28 drilling rigs with mast extensions for the execution of the soft-gel blanket. Bauer Egypt commenced the ground freezing work required for the construction of four cross passages between the two nearly 6-km-long road tunnels under the Suez Canal.

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NEWS & REPORTS Bauer Egypt recently commenced specialist foundation engineering work on phase 3 of the Cairo Metro – in the photo: Nasser Station. (Photo: BAUER Group)

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For the past several years, the company has also been involved in another large-scale infrastructure project – the extension of the Cairo metro – which is expected to significantly ease traffic in the metropolis of Cairo. The metro carries around 3.5 million passengers every day. Lines 1 and 2 were built between 1985 and 2002 without the involvement of Bauer. When construction of line 3 started in 2008 – the construction being divided into several phases – an increasing number of cutters from Bauer were used to construct the walls of the underground stations: in phase 1, Bauer Egypt cut the diaphragm walls for four of the five stations; in phase 2, all four station walls were executed by Bauer; for phase 4, which was moved forward, the company once again executed the diaphragm walls for all four stations from 2014 to 2017.

In September 2017, Bauer Egypt finally started the specialist foundation engineering work for Phase 3, which will run below the Nile and includes six underground stops. A 250,000 m² diaphragm wall with a depth up to of 83 m and about 180,000 m³ of underground sealing are to be constructed for this purpose. Four trench cutters BC 40 and one BC 30 cutter unit mounted on BAUER MC 128 and MC 96 duty-cycle cranes are being used. The underground sealing element will be executed using five BG 28 drilling rigs with extended masts for drilling up to 83 m. This work is expected to be completed in April 2019. New tunnels under the Suez Canal: As early as 2015/2016, Bauer constructed 120,000 m² of diaphragm wall up to a depth of 50 m for the future tunnel entrances and exits, as well as about 1,250 m² of soft gel blanket covering (Photo: BAUER Group)

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SPECIALIST FOUNDATION ENGINEERING IN ST. PETERSBURG: BAUER ALSO EXECUTES FOUNDATION WORKS FOR OFFICE COMPLEX IN LAKHTA CENTER FOLLOWING LAKHTA TOWER

Following the drilling work for the Lakhta Tower, OOO BAUER Technologie also executed the foundation work for further building sections at the neighboring Lakhta Center (Photo: BAUER Group)

aint Petersburg, Russia – In Saint Petersburg, probably the most glamorous metropolis on the Baltic, a rich past meets the challenges for a modern cosmopolitan city. Even today, the most northerly city of millions is still looking for new identities when it comes to urban planning. This is why an unparalleled construction project is currently taking place on the city‘s outskirts: soon the Lakhta Tower, which overlooks the sea, will be complete – and will bear the title of the highest building in Europe. In addition to offices, it will also house shops, cafés, restaurants, a theater and even a museum. The foundation work for the 462-m high building was executed in 2013 by the Russian subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH. OOO BAUER Technologie constructed 260 bored piles with a diameter of 2 m to a depth of 85 m. Several Bauer rotary drilling rigs from types BG 40 and BG 28 were used for this. Following the drilling work for the Lakhta Tower, the Russian Bauer subsidiary was also contracted with the foundation work for the neighboring podium building and the stylobate. In total over 1,000 piles with diameters between 620 and 1,180 mm were constructed for this in 2013 and 2014.

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Last year, OOO BAUER Technologie carried out the foundation work for further building sections at the neighboring Lakhta Center, in which the tower that is under construction will form the distinctive core. In May 2017, OOO BAUER Technologie was awarded the contract for the pile drilling work and the construction of an excavation pit for an additional office complex that required the implementation planning and installation of 1,449 piles, of 870 m of diaphragm wall and other supplementary services.

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NEWS & REPORTS The ground conditions are initially sandy filling material, followed by alluvial deposits. This includes a very soft layer of silt and clay, in which very large granite boulders of up to 2 m can frequently be found. This is followed by a layer of extremely hard claystone, down to a depth of over 100 m.

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Six BAUER BG 28 to BG 40 rotary drilling rigs were used as well as two hydraulic grabs. Work was completed in December 2017.

Following the drilling work for the Lakhta Tower, OOO BAUER Technologie also executed the foundation work for further building sections at the neighboring Lakhta Center (Photo: BAUER Group)

About BAUER Spezialtiefbau Group

About Bauer

BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, the original parent company of the BAUER Group, has been a major driving force in the development of specialist foundation engineering. It carries out all of the customary processes of foundation engineering, primarily for excavation pits, foundations, cut-off walls and ground improvements on a worldwide basis. In doing so, BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH works closely together with their over 50 subsidiaries and branches across the globe. Regional networks around the world allow for the quick and flexible application of machines, teams and expertise. Bauer Spezialtiefbau offers their customers individual, creative and economical specialist foundation engineering solutions for demanding construction projects, from planning through to execution. More at bst.bauer.de

The BAUER Group is a leading provider of services, equipment and products dealing with ground and groundwater. With over 110 subsidiaries, Bauer can rely on a worldwide network on all continents.

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The Group’s operations are divided into three forward-looking segments with high synergy potential: Construction, Equipment and Resources. Bauer profits enormously from the collaboration of its three business segments, enabling the Group to position itself as an innovative, highly specialized provider of products and services for demanding projects in specialist foundation engineering and related markets. Bauer therefore offers suitable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges , such as urbanization, the growing infrastructure needs, the environment, as well as water, oil and gas. The BAUER Group was founded in 1790 and is based in Schrobenhausen, Bavaria. In 2016, it employed about 10,800 people in around 70 countries and achieved total Group revenues of EUR 1.6billion. BAUER Aktiengesellschaft is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock Exchang.

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NEWS & REPORTS BAUER Maschinen GmbH

BAUER RESOURCES GMBH JOINS MASDAR INSTITUTE’S SUSTAINABLE BIOENERGY RESEARCH CONSORTIUM AS TIER-1 PARTNER BAUER TO BRING IN ENGINEERING EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT SCALE-UP OF THE SEAWATER ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEM

Bauer to Bring in Engineering Expertise to Support Scale-up of the Seawater Energy and Agriculture System. (Photo: Masdar Institute)

bu Dhabi, VAE – On January, the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) – a non-profit entity established by Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and supported by Etihad Airways, The Boeing Company, ADNOC Refining, Safran and General Electric – announced that BAUER Resources GmbH has joined the consortium as a Tier-1 partner. Masdar Institute is part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology. Bauer Resources will bring expertise to the SBRC related to engineering design, construction, and operation of large scale water treatment facilities, which will help the SBRC in the ultimate goal of scaling-up the SEAS technology under development. Etihad Airways and ADNOC Refining are the other Tier-1 partners in the consortium already contributing to various activities of the SBRC. Founded by Masdar Institute with a number of the other current members, the consortium aims to develop and support technologies and approaches for producing sustainable bioenergy. In September 2017, the Consortium’s flagship Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS) project reached a critical milestone in its development of sustainable aviation biofuels through the first harvest of biofuel feedstock. The SBRC team, composed of Masdar Institute researchers,

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harvested the first crop of Salicornia, the salt-tolerant and oil-rich plant. This development took place at the twohectare SEAS pilot facility in Masdar City, where seafood and sustainable biomass are being cultivated using saltwater and desert land, thus contributing to the UAE’s sustainable food and fuel security. Dr. Steve Griffiths, Interim Vice-President for Research, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, said: “The addition of Bauer Resources as a Tier-1 member underscores the growing value and potential of the system being piloted by the SEAS. As the world’s population increases and resources become more scarce, food and energy solutions that address the challenges of water and arable land insecurity will play a critical role in meeting mankind’s rising food, energy and water needs.”

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NEWS & REPORTS Dr. Roman Breuer, Member of the Management Board of BAUER Resources GmbH, said: “We are very excited to join this idea of combining food production, waste water treatment and production of sustainable biomass. We are at the forefront of implementing natural water treatment systems in the region and we were experimenting on biomass generation, but the cooperation with SBRC will bring our efforts to the next level. We hope that our experience and contribution will help the SEAS to become a significant element of sustainability in the UAE and abroad.” Peter Baumgartner, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, said: “The success of the SBRC in enabling a future supply of sustainable aviation fuel is reliant on extensive collaboration. The addition of Bauer Resources to our team, and the strong technical expertise they bring, will be of tremendous help in driving this important initiative forward.“ Bernard Dunn, President of Boeing Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey, said: “As founding members, we are excited to see the growing interest in the SBRC and the addition of Bauer Resources as a Tier-1 member.” Dr. Mikael Berthod, Vice President, ADNOC Refining Research Center, said: “We are very happy to welcome BAUER Resources GmbH as a Tier-1 member partner. Their contribution will definitely support the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium’s effort to develop the SEAS project. We are seeing the involvement of Bauer Resources as a great opportunity to expand our biofuel approach at a larger scale.” In addition to the engineering expertise that Bauer Resources will bring to the Consortium, one of the most exciting aspects of their contribution is the ability to expand the halophyte agriculture portion of the SEAS project to a larger scale in a short time. Bauer has designed, built, and now operates a very large water treatment facility in Oman, where the conditions are good to expand the haloagriculture system. The research that will be conducted there will uncover important aspects needed for reaching the industrial scale needed for this type of biomass to make an impact as a sustainable alternative feedstock. This partnership also opens the door to explore synergies between the petroleum industry and the production of sustainable biomass. The produced water that comes from oil well exploitation can be used for the generation of biomass for alternative sustainable aviation fuels, instead of re-injecting the water into deep aquifers, saving significant amounts of energy and improving the value chain for renewable biomass resources.

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About Khalifa University of Science and Technology The Khalifa University of Science and Technology merges the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research and the Petroleum Institute into one world-class, research-intensive institution, producing world leaders and critical thinkers in applied science and engineering. The Khalifa University of Science and Technology endeavors to be a catalyst to the growth of Abu Dhabi and the UAE’s rapidly developing knowledge economy as an education destination of choice and a global leader among research intensive universities. The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is a research-driven institution focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies. The Petroleum Institute is a research-driven institution specializing in hydrocarbon exploration and production. About BAUER Resources Group The regionally organized BAUER Resources GmbH is aligned to projects around the world with its subsidiaries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South America and has extensive expertise in the areas of water, environment and natural resources. With over 25 years of experience, BAUER Resources GmbH‘s Bauer Umwelt business division is one of the leading specialists in site remediation, soil remediation and waste disposal, both in the domestic market and internationally. As an expert in pollution reduction, Bauer Umwelt offers a diverse range of services for all environmental issues. The division Bauer Water is a leader in the area of water treatment and boasts many years of experience in the areas of drinking water, process water, waste water and decontamination. Other companies of the BAUER Resources Group include GERMAN WATER and ENERGY GROUP (GWE) – manufacturers of pioneering products and developers of integrated applications for well-drilling and geothermal – as well as Esau & Hueber GmbH – competent module and plant construction partners for companies in the areas of brewing, food, beverage and biotechnology, pharma & cosmetic – and Site Group for Services and Well Drilling Ltd. in Jordan. More at bre.bauer.de About Bauer The BAUER Group is a leading provider of services, equipment and products dealing with ground and groundwater. With over 110 subsidiaries, Bauer can rely on a worldwide network on all continents. The Group’s operations are divided into three forwardlooking segments with high synergy potential: Construction, Equipment and Resources. Bauer profits enormously from the collaboration of its three business segments, enabling the Group to position itself as an innovative, highly specialized provider of products and services for demanding projects in specialist foundation engineering and related markets. Bauer therefore offers suitable solutions to the world’s greatest challenges , such as urbanization, the growing infrastructure needs, the environment, as well as water, oil and gas.

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NEWS & REPORTS Volvo Group Trucks Central Europe GmbH

VOLVO TRUCKS’ PIONEERING AUTOMATION WORK PUTS HUMANS AND SAFETY AT THE CENTRE

STEADY ADVANCE OF VEHICLE AUTOMATION ENABLES EXCITING POSSIBILITIES THASHEFORBEEN THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE. AND VOLVO TRUCKS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS EVOLUTION FOR WELL OVER TWO DECADES.

A NEWLY RELEASED TWO-PART FILM PRESENTS THE VOLVO TRUCKS VIEW ON HOW AUTOMATION IS SET TO TRANSFORM THE WAY WE LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMING YEARS. The technological possibilities of tomorrow have been inspiring and intriguing us for generations. Today technology moves faster than ever. Robots taking over the service industries. Cars and trucks driving themselves. This can give the impression of a rather faceless and functional future. Yet automation already plays a huge part in our lives and, for Volvo Trucks, humans have always been and will remain at the very centre of a forward-thinking philosophy. As technology now moves to a point where seemingly radical new concepts are within touching distance, Volvo Trucks continues to develop practical solutions to make the lives of drivers, customers and other road users easier and safer.

The films show the vision and purpose behind the ongoing automation work by Volvo Trucks, as well as the hopes and concerns of those whose daily lives it will impact. The two films focus on the realities and possibilities for the future of automation, as well as on Volvo Trucks‘ human-centric philosophy(Photo: Volvo Trucks)

Volvo Trucks‘ films „Automation - the Big Change“ and „Automation - Driving into the Future“ deal with today‘s hot topics surrounding future truck technology. The two-part film zooms in on the life and work of two key players from Volvo Trucks, Sasko Cuklev and Ann-Sofi Karlsson. It also features contributions from truck driver Lukas Strohmeier from Austria, and commuter Rohini Teather from London.

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NEWS & REPORTS Ann-Sofi Karlsson, Director Human Factors for Automation, believes that the projects Volvo Trucks are currently undertaking will deliver greater safety and efficiency in many areas. (Photo: Volvo Trucks)

With humans as vulnerable as ever and traffic complexity steadily increasing, the issue of safety has occupied much of the recent focus within Volvo Trucks‘ automation teams. Key truck automation pilot projects in mining, the refuse industry and sugar cane plantations have shown that automated technology will not only improve safety but vastly increase productivity, while truck platooning on highways offers the possibility of lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Sasko Cuklev, Director Autonomous Solutions, has a strong vision and talks frankly about the possibilities he sees for the near future. „There is no doubt we will start to see self-driving trucks from Volvo on our roads becoming a part of our society. The exact timing depends on many things such as traffic regulations, road infrastructure and of course safety standards,“ Cuklev continues.

By involving the customer in ongoing dialogue and research about such developments, Volvo Trucks aims to stay focused on human-centric issues. Work with vehicle automation will continue to be beneficial to the customer, the driver and to society as a whole.

While a shift towards using fully automated vehicles forms part of the development, work currently remains focused on implementing automation stepwise to enhance the driver profession towards further increased safety, productivity and convenience. „Automation is not about killing jobs,“ states Ann-Sofi Karlsson, Director Human Factors for Automation. „The future need for skilled drivers will still be high. As trade and the world population continues to grow, so does the transport of goods. Automation is about making it more efficient.“

Volvo Trucks provides complete transport solutions for professional and demanding customers, offering a full range of medium to heavy duty trucks. Customer support is secured via a global network of 2,000 dealers and workshops in more than 120 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 15 countries across the globe. In 2016, more than 102,800 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of Volvo Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides solutions for financing and service. Volvo’s work is based on the core values of quality, safety and environmental care.

As well as having a global outlook, Volvo Trucks‘ automation work is closely tuned into making everyday lives easier, like that of driver Lukas Strohmeier. A professional who drives silo transports in southern Austria, his working day often involves loading up in the compact, busy city of Graz. „It‘s very difficult driving a big vehicle through heavy traffic. You have to keep your eyes everywhere. It would be helpful to have another hundred eyes.“

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FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Volvo Trucks Manfred Nelles Tel. + 49 89 80074 119 E Mail: manfred.nelles@volvo.com

Sasko Cuklev, Director Autonomous Solutions, maps out his vision of an automated future in the course of the film‘s two episodes. „I foresee that in the next twenty years, the transport system will change drastically.“ (Photo: Volvo Trucks)

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NEWS & REPORTS Volvo Group Trucks Central Europe GmbH

VOLVO TRUCKS WANTS TO SEE FEWER TRUCKS IN URBAN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC

With electric trucks more transport assignments can be carried out at night, reducing congestion during rush-hour traffic. (Photo: Volvo Trucks)

N 2019 VOLVO TRUCKS WILL START SELLING ELECTRIC TRUCKS IN EUROPE, AND THE FIRST UNITS WILL BE PUT INTO OPERATION TOGETHER WITH SELECTED REFERENCE CUSTOMERS ALREADY THIS YEAR. ELECTRIC TRUCKS DRASTICALLY REDUCE NOISE AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND OPEN UP FOR NEW WAYS TO MANAGE LOGISTICS. MORE TRANSPORT ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE CARRIED OUT AT NIGHT AND FEWER TRUCKS NEED TO COMPETE FOR ROAD SPACE DURING RUSH-HOUR. “ELECTROMOBILITY IS FULLY IN LINE WITH VOLVO TRUCKS LONG TERM COMMITMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ZERO EMISSIONS”, SAYS CLAES NILSSON, PRESIDENT VOLVO TRUCKS. „By using electrically powered and quieter trucks for goods transport in urban areas, we meet several challenges simultaneously. Without disturbing noise and exhaust gases, it will be possible to operate in more sensitive city centres. Transport may also take place throughout less busy periods, for example in late evening and at night. This will reduce the burden on the roads during daytime rushhour traffic, allowing both the road network and vehicles to be utilised far more effectively than today“, says Claes Nilsson.

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operate in rush-hour traffic, transport assignments were carried out in one-third of the normal time.

In order to improve the quality of life in urban environments more sustainable transport solutions need to be adopted. With well-developed logistics and more effective utilisation of roads in the evenings and at night, it is also possible for many smaller vehicles to be replaced by fewer but larger vehicles, thus further contributing to lower emissions and less traffic. A distribution truck has just over ten times the load capacity of a regular van. If a larger proportion of transport assignments could be carried out during hours when fewer people are on the road, this will also significantly reduce the risk of accidents.

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NEWS & REPORTS Volvo Trucks will start selling electric trucks in Europe in 2019, says Claes Nilsson, President Volvo Trucks. (Photo: Volvo Trucks)

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Volvo Trucks Manfred Nelles Tel. + 49 89 80074 119 E Mail: manfred.nelles@volvo.com

„Our technology and knowhow within electromobility are based on proven commercial solutions already in use on Volvo‘s electric buses, and solutions that were introduced in Volvo‘s hybrid trucks as far back as 2010. The vehicles themselves are only one part of what is needed for large-scale electrification to succeed. Enabling long term sustainable transport is a complex issue that requires a holistic and wide range of measures.We are working closely with customers, cities, suppliers of charging infrastructure and other key stakeholders to create the necessary framework for electrical trucks“, says Jonas Odermalm, Head of product strategy medium duty vehicles at Volvo Trucks. „We belive in full electrification for urban distribution as a first step. However we are working with electrification for other transport applications. This is only the beginning“, concludes Claes Nilsson.

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demands on traffic systems, which in many cases already are insufficient to meet current needs. Within the EU it is estimated that congestion and related traffic problems cost about 100 billion euros per year.

Volvo Trucks Volvo Trucks provides complete transport solutions for professional and demanding customers, offering a full range of medium to heavy duty trucks. Customer support is secured via a global network of 2,000 dealers and workshops in more than 120 countries. Volvo trucks are assembled in 15 countries across the globe. In 2016, more than 102,800 Volvo trucks were delivered worldwide. Volvo Trucks is part of Volvo Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides solutions for financing and service. Volvo’s work is based on the core values of quality, safety and environmental care.

According to the World Health Organization and the UN, 60 per cent of the planet‘s population - about 5 billion people - will live in cities by 2030. This is an increase of just over 1 billion compared with current levels. This swift pace of urbanisation will impose immense

Our technology is based on solutions already in on Volvo’s electric buses, says Jonas Odermalm, Head of Electromobility at Volvo Trucks. (Photo: Volvo Trucks)

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NEWS & REPORTS DEUTZ AG

DEUTZ TCD 9.0 NAMED AS DIESEL OF THE YEAR

‘DIESEL’ trade magazine has awarded the new DEUTZ TCD 9.0 (Photo: DEUTZ)

DIESEL’ TRADE MAGAZINE HAS AWARDED THE NEW DEUTZ TCD 9.0 • GENERATING 300 ‘CONVINCING KW, THIS FOUR-CYLINDER IN-LINE ENGINE EXTENDS THE UPPER OUTPUT RANGE • A FAMILY DESIGN FEATURING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ‘DIESEL’ trade magazine has named the new DEUTZ TCD 9.0 engine as its DIESEL OF THE YEAR. This 9 litre cubic capacity four-cylinder engine generates 300 kW and has been especially designed for heavy-duty construction equipment and agricultural machinery. The prestigious title of DIESEL OF THE YEAR is awarded each year to the most innovative engine. The award ceremony will take place at Intermat 2018, the international construction trade fair being held in Paris between 23 and 28 April. DEUTZ had previously received this award in 2010 for its compact TCD 2.9. ‘DIESEL’ is one of the leading European trade magazines for this sector and has been reporting for 22 years on the development and manufacture of diesel engines and their applications. This same TCD 9.0 was also recently included by the trade magazine ‘OEM Off-Highway’ in its ‘Top Ten New Products of 2017’.

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The new DEUTZ TCD 9.0 four-cylinder in-line engine, generating 300 kW and 1,700 Nm of torque, forms part of a new family of engines; together with the TCD 12.0 (400 kW / 2,500 Nm) and the TCD 13.5 (450 kW / 2,800 Nm) six-cylinder in-line engines, it considerably extends even further the upper end of the DEUTZ power range. The family platform concept has a standardised customer interface and an identical front and back, considerably simplifying the tasks of integrating and maintaining the engines. The proportion of common parts is approximately 65 percent which reduces servicing complexity and optimises inventory holdings. In future, the 620 kW TCD 18.0 six-cylinder in-line engine, which generates 3,600 Nm of torque, will occupy the upper end of the DEUTZ power range. Series production of all four engines will be launched in 2019 in time for EU Stage V. With these engines, DEUTZ is specifically catering for heavy-duty construction equipment and agricultural machinery with high output and torque requirements.

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NEWS & REPORTS The new engines are equipped with highly advanced technologies including crossflow cylinder heads, a downspeeding function for reducing fuel consumption and working noise levels plus a common rail system operating at an injection pressure of 2,200 bar. Up to 100 per cent power take-off is possible both at the belt and the flywheel side. Thanks to dynamic balancing weights, the four-cylinder TCD 9.0 achieves the same smooth running characteristics as the bigger six-cylinder engines. Michael Wellenzohn, member of the DEUTZ AG board of management for Sales / Service and Marketing: “We are honoured to be given the DIESEL OF THE YEAR award, which demonstrates that the design of this drive system is a success. It is based on advanced technology and also considerably extends our upper power output range, thus catering for new applications.” In the upper power output range, DEUTZ’s powerful new in-line diesel engines present the ideal solution for heavyduty applications from both a technical and commercial perspective. In the lower power output range, DEUTZ will also offer electric drive systems in future under its E-DEUTZ strategy. Customers will be able to choose whatever is the optimum combination of conventional and electric drive components for their particular application. By significantly improving emissions and efficiency, DEUTZ is aiming to be the market leader for innovative drive systems in the off-highway sector and hopes to steal a march on the competition.

DEUTZ AG DEUTZ is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative drive systems. Its core competences are the development, production, distribution and servicing of drive systems for professional applications. The engine specialist offers a broad spectrum of liquidcooled and air-cooled engines with capacities ranging from 19 kW to 620 kW that are used in construction equipment, agricultural machinery, material handling equipment, stationary equipment, commercial vehicles, rail vehicles and other applications. Originally founded as N.A. Otto & Cie. in Cologne, Germany, in 1864, DEUTZ AG is now the world‘s oldest engine company and one of the world‘s leading independent engine manufacturers. DEUTZ offers its customers a comprehensive and short-termed support by 13 distribution companies, 7 sales offices and over 800 sales and service partners in more than 130 countries around the world.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: DEUTZ AG Michael Ziegler Tel: +49 (0)221 822 2494 Fax: +49 (0)221 8221 52494 Email: michael.ziegler@deutz.com

‘DIESEL’ trade magazine has awarded the new DEUTZ TCD 9.0 (Photo: DEUTZ)

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NEWS & REPORTS Komatsu Europe International N.V.

INNOVATIVE SAFETY SOLUTIONS KOMATSU KOMVISION AND ISO5006:2017

Innovative safety solutions - omatsu KomVision and ISO5006:2017 . (Photos: Komatsu Europe International N.V.)

ILVOORDE MARCH 2018 – JANUARY 2018 SAW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF “ISO5006:2017”, V THE NEW ISO VISIBILITY TESTING STANDARD INCORPORATED INTO THE EU STANDARD, “EN474-1 EARTHMOVING MACHINERY SAFETY”. AS SUCH, KOMATSU COMPLIES WITH ISO5006:2017 FROM JANUARY 2018.

Whilst the new standard covers all earthmoving machinery, existing visibility systems on many Komatsu products don’t require any revision to comply. The major change for Komatsu is the introduction of “KomVision” as a standard safety feature on excavators.

KomVision KomVision Fitted as standard to applicable Komatsu excavators from January 2018, KomVision goes beyond safety regulations. A visual aid, designed to help avoid contacts or collisions due to blind spots, KomVision gives the operator a real-time bird’s eye view of the machine’s immediate surroundingsn.

Designed, developed and manufactured by Komatsu, the fully integrated KomVision driver assistance development offers seamless connectivity between the driver, the product, and the immediate jobsite, for ultimate peace of mind. With a series of high definition networked cameras fitted on the machine, KomVision provides a crystal clear, real-time bird’s eye view of the immediate surroundings on the widescreen cab monitor. The driver can quickly and easily check the machine’s vicinity prior to making any movements. Jim Venerus, Komatsu Europe Product Marketing General Manager said “Safety is Komatsu’s number one priority and is non-negotiable. That’s why we introduced the KomVision system as standard. Meeting regulations and avoiding blind spots is only one part of the task, the real challenge for such

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Innovative safety solutions - Komatsu KomVision and ISO5006:2017 . (Photos: Komatsu Europe International N.V.)

system developments is providing the right information at the appropriate time to allow fast and effective decision making without distracting or overloading the driver with needless information. Customer feedback confirms that KomVision delivers.” Jason Ong, Komatsu Europe EU Technical Regulations General Manager added “The introduction of a surround view system illustrates that Komatsu is technology-led in all aspects of machine development including the allimportant area of safety. We closely follow, and participate in, the development of European safety legislation for our industry and strive to deliver our customers solutions that exceed expectations.”

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FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Kevin Broman Komatsu Europe International N.V. +32 2 255 24 58 kevin.broman@komatsu.eu Contact Germany: Bettina Meeuw Hanomagstraße 9, 30449 Hannover + 49 511 4509 212 bettina.meeuw@komatsu.eu

Komatsu Europe International N.V. Komatsu Europe International N.V. (KEISA) is the European Headquarter of the Komatsu Group, which is based in Tokyo, Japan. Many people work at the Vilvoorde headquarters: technicians, sales profiles, marketing and legal experts, administrative staff etc.... People with wide-ranging backgrounds and qualifications, and who share common characteristics such as perseverance, efficiency and trustworthiness: the very image of Komatsu machines.

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NEWS & REPORTS Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Numerous new exhibitors have already confirmed their participation:

Expomin 2018 enters Next Round with Avid International Exhibitor Participation

esse Düsseldorf Group and the Chilean trade fair organiser Fisa S.A. are continuing their many years of cooperation and will be extending an invitation to Santiago de Chile to Expomin, the leading trade fair for the Latin American mining industry, from 23 to 27 April 2018. Already now very high international exhibitor participation is being recorded. Companies from China and all parts of Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America as well as Africa have registered to present their latest technologies, items of equipment, machinery, facilities as well as services from the field of raw material extraction and processing at the Espacio Riesco exhibition centre. International country participations have been announced, amongst others from the USA, Germany, Australia, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa. “The use of state-of-the-art technologies is also a decisive success factor that positively impacts safety at work, productivity, sustainable cost management and resource protection in mining. Expomin 2018 is the platform where Latin American mining experts learn about the new developments on the world market and negotiate with suppliers right on site,” says Erhard Wienkamp, Executive Director at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. The trade fair is aimed at key players in the mining industry, representatives from mining companies, miners, mining engineers, buyers, scientists, metallurgists, international investors and ministries. An international conference featuring the core topics of sustainability and productivity for modern mining as well as top-notch workshops and seminars complements the specialist lineup. For Expomin 2018 the economic outlook is good: Chile is one of the most important supplier nations of precious metals and the world’s largest producer of copper. International raw material prices have risen again – something which is having a positive impact on demand for mining equipment. The challenges in Chilean mining such as scarce water resources, comparatively high wage and energy costs as well as diminishing ore content in the existing reserves require cutting-edge technology,

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for instance with water-saving ore treatment and process optimisation. The generation and assessment of production and process data as part of the digitalisation process in mining presents the sector with new challenges in the face of Mining 4.0. This, in particular, offers international suppliers of mining technology the chance to establish themselves on the Latin American market. Interested companies are requested to contact Markus Liedtke at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH on e-mail: LiedtkeM@ messe-duesseldorf.de, Tel.: +49 (0)211 4560-7705 or Nicola Otto, e-mail: OttoN@messe-duesseldorf.de, Tel.: +49 (0)211 4560-7709. The trade fair for mining technology and equipment in Latin America will run at the Espacio Riesco exhibition centre in Santiago de Chile from 23 – 27 April 2018. Current

information on Expomin 2018 found online at www.expomin.cl

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FOR MORE INFORMATION AND CONTACT: Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Larissa Browa Tel.: +49 (0) 211 45 60 -549 E-mail: BrowaL@messe-duesseldorf.de

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TIPCO GmbH Tudeshki Industrial Process Control

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EVENTS

2018

THE AMS-EVENT CALENDER April 2018 26 - 27 Apr IM Events - In-Pit Crushing and Conveying 2018

Santiago, Chile

www.im-mining.com

16 - 20 Apr Strategic Mine Planning & Optimization : GEOVIA WHITTLE

St. Georges Terrace

www.optitek.ca

18 - 20 Apr Mining Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

www.miningvietnam.com

18 - 20 Apr Expominas

Quito, Ecuador

www.hjbecdachferias.com

23 - 27 Apr Hannover Messe

Hannover, Germany

www.hannovermesse.de

23 - 28 Apr INTERMAT

Paris, France

www.paris-en.intermatconstruction.com

06 - 09 May CIM Convention

Montreal, Canada

www.convention.cim.org

07 - 08 May Mining Investment Middle East

Dubai, United Arab Emirates www.mininginvestmentmiddleeast.com

May 2018

16 May MEORGA MSR-Spezialmesse Rheinland Leverkusen

Leverkusen, Germany

www.meorga.de

14 - 15 May Future of Mining - Sydney 2018

Sydney, Australia

www.future-of-mining-sydney.com

23 - 24 May AIMS 2018 - First International Conference - Mines of the Future

Aachen, Germany

www.aims.rwth-aachen.de

29 - 31 May Oil & Gas East Africa Nairobi

Dubai, VAE

www.expogr.com

29 May - 01 June Caspian Oil & Gas Azerbaijan

Baku, Aserbaidschan

www.caspianoilgas.az

30 May - 01 June WAMPEX Accra

Johannesburg, South Africa

www.exhibitionsafrica.com

05 - 08 June Ugol Rossii & Mining

Novokuznetsk, Russia

www.ugol-rossii.com

06 - 07 June Ferroalloys Europe 2018

Dusseldorf, Germany

www.events.crugroup.com/euroferroalloys

06 - 07 June Mining Investment Europe

Frankfurt, Germany

www.mininginvestmenteurope.com

07 - 08 June FLOTATION 2018

Lima, Peru

www.encuentrometalurgia.com/flotation-2018

12 - 14 June Euro Mine Expo

UmeĂĽ, Sweden

www.euromineexpo.com

14 - 15 June Mining Investment North America

Toronto, Canada

www.mininginvestmentnorthamerica.com

26 - 27 June The Mining Journal 30 London

London, United Kingdom

www.theminingjournal30.com

Clausthal, Germany

www.mining2018.de

26 - 29 June RPGC Russian Petroleum & Gas Congress Moskau

Moscow, Russia

www.mioge.com

26 - 29 June MIOGE Moskau

Moscow, Russia

www.mioge.com

June 2018

28 June MINING 2018

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COMPANY-PRESENTATION NEWS & REPORTS

MINING TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING Field of activity • FEASIBILITY STUDIES

• EQUIPMENT SELECTION

• EXPLORATION

• DRILLING & BLASTING

• GEOLOGICAL MODELLING

• SLOPE STABILITY & MONITORING

• GEOSTATISTICAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION

• ASSESSMENT OF GEOTECHNICAL RISK

• RESOURCE CLASSIFICATION

• HYDROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION

• MINE DESIGN

• HEALTH & SAFETY IN MINING

• MINE OPTIMIZATION

GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION Exploration • Survey & Mapping • Mineral exploration program • Geological investigation • Geochemical investigation • Geological and structural analysis • Microscopic investigation and mineralogical analysis

Geological Modelling • Data collection and review of projects • Database validation and verification • Exploration and data management • 3D geological, structural and mineralization interpretation and modeling • Statistic and geostatistic analysis • Geostatistical resource estimation • Resource classification, reporting andreconciliations

MINE DESIGN & MINE OPTIMIZATION Mine Planning • Design and optimization of pit layout • Mine development planning • Scheduling • Design of mine dumps • Optimum location of surface facilities

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COMPANY-PRESENTATION NEWS & REPORTS Equipment Selection & Modelling • Loading and haulage • Transport route optimization • Optimization of primary crusher location (Mobile / semimobile / stationary crusher) • Economic evaluation

Slope Stability & Monitoring • Geotechnical investigation • Groundwater investigation • Slope stability assessment • Slope design • Implementation of geotechnical instrumentation • Slope monitoring • Assessment and management of geotechnical risks

Drilling & Blasting • Planning of drilling and blasting • Blast vibration control • Control of borehole deviation • Economic evaluation

Compact courses For the international mining industry on mining methods and technology: • Seminars, conferences, courses, lectures and workshops

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Tel.: +49(0) 53 23 - 98 39 33 Fax: +49(0) 53 23 - 96 29 90 8

www.mtc-tudeshki.com

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A fresh grip at 90.

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New, innovative asphalt transfer within the Benninghoven mixing plant ECO

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Three premières at the INTERMAT for Kleemann

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Cost-saving 4x4 concept

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World premiere in a new design

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