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September 2021

Volume VIII Issue XI

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Commercial Vehicles: Fulfilling the need of Cargo Transportation

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Lubricants Door Automation Asphalt Paver Material Handling Roads & Highways Electric Construction Equipments

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Today, more than 65% of the nation's cargo is being shipped on trucks, and this emphatically affirms the modular move of load transportation from rail to the street. Indian Commercial Vehicles (CV) manufacturers are going towards the new innovations and making the required changes in their products. Many manufacturers are testing different technologies to make their products different from others. Indian customers have been gradually exposed to sophisticated technological products from foreign OEMs are creating excitement, further driving customer’s futuristic demands towards greater quality, safer and more reliable products of appropriate technologies at reasonable costs.

The overall sales of CVs fell to the lowest level in the past 11 years.

The industry had already crashed in 2019-20 from an all-time high the previous year. It clocked an annual sale of 5.69 lakh units, down 20% as compared to the previous year. The sales were only slightly higher than the sales in 2009-10. However, as Covid cases continue to rise, the outlook for 2021-22 will remain dynamic and unpredictable. While the CV industry sales in March were the best for the last financial year, a bevy of factors will determine the performance of the industry in 2021-22. CRISIL has estimated that the CV industry will grow at a healthy rate of 34 – 36% for the year 2021-22. This was based on the continued focus on infrastructure and roads by the government and the improved demand from Q3 2020-21 which should provide a strong base for growth in 2021-22.

This edition of Construction Mirror is filled with some industry related articles such as Commercial Vehicles, Lubricants, Electric Construction Equipment, Asphalt Pavers, Door Automation etc.

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Jindal Stainless Foundation undertakes a sustainable facelift of OP Jindal Memorial Park in Hisar

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Park’s development metrics in line with United Nations’ SDG benchmarks

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Jindal Stainless Foundation (JSF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Jindal Stainless, along with Prabhaav Foundation, has taken up multiple sustainable initiatives to restore, develop, maintain, and preserve the iconic OP Jindal Memorial Park in Hisar, Haryana. The development has led the park to fulfill Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11.7 set by the United Nations (UN).

SDG 11.7 aims to provide universal access to safe, inclusive, and accessible green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities by 2030.

Chairperson, JSF, Ms Deepika Jindal, who unveiled a book on the efforts undertaken at the park in Hisar today said, “For us, practicing sustainability is not a corporate obligation, but a social responsibility.

There is an alarming need for everyone to be conscious towards the environment and take active steps to preserve it. Jindal Stainless Foundation takes great pride in restoring a society-friendly park that not only welcomes everyone, but also helps restore the environment. I am thankful to our implementation partner Prabhaav Foundation, who have helped us bring a positive impact on the soil of Hisar. We further plan to develop a herbal garden, meditation centre, jogging track, and carry forth our green initiatives to convert this into a ‘zero waste park’.”

Set up in the fond memory of Founder, Jindal Group conglomerate, Late Shri OP Jindal, the OP Jindal Memorial park sports a combination of traditional and modern ideas – plantations,

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water conservation, composting, landscaping, mural art, stainless steel installations, and other art installations. JSF has upgraded various facilities and introduced new ones at the OP Jindal Park like solar lamps, boundary walls, street access, ramps, sanitation, and green cover.

Steered by co-founders Ms Parul Kumar and Ms Vandana Lakhanpal, Prabhaav Foundation is the implementation partner for this project and is maintaining the park along with JSF. Co-founder & Vice President, Prabhaav Foundation, Ms Parul Kumar said, “OP Jindal Memorial Park is a microcosm of the ethos of Hisar city. This book documents the sustainable makeover of the park that we were able to gift the city. This project will also prove to be a rich source of data as regards UN SDGs’ measurement methodology.”

JSF has planted ~20,000 trees at the park, conserved 2.5 million liters of water, helped manage 140 tonnes of waste, and installed 24 benches and multiple solar lights. This has enabled the Foundation sequester ~790 tonnes of CO2, add ~3,700 tonnes of oxygen to the air, and intercept ~474 million litres of rainwater. The park is currently accessible to more than 4,000 people in Hisar and is a well-maintained green space for the betterment of their health and quality of life.

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Shyam Steel launches “Shyam Steel Apna Ghar” Application (App) to address various needs of Individual Home Builders

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Shyam Steel, one of leading producers and manufacturers of TMT Bars announced the launch of an Application (App) “Shyam Steel Apna Ghar”, an initiative to provide consumers hassle-free purchase of TMT bars. The App will not only make purchase of TMT bars easier for the consumers but also boost the sales of Shyam Steel’s dealers and distributers who are badly affected due to ongoing pandemic-led crisis in retail market.

Shyam Steel Apna Ghar will be providing complete holistic solution to the individual home builders.

In the first phase, consumers can order TMT bars in just few clicks and redeem amazing cash backs and gifts. In the second phase Shyam Steel will be launching a complete solution package for the home builders encircling Bhumi Puja to Griha Pravesh. The home builders will be provided with relevant information, inspirational ideas and reliable contacts at their fingertips. The app will act as an expert guide for any building construction activities. Shyam Steel is targeting a huge consumer reach through this App and expects around two to five thousand orders a month.

Commenting on the app launch Mr Lalit Beriwala, Director, Shyam Steel said, “Through this App we are aiming to redefine the construction sector.

Buying TMT Bars will be hassle free and we will be able to engage with the consumers in a timely manner. Shyam Steel has always been

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in forefront with consumer driven technology innovation. The App will aim to address all the concerns of individual home builders and uplift the business of dealers by providing them huge consumer market.”

It was observed that buying TMT bars, is a very hectic and time-consuming task for the consumers especially during COVID- 19 crisis. Earlier the process included Consumer’s registration on website > wait (for agent to connect) > Guidance from the agent > Request to purchase > Employee will connect > site verification > Final Purchase through dealers. Now through this App, the earlier long process will be eliminated, and purchase will be much easier and less hectic. The new process will include Consumers’ registrations> get the estimate budget (according to their needs) > Guidance (agent) > make final purchase > Redeem Gifts.

The Company is now on a steady expansion mode braving the disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The Company, an integral partner of building new India, is equally committed to meaningfully contribute to the realization of the target of 300 Million Tonnes steel production by 2030-31 in keeping with the National Steel Policy announced by the Government of India towards transforming India into a self-reliant $ 5-trillion economy. CM

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Shyam Steel ropes in Lovlina Borgohain and Manpreet Singh as Brand Ambassadors Director, Shyam Steel said “We are proud to welcome Lovlina and Manpreet into our Shyam Steel family. Their journeys are epitomes of perseverance, strength and determination, which are also affiliated with our core brand philosophy.

We at Shyam Steel are optimistic that their personas will surely create a positive impact on the brand ‘Shyam Steel, reinforcing the values that the brand stands for.”

On associating with Shyam Steel, Lovlina Borgohain said “I am happy to join hands with Shyam Steel. This association is a special one and I look forward to a long and fulfilling partnership.”

Shyam Steel, one of leading producers and manufacturers of TMT Bars has appointed Olympic medallists Lovlina Borgohain and Manpreet Singh as their brand ambassadors. Aligned with the mission of “Maksad Toh India Ko Banana Hai”, these appointments highlight Shyam Steel’s philosophy to support the development of overall sports culture and infrastructure, which resonates with the company’s larger goal of building India.

As a part of the association, Lovlina and Manpreet will be included in Shyam Steel’s print and digital campaigns pan India.

Commenting on the association, Mr Lalit Beriwala,

On associating with Shyam Steel, Manpreet Singh said “Thank you Shyam Steel for onboarding me to be part of your family. Through this association I look forward to strengthening the brand values, those the brand represents.”

The Company is now on a steady expansion mode braving the disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The Company, an integral partner of building new India, is committed to meaningfully contribute to the realization of the target of 300 million tonnes steel production by 2030-31.

This is in keeping with the National Steel Policy announced by the Government of India towards transforming India into a self-reliant $ 5-trillion economy. CM

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Lovlina and Manpreet has enthralled the 1.3 billion Indians through their performance in Tokyo Olympics 2020. Lovlina won the bronze medal in boxing welterweight division, becoming only the third Indian boxer to win a medal in the Olympics.

Manpreet led the Indian Men’s Hockey team to a historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. His exemplified leadership and performance was one of the key reasons India finished in the podium after a long wait of 40 years.

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Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited inks MoU with Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur for long-term industry-academia collaboration

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3-year partnership kicked-off with a joint research proposal submission under government’s ‘Promotion of Research & Development in Iron & Steel Sector’ scheme

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Furthering its tally of industry-academia partnerships, Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) signed an MoU with Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (MNIT) here today.

This three-year MoU was signed by Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, JSHL, Mr Vijay Bindlish and Director, MNIT Jaipur, Prof Udaykumar R Yaragatti. With this partnership, JSHL envisions to take up research, new product development, solid waste management, and skill development along with MNIT. As part of the MoU, JSHL will provide industry expertise, raw material, and infrastructure, while MNIT will bring in its technical and educational proficiency.

Commenting on this development, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, JSHL, Mr Vijay Bindlish said, “As pioneers of the Indian stainless steel industry, we take pride in endorsing sustainable initiatives for our nation’s development. Under this MoU, we will initiate a series of innovative projects with MNIT by bridging our infrastructural and industrial excellence and MNIT’s technical and educational prowess. I am certain that this initiative will help develop an ecosystem of practical knowledge, innovation, and sustainability aided by the youth of the country.”

“This collaboration with JSHL is a milestone in MNIT’s history. With this innovative partnership our students will be exposed to hands-on industry experience, beyond academics, before they enter their fields of choice as professionals. This will help them train better and excel at industrial

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practises. I am certain that this will enable them aid the society at large.” said Director, MNIT Jaipur, Prof Udaykumar R Yaragatti at the MoU signing ceremony in Jaipur.

Kicking-off this partnership with its first project, the two organizations aim to develop geopolymer, a sustainable alternate to portland cement used in the construction sector. An increasing use of portland cement in concrete production extensively emits greenhouse gases. To minimize the environmental impact caused by this, JSHL and MNIT have prepared a research proposal for developing geopolymers using refined waste material from Effluent Treatment Plant Sludge (ETPS), Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) slag and fly ash from JSHL’s thermal power plants.

Under this ‘waste to wealth’ initiative, the two organisations have submitted a research proposal to the Ministry of Steel, Government of India in line with the government’s Promotion of Research & Development in Iron & Steel Sector scheme.

Among several projects planned under the MoU, JSHL will organise national seminars and take up workshops for awareness and skill development for students and fabricators. Moreover, MNIT will introduce short-term diploma courses in its curriculum which will be supported by JSHL. In the past, the Company has inked MoUs with eminent institutions of the country including IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT BHU, OP Jindal University, Raigarh, UPES Dehradun, etc. CM || www.constructionmirror.com ||

Escorts Ltd. facilitates over 37000 COVID-19 free vaccinations in and around Faridabad

Under its Corporate Social Responsibility program, Escorts Ltd., India’s leading engineering conglomerate, conducted over last 42 days free COVID-19 vaccination camps, inoculating over 37,000 residents in and around Faridabad district in Haryana. The initiative named “COWINNER” commenced on 2nd July at QRG Health City, Sector 16, Faridabad and concluded on 12th August 2021.

Escorts COWINNER campaign was carried out in association with medical partners, QRG Health City, and Sarvodaya Health Care. To facilitate easy registrations and appointments, Escorts used an app developed by its technology partner, Plan8, accessible to general public.

The initiative adhered to all stated guidelines and protocols in collaboration with District Administration, Faridabad. People above 18 years

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of age were encouraged to register on this app and be a beneficiary of this social programme of Escorts.

Speaking on the inoculation drive, Bharat Madan, Group CFO & Corporate Head, said “The second wave of pandemic has been difficult for all. Vaccination is a good solution currently in sight to break the COVID-19 chain. Government has been putting its best efforts in broadening inoculations. Escorts’ community vaccination initiative, Cowinner, is a humble contribution to the vaccination drive. We feel it is our collective responsibility to help the nation come out of this pandemic. We thank our partners, beneficiaries and the district administration for their wholehearted support in making this drive immensely successful. " CM

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Sany India strengthens it’s presence in jharkhand by inaugurating 3s branch office of jove motors

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The brand has authorized dealer in state with 3 branch offices now

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Sany India, a leading manufacturer of construction equipment & heavy machinery, further strengthened its presence in Jharkhand by inaugurating a new authorized dealership, Jove Motors at Ranchi. The dealership also has offices in Barhi, Jhumritilaiya & Daltonganj and will serve all the nearby locations for Sales, Service and Spare parts of Sany India Construction Equipments.

The inauguration was done by Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Dealer Principle of Jove Motors and Mr. Sushil Patra, Regional Manager Excavators, in presence of esteemed clients and financers from Ranchi region. The inauguration was followed by a small customer and financer meet. This new office in the region will prove to be a crucial connection between the company and the customers and further strengthen the service delivery of Sany India. This new facility will enhance the future scalability options and will provide more opportunities for networking and collaboration. Notably Sany India has a well established network of 40 dealers and 170 plus touch points in India and South Asia with over 500 certified service engineers deployed across

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to provide best in class service to the customers.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Dheeraj Panda, Director- Sales, Marketing and Customer Support of Sany India said “We are extremely happy to inaugurate new dealership, Jove Motors. Sany India will continue to extend our marketing and technical support as and when required. This new 3S facility will augment support to the customers who have reposed their faith in Sany India, in the region. Our world class product line coupled with a strong dealership network has helped us to move closer to attain leadership position in India. “ “Our effort is to surge ahead with the same conviction by continuing to offer technologically superior equipment that will usher in a positive change for our customers and dealers alike “he added As the construction equipment market is gaining prominence rapidly– this expansion will make an inroad into untapped markets and gain potential customers. Sany India has also set up a toll-free number 1800209337 for all queries related to sales and services. CM || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Pintura Industrial Reus S.A. relies on ELGi to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions Compressed air system upgrade helps Pintura Industrial Reus S.A. (PIRSA) increase productivity and deliver a 40% decrease in electricity spends

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and reduced noise.

“Working together with ELGi proved to be a game-changer for us,” said Miguel Ángel Martín, the owner and General Manager of PIRSA. "The new unit delivered immediate results, comprising a 40% reduction in energy consumption and lower maintenance costs. This translated into lower electricity bills and lower operating costs. The results? We lowered our production site’s carbon footprint and met our quality standards while continuing to deliver only the best products for our customers”.

ELGi Compressors Europe, a subsidiary of ELGi Equipments Limited, one of the world’s leading air compressor manufacturers, completed a compressed air system upgrade at the Pintura Industrial Reus S.A. (PIRSA) plant in Callús, Spain.

With the upgrade, PIRSA, a Spanish producer of paints, pavements, coatings, and waterproofing for the food and pharmaceutical industry, improved the site's productivity and energy efficiency levels, resulting in approximate savings of 1,500 EUR a month.

ELGi and Klug, ELGi’s Channel Partner in Spain, replaced the customer’s aging and inefficient system with a turnkey compressed air solution that supports the transportation of paint through a network of pipes for canning and shot blasting. The new system features the ELGi EG75 VFD (variablefrequency drive) unit. The combination of the low rotational speed and a variable-frequency drive ensures the compressor adapts to changes in demand while optimizing the airflow, resulting in higher reliability, lower energy consumption,

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“As air compressor manufacturers, we believe in right-sizing compressors for our customer’s requirements. We study customer applications and recommend the right size of compressors, ensuring our energy-efficient products provide customers with significant savings in energy costs translating to a reduction in carbon footprint while reducing environmental impact. The ELGi EG Series with a built-in variable-frequency drive translates to reduced power consumption, better energy savings, and, most importantly, a satisfied customer. Just one of the many ways by which we demonstrate why we're #Alwaysbetter,” said Victor Escolano Marco, Regional Manager at ELGi Iberia.

The robust design of the EG-Series compressor range enables operations at extreme temperatures, from cold to hot, and from dry to extremely humid conditions, leading overall to higher reliability of the compressed air system across Europe.

ELGi’s high-efficiency airends are equipped with in-house developed η-V profile rotors, with the 4/5 lobe combination. The rotors are designed to run at optimum speeds and reduce pressure losses. The unique OSBIC process (oil separation by impact and centrifugal action) effectively separates air and oil, with minimum pressure drop. This process involves the removal of oil in three stages delivering consistent low oil carryover in the air while increasing the life of the separator element. CM || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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ELGi partners with NASSCOM FutureSkills PRIME to build vital digital skills for the future of work ELGi Equipments (BSE: 522074 NSE: ELGIEQUIP), one of India’s leading air-compressor manufacturers today, announced its partnership with NASSCOM’s FutureSkills Prime initiative. With this partnership, ELGi aims to equip every employee with a set of foundational digital skills that will enable them to operate in a digital environment, continually adapt to new ways of working, and add value beyond what can be done by automated systems and intelligent machines. FutureSkills Prime, a skilling programme focused on emerging technologies, is powered by a partnership between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Government of India, NASSCOM, and the IT industry. Over one thousand ELGi employees are scheduled to undertake this program.

Sharing his views on the collaboration, Dr Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director of Elgi Equipments Limited, said, "Our purpose is to provide the best experience at each stakeholder touch-point. In our journey towards this purpose, we recognize that emerging digital technologies will be central pillars in providing such an experience. Be it customers or employees, or investors, digital can substantially and significantly enhance the experience. This has to be architected by our people and the starting point is to imagine the opportunities through the lens of digital technologies. To enable each employee in our organization to do this, it is imperative that they have a foundational knowledge of the various digital technologies. We’re committed to ensuring all of our employees are digitally proficient and conversant with digital technologies as we adapt to the future.”

Steel sector outlook revised to Positive as earnings surge expected to continue in FY2022 as well: ICRA • • •

Strong free cash flow generation has supported aggressive deleveraging by domestic steel mills Likely reduction in domestic iron ore prices would help partly compensate for the input cost pressures arising out of the recent rally in coking coal prices Domestic steel demand contracted by 1.2% sequentially in the seasonally weak peak-monsoon month of July 2021; ICRA expects a stronger uptick in the third quarter

ICRA Ratings has revised the steel sector’s outlook to Positive from Stable following all large listed steel companies reporting their best ever quarterly performance in Q1 FY2022, and the earnings outlook remaining healthy for the remaining months of FY2022. The rating agency, in its latest report, said that the positive sentiment around steel related commodities emanating out of China from Q2 FY2021 has helped the ongoing metals rally sustain over four quarters, largely cushioning the domestic large steel 20

Kirti Seth, CEO, SSC NASSCOM, said “Now more than ever, the need for each citizen to get equipped with the skills of emerging technologies is of paramount importance to leverage the waves of opportunity rising up through this digital transformation we are going through. It is also important for each individual to talk the language of ‘digital’ and stay in tune with the world that is changing rapidly around us. FutureSkills Prime has a vision to make individuals from across sectors, and across job roles digitally fluent. We're proud that our voice has been recognized by industries across sectors. The fact that Elgi Equipments, a leading compressor manufacturing company is going to leverage FutureSkills Prime to build the digital quotient of their employees, is a strong signal of how this need cuts across all industries and domains. I wish Elgi’s employees an exciting learning journey to not just build on their technological foundations but unleash a fresh burst of creativity. This digitally ready workforce will be the key to not just exponential growth of their company but contribute to India’s dream of creating a trillion dollar digital economy.”

FutureSkills Prime – a platform built by the government and the IT industry focuses on providing a solution to challenges when upskilling people with emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Big Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation, and more. The registered candidates can develop core proficient skills, take aptitude diagnostics tests, acquire SSC NASSCOM certifications and scholarships, and become more digitally fluent. CM

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players from the impact of the pandemic.

Given the strong earnings growth and capex curtailments following the pandemic related uncertainty, steelmakers started to aggressively deleverage since the second quarter of FY2021. This trend is reflected by the industry’s consolidated debt levels declining to Rs. 2.0 lakh crore in end-July 2021, from Rs. 2.6 lakh crore in end-July 2020, registering a sharp decline of over 21% in a short span of a year.

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cost increases emanating from costlier coking coal purchases. However, this incremental benefit will only be available to the extent of market purchases by steel companies.

“Domestic steel demand contracted by 1.2% sequentially in the seasonally weak peak-monsoon month of July 2021. Early trends suggest that demand remained soft in August as well, with steel price hikes announced at the beginning of the month being rolled back later. Therefore, earnings for primary producers are expected to moderate somewhat sequentially in Q2 FY2022. However, mills would have a better control on steel prices in the third quarter as demand picks up in the run-up to the festive season.” Mr. Roy added. Key downside risks to ICRA’s baseline scenario includes a severe third wave of Covid 19, leading to large-scale mobility restrictions, and a sustained slowdown in the automobile sector due to the semiconductor shortage. On the external environment, with the Chinese steel demand growth witnessing noticeable moderation from July 2021 due to the adverse impact of the Delta variant outbreak and severe floods, a slowdown in China’s domestic demand leading to a pick-up in exports by Chinese mills would also remain a downside risk.

Regarding steel industry’s capex plans, despite the same increasing substantially in the current fiscal, ICRA believes that the industry would be able to generate strong free cash flows, helping it reduce its borrowing levels further in FY2022. Consequently, the industry’s total debt to OPBITDA is expected to decline from over two times in FY2021, to around one time in FY2022, a rare feat for a capital-intensive industry.

On the business return indicators, the industry’s RoCEs climbed to mid-teens in FY2021, and in the current fiscal, it is likely to come close to 30%.

Not surprisingly, therefore, steel mills from big to small have started announcing expansion plans as their balance sheets look much stronger following the aggressive deleveraging efforts over the last four quarters. India has not seen any new capacity addition in the last two years back-to-back, but things are poised to change going forward, as around 34 mt of new capacities are expected to come onstream

by FY2026 from the leading players alone, adding close to a quarter of its existing installed capacities in the coming four to five years. Unless the current upcycle extends over several years, these large-scale expansion plans are however expected to lead to a sequential moderation in the industry’s credit metrics over the medium term as industry borrowing levels would go up to fund these growth plans, and steel prices moderate eventually, as is typically witnessed in cyclical sectors. CM

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at its lowest levels since March 2012. On taking a closer look at the industry’s consolidated borrowing per metric tonne of installed capacity, it stood at US$ 180/MT in July 2021, shrinking by almost half from US$ 350/MT prevailing in November 2008. This suggests that domestic steel companies are now significantly less leveraged than in FY2009, when the last steel super cycle ended, following the global financial crises.

Elaborating on this, Mr. Jayanta Roy, Senior Vice-President & Group Head, Corporate Sector Ratings, ICRA, said, “After a 7% contraction in steel demand in last year following the pandemic, we expect domestic consumption to grow at around 12% in the current fiscal, not only benefitting from a low base, but also from an improving outlook for several steel consuming sectors. The steel production growth in FY2022 is likely to be higher at around 14%, getting traction from the increasing trend in net finished steel exports. Our assessment indicates that net exports is expected to increase to around 8 million tonne (mt) in the current year from 6 mt in FY2021, as domestic mills try to increase their export footprint, given the opportunity to fill-up the vacuum left by the Chinese mills due to the Government’s curbs”. On the supply front, from JSW Steel and NMDC, 8 mt of new capacities are expected to hit the market in the current year, but the same is likely to be absorbed by incremental steel consumption of 12 mt expected in FY2022, leading us to revise the industry’s capacity utilisation rates to 78% in FY2022 from 72% in FY2021. Within that, the leading mills however are expected to operate at a significantly higher capacity utilisation.

On the raw material side, primary steelmakers are expected to witness some input cost pressures, with seaborne premium hard coking coal spot offers from Australia doubling in a short span of just three months, to US$ 238/MT in end-August 2021 from US$ 112/MT in mid-May 2021 amid tight supplies and a gradual recovery in steel demand outside of China. This is expected to increase the cost of steel production for domestic mills by around US$ 100/ MT, the effects of which would start to flow in the P&L of steel companies producing steel through the blast furnace route from September 2021. However, iron ore prices in Odisha have started to moderate in the last one month, taking a cue from the 28% correction in seaborne iron ore prices since July 2021, making ore exports less attractive. This, coupled with a return of the pre-pandemic level of domestic iron ore production in the current fiscal, has led to a correction in Odisha iron ore prices by around 20% since mid-July 2021. As per ICRA’s estimates, this is likely to bring-down the cost of steel production by around US$ 50-55/MT, partly compensating for the

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BKT SOLUTIONS FOR THE MINING SECTOR

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The EARTHMAX tire range has been specifically designed to withstand the stress of the rough terrain typical of quarries and mines

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With their rocky and uneven surfaces and rough terrain, mines are a real challenge for the machines operating in this sector and above all for the tires fitted to them.

It is therefore essential for operators to be able to count on resistant and reliable products that can withstand cuts and tears. This guarantees a prolonged product life cycle, while also providing traction and stability. Replacing a tire due to damage or other problems would mean not only new investment, but would also impact on productivity.

That is why BKT wished to pay particular attention in developing tires suitable for this type of application, studying them closely in minute detail.

BKT's contribution to the mining sector: the EARTHMAX range

The tires in BKT's EARTHMAX range are designed for the toughest operations. It is a broad range of radial solutions designed to facilitate the best possible ground load distribution for dump trucks, wheel loaders, dozers, and graders.

All EARTHMAX tires are distinguished by their All Steel structure which provides resistance to the casing and so against impacts. These are essential features when faced with particular obstacles on the ground which could expose the tire to serious risk of puncture or damage to the casing.

In particular, this range includes three models which, thanks to their large size, are particularly suitable to handling mining operations under the toughest conditions.

EARTHMAX SR 46 is fitted to rigid dump trucks which operate in rocky environments such as mines.

Specifically designed to transport heavy loads, this tire guarantees a high level of resistance to cuts thanks to its casing with a steel belt. Thanks to

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the specific design of the tread with blocks and grooving on the circumference, it guarantees reduced damage to the surface of the product and improved performance on bends.

EARTHMAX SR 45 is also designed for rigid dump trucks and has a specific design of blocks and a deeper tread, which guarantees the product an extended life cycle.

EARTHMAX SR 53, classified L-5, has been designed for loaders operating in difficult conditions. The tread consists of a compound which is particularly resistant to cuts. In addition, it is designed to offer extraordinary self-cleaning properties, which facilitate the expulsion of stones and other foreign bodies.

Giant tires

In response to market demand, BKT has launched a Giant version of EARTHMAX SR 46 for rigid dump trucks operating at mines, dams and large worksites.

This solution is available in the largest size which BKT has ever made: 33.00 R 51. With a diameter of over three meters, this tire weighs 2,400 kg.

The addition of a new Giant size is a strategic choice for BKT, since it makes it possible to satisfy the needs dictated by new trends in the sector. CM

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Jindal Stainless Limited Elevates Rajeev Garg as Head of Sales the Company’s growth during its current expansion phase. From market development to topline growth, we’re looking forward to harness more value for the Company and its customers in both domestic and international markets. I look forward to his leadership in propelling our growth into the next orbit.”

Mr. Garg carries with him over 24 years of relevant and rich industry experience, and has been associated with Jindal Stainless for the last ten years. Under his stewardship, the Company has successfully achieved market penetration in several end-user segments in India. Mr. Garg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology and Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and is an MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research. CM

Cement prices soften in August led by a steep 6% drop in the prices in the eastern region

After increasing prices till the end of the June 2021 quarter, Indian cement companies were unable to sustain the trend in subsequent months. In August 2021, the all India average cement price fell by nearly 3% to Rs 328 per 50 kg from the previous month led by a steep 6% drop in the prices in the eastern region. Prices fell by 1-3% in the remaining regions.

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rising price of sand, and weak demand from the state governments led to the steepest fall in prices in August. It is estimated that between FY22 and FY23, 44% of the incremental capacity of India’s cement industry will be in the eastern region.

This shows the rising competitive intensity in the region.

Analysts point out that demand has been fairly stable in August. They expect a year-on-year double digit growth in volume for well-placed cement companies for the September quarter.

Given the low base in the previous year, the all India average cement price was 5.6% higher than the year-ago level. As the monsoon period recedes and demand improves materially, companies are likely to increase cement prices in September and subsequent months to deal with rising input costs.

Given the low base in the previous year, the all India average cement price was 5.6% higher than the year-ago level. As the monsoon period recedes and demand improves materially, companies are likely to increase cement prices in September and subsequent months to deal with rising input costs. CM || September 2021 ||

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Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has announced the appointment of Mr. Rajeev Garg as the Head of Sales. In his new role, he will oversee domestic as well as international sales functions for the Company. In his earlier role as Head – Domestic Sales, Mr. Garg was responsible for Domestic Sales and Distribution. Key focus areas for his new role will include formulating and implementing strategies for growing business in domestic and export markets, including segments like Railways, White Goods, Auto, Industrial Fabrication, Building & Construction, Pipes & Tubes, Transportation, Infrastructure, Nuclear & Marine applications, and institutional sales.

Commenting on the appointment, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless, Mr. Abhyuday Jindal, said, “Given Rajeev’s impressive track-record at Jindal Stainless, his experience will be pivotal to

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AVEVA Launches Comprehensive Operations Control Software through Game-Changing UserCentric Flexible Model

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Rashesh Mody SVP Monitoring and Control

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AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, announced today that it will be making its Operations Control solutions available as a single subscription for the first time. This redefines the industrial software experience, going beyond HMI and SCADA, enabling industrial organizations of all sizes to develop collaborative workforces, scale effectively, and optimize operations for agility and efficiency.

From IIoT architectures and cloud-driven remote edge management to multi-site supervisory control, AVEVA™ Operations Control software will be available via a flexible user-centric model, through the AVEVA™ Flex Subscription program in three core packages: Edge, Supervisory and Enterprise. These core solutions provide all the necessary tools for plant, field, control room, and enterprise teams to drive actionable information, collaborate effectively, and accelerate operational excellence. The program also offers access to add-on functionality with AVEVA Manufacturing Execution, and AVEVA Insight for advanced AI and workflow management. AVEVA’s new Operations Control software subscriptions now allow end customers to use all of its products, the way they want to use them.

AVEVA Operations Control offers an infinite range of possibilities for companies to connect operations and workers via the cloud, web and mobile to drive efficiency through collaboration and standardization.

It delivers supervisory, visualization, collaboration, and analytics software in a single combined subscription providing unlimited access to actionable information.

Every team, whether on the plant floor, in the control room, or operating across the enterprise, is empowered to do more, in collaborative alignment. Customers can build a reliable foundation towards operational excellence with AVEVA Operations Control.

AVEVA offers the first single subscription program on that market that spans edge-to-cloud solutions for plant operations. The AVEVA Flex subscription program is designed to provide access to the entire AVEVA portfolio – enabling customers to flexibly drive sustainable growth. It allows companies to achieve a faster return-on-investment, removing traditional barriers to software adoption and revolutionizing the purchase and consumption of industrial software.

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New Offering Delivers Industry-First Mix of Cloud, OnPremise and Hybrid Solutions to Enable Companies to Optimize Software Investments and Maximize Value The subscription model enables simplicity in license purchasing, usage and management – aiding organizational digital transformation.

In the FY21 fiscal year, AVEVA recorded strong subscriptions growth as businesses sought access to transformational technology on a flexible, agile basis.

According to ARC Advisory Group, subscription-based models are predicted to grow at a pace nearly four times that of traditional software over the next five years in the industrial automation markets.

Craig Resnick, Vice President at ARC Advisory Group commented: “ARC anticipates that the subscription model growth rate will be significantly higher than the traditional licensing model growth rate for purchasing HMI/SCADA solutions going forward. This shift towards the subscription model is driven by a number of factors, including the market seeking single converged solutions, such as HMI/SCADA and asset performance management, that deliver great flexibility together with edge-to-cloud integration, a capability that AVEVA can deliver today as part of its AVEVA Flex subscription program.”

Rashesh Mody, SVP Monitoring and Control, AVEVA said: “Our solution is enabling teams in different physical locations to organize their operations, collaborate, and leverage vast internal knowledge.

Most importantly, customers can now accelerate their digital transformation journey through one simple, agnostic subscription package.”

"Industrial organizations are increasingly aiming to utilize technology environments that will provide them with a comprehensive view of their field, control room and enterprise operational facilities. With AVEVA Operations Control they can now view end-to-end processes with an unlimited offering through the edge, enterprise and supervisory core functions,” Mody added.

"With AVEVA Operations Control available via the AVEVA Flex subscription program, channel partners can now offer outcome-based solutions and services to their customers. AVEVA’s offering is unique because it enables simple and flexible pricing – allowing our channel partners to differentiate themselves in the market and stay ahead of the competition," said Kerry Grimes, Head of Global Partners at AVEVA. CM || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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AVEVA and Aramco Plan to Partner to Realize Key Sustainability Goals through Digitalization

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Ahmad Al-Sa'adi, Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Aramco

Peter Herweck, CEO, AVEVA

Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy

integrated, real-time data visualization center that

and chemicals companies, and AVEVA, a global leader

reveals functional insights, unlocks efficiencies, and

in industrial software, driving digital transformation

identifies new pathways to optimize performance. The

and sustainability, have today announced their

new hub, through its R&D capability, would contribute

intention to form a strategic alliance. Focused on

to enriching Saudi Arabia’s knowledge economy

driving sustainability in the region through digital

incorporating world-class research at prominent

transformation, the partnership will help enable AVEVA

universities across the Kingdom.

to establish their largest digital hub, with an R&D

Commenting on the initiative, Ahmad Al-Sa’adi, Senior

capability, in the Middle East, headquartered in Saudi Arabia. This partnership will represent a significant investment for AVEVA which is also looking to create up to 300 high skill new jobs in the Kingdom by 2030.

Vice President of Technical Services, Aramco, said “One of the key pillars for realizing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 is Digital Transformation. Digital technologies have the potential to accelerate the transformation of the

This transformative and groundbreaking partnership

industrial sector and drive it towards more efficient and

is designed to foster a working relationship between

sustainable operations. Establishing partnerships with

the two companies in the deployment of various

leaders in industrial digital software, such as AVEVA, is

digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence

one of the main elements in our digital transformation

(AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Data Management.

strategy and we believe will help us realize our mission

AVEVA and Aramco aim to work together to unlock

of leveraging digital solutions to deliver tomorrow’s

the benefits of these technologies in line with the

energy more sustainably, efficiently, and safely. The

Kingdom’s move towards industrial sustainability.

regional hub that would be established by AVEVA would

One of the key focus areas of the partnership would

contribute to Aramco’s ‘In Kingdom Total Value Add’

be to utilize digital technologies to support the

(IKTVA) program goals and will facilitate Saudi Arabia’s

development and implementation of blue hydrogen and

path to realizing the benefits of a digital economy.”

decarbonization facilities in Saudi Arabia in line with

AVEVA’s CEO Peter Herweck also commented, “AVEVA

the Kingdom’s energy transition strategy. Another area in which the companies intend to work together is in the implementation of cutting-edge predictive analytics technology across Aramco’s operating facilities. This would be one of the largest deployments of such technology in the region and the main goal is to further improve the reliability, performance, and safety of Aramco’s operation.

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Partnership would leverage digital transformation to support Saudi Arabia’s Energy Transition and expand its knowledge economy

is proud to be working with Aramco towards an agreement to facilitate its digital transformation journey. Through this partnership the vision of our companies is to play a fundamental role in industrial sector decarbonization within Saudi Arabia and the delivery of its sustainable goals, bringing capabilities to optimize every aspect of the value chain with sophisticated imaging, data analytics and deep-learning

A key offering for customers in the region through

technologies that this initiative would bring. Through

this new hub is intended to be AVEVA’s trademark

this initiative AVEVA aims to contribute to creating

Digital Twin technology which combines asset design

job opportunities in the Kingdom and throughout the

and predictive analytics in order to create a fully

Middle East region.”

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Schwing Stetter India launches the nxtGen SLM (Self Loading Mixer) for domestic as well as global market Schwing Stetter India, one of the largest manufacturers of concreting and construction equipment across the country, has today, unveiled their state of the art All New Self-loading Mixer – SLM 4600, a flagship model, in a Grand Gala ceremony.

Adding to its existing Range of SLMs the All New SLM -4600 will cater to higher output requirement of Concrete batching, Mixing and Placing in the urban development Segment.

The New SLM 4600 fitted with the latest CEV Stage 4 Engine will be the feather in the cap, providing excellent fuel savings, while adhering to the latest emission norms.

Schwing Stetter’s R&D, through its extensive market study and incorporating the latest in IOT and telematics has rolled out a world class Equipment not only for the domestic consumption but also for the global requirement.

The SLM range of Equipment are being rolled out from its Global Manufacturing Hub, a sprawling manufacturing facility at Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu The SLM 4600 Mixer’s additional features includes - Precision Batch out put through its telematics, lesser mixing time improving the overall output, || www.constructionmirror.com ||

due to innovative Drum Design less wear and less maintenance, - Ergonomically designed Structure ensure at most safety to man and machine.

Most of the infrastructure projects are across rough terrains, and the new SLM mixer is suited for these conditions and a boon for Contractors who have taken up smaller projects, where optimised equipment investment is important. SLM 4600 will suit perfectly for such kind of application while performing big.

Speaking at the launch event, Mr. V.G. Sakthikumar, Managing Director of Schwing Stetter India said.

“Schwing is the first Construction Equipment Manufacturing company in India to launch a product in this segment and has been designed for the global market. With Indian Government giving more push to Infrastructure projects and focussing in North – Eastern states, it is more appropriate to launch the SLM in Guwahati.”

As part of the CSR initiatives, Schwing Stetter has also launched an extensive operator development training program locally, which will help train the right candidates and thereby provide job opportunities in handling the Infrastructure Equipment in the Northeast Sector. CM || September 2021 ||

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Major cement companies to invest up to Rs 1,700 crore in two fiscal years ending March 2022 to set up waste heat recovery system (WHRS) for saving power cost

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Major cement companies will invest up to Rs 1,700 crore in two fiscal years ending March 2022 to set up 175 MW of waste heat recovery system (WHRS) capacities for saving power cost, an Icra report said.

It takes an investment of up to Rs 8-10 crore to set up one MW WHRS, and the overall cost for the 175 MW for FY21 and FY22 will come at Rs 1,400-1,700 crore, it said. The agency said domestic cement companies in recent years have been investing in alternative/renewable energy sources, replacing known sources such as fuel in the form of coal as well as thermal power generation which has afforded the players multiple benefits apart from reducing carbon dioxide footprint.

The usage of renewable sources of energy such as solar energy, wind energy and WHRS has been gaining momentum, in particular the latter has emerged as one of the cheapest sources of power generation given the negligible input costs, it said.

Cement manufacturing is an energy intensive process and power and fuel accounts for 25-28 per cent of the overall costs for a cement company, it said.

"By generating power using the hot gases produced during the manufacturing process, WHRS is more cost efficient and helps in augmenting the operating

Construction of Noida Film City is likely to start in January 2022

The construction of Noida Film City, a pet project of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is likely to start in January 2022, state government officials said. The film city, to be developed on a public-private partnership model at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore, is proposed to come up in Sector 21 of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, the officials said.

"The preparations for the construction of the film city at YEIDA city are in full swing with the approval of the detailed project report (DPR) that was submitted to the state government recently by consultant company CBRE South Asia Private Limited," YEIDA CEO Arun Vir Singh said.

"The CBRE now has to get the bid document ready within three weeks, after which a global tender will be floated in which both domestic and foreign companies will be able to participate," Singh said.

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profitability," its sector head for corporate ratings Anupama Reddy said.

The cost of power generation using WHRS technology is around Rs 1.3-1.5/kwh including depreciation and interest, as compared to Rs 4.5-5/kwh for captive thermal power, she said, adding that with 20-25 per cent WHRS replacement in total power capacity, the power cost savings for cement companies is estimated to be 14-18 per cent.

This will lead to a widening of the operating margins by 1.10-1.40 per cent, it added.

As of FY21 end, major players such as Shree Cement, UltraTech Cement, Nuvoco Vistas Corporation, Birla Corporation, JK Cement, JK Lakshmi, Dalmia Bharat, The Ramco Cements, ACC and Ambuja Cement together had installed WHRS capacities of 520 MW, the agency said, adding this contributes around 16 per cent of their total power requirement. In FY22, there will be a pressure on operating margins because of the significant increase in the fuel costs, such as coal and pet coke, in the recent quarters, Icra said, adding the cement companies with renewable and WHRS capacities are likely to better withstand the pressure on margins. CM

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The officer said the selection of the company to build the film city in three phases will be finalised by December 31 and there will be a 40-year agreement with the firm, adding the construction work is likely to start in January next year.

"However, it will not be a lease agreement and the company will be given a licence to build the Film City. Spread over an area of 1,000 acres, the sprawling Film City will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore," Singh said.

The film city will be built on PPP (public-private partnership) model in three phases and in the first phase, studios, open areas, amusement parks and villas will be built, according to officials.

In December last year, Chief Minister Adityanath had announced his decision to build a "world-class film city" in the state. Subsequently, 1,000 acres of land was identified in Sector-21 of YEIDA for the purpose, the officials said. CM || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Commercial Vehicles: Fulfilling the need of Cargo Transportation

India's spending on infrastructure and construction has been the key driver for growth in the heavy-duty truck space and it dropped by almost 20% in 2020. Going forward we estimate India's construction spending to grow 8% in 2021 and another 6% in 2022 as the Government of India has already announced several large infrastructure projects to the tune of INR 2,00,000 crores (USD 27.4 billion).

The commercial vehicle industry has been fulfilling the need for cargo transportation. The spatial spread of the street arrangement (highways and other roads), its quality, and access have a significant role to play.

Today, more than 65% of the nation's cargo is being shipped on trucks, and this emphatically affirms the modular move of load transportation from rail to the street. Indian Commercial Vehicles (CV) manufacturers are going towards the new innovations and making the required changes in their products.

Many manufacturers are testing different technologies to make their products different from others. Indian customers have been gradually exposed to sophisticated technological products from

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foreign OEMs are creating excitement, further driving customer’s futuristic demands towards greater quality, safer and more reliable products of appropriate technologies at reasonable costs. Connectivity of trucks on the move is going to be a key game changer for the main fleets, challenge being the skill level of drivers, availability of Internet across the route or other alternative plans. With heightened sensitivity towards environmental issues, stringent directives regarding optimum fuel efficiency and emission reduction are on the horizon. Manufacturing of engines that are mindful of nitrogen oxide release and particulate matter discharge is already in progress. Further, the CV OEMs are looking into exploring alternate energy sources, natural gas and hybrid vehicles being the prime contenders.

Indian roads are still not that much perfect, trucks have to face a lot of potholes and severely affected roads in monsoon. The condition of roads will not improve much as the cities are keep expanding along with the growth in population & industries. To tackle this condition of Indian roads, it’s important that the trucks should be well equipped with good or intelligent suspension technology in order to provide ride comfort for drivers and lesser pilferage of the cargo.

All motor vehicles in India transitioned from BS4 to BS6 emission norms by March 31, 2020.

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Consequently, the sales from February 2020 were lower than the year prior in preparation of the transition. Despite a lower base, volumes still de-grew by (1%) in February 2021. This clearly indicates that the industry continues to be in the process of recovery. We anticipate significant growth in March 2021 since the sales in March 2020 was even lower than the sales in February 2020. With the advent of the BS6 era, customers are now left with a wider choice of engines and fuel for their trucks. Petrol and CNG are now competing with Diesel for customers, especially in last mile transportation. As the number of CNG pumps increases, CNG is now becoming an attractive choice as both a cleaner and environment friendly for companies as well as a significantly cheaper option for operators.

Offering similar mileage, 1 kg of CNG is 40% cheaper than 1L of Diesel

Industry Performance Almost all the Industries across the nation were the victims of the year 2020, and the Automobile industry hierarchically ranks first.

The Bus segment recorded whooping de-growth of 96% in the 2nd quarter of 2020 and a record high de-growth of 30% was witnessed in the 3rd quarter of 2019. Whereas, the statistics recorded by the Truck segment are no different. As the, de-growth stood at 75% for the period between

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April-June (Q2) 2020, and de-growth for the year 2019 was resonating at 29% during the same time as in 2020. In FY20, the domestic commercial vehicle industry clocked sales of 7.17 lakh units. The contraction in LCV segment is expected to be limited as demand from rural and semi-urban markets is expected to recover faster on account of higher agriculture output on the back of good monsoons during the current year.

Truck utilisation levels remained under pressure during Q1 FY21 (April to June) due to Covid-19 lockdown and various restrictions on movement across the country.

Industry body associations say fleet utilisation among operators was 30 to 35 per cent during May and has gradually risen up to 50 to 60 per cent during June as more sectors opened up after relaxation of lockdown restrictions. Also, currently truck fleet operators are witnessing a shortage of drivers as most of them had returned to native places in view of the nationwide

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lockdown. Demand environment is expected to remain low in the coming months as well due to the slowing economy on account of COVID-19 impact.

MF Estimates for India GDP at 12.5%: The IMF has projected a growth of 12.5% in GDP. While we de-grew last year, we believe that the Indian economy will come back stronger this year. A strong growth in GDP bodes well for a strong performance in the CV industry.

CRISIL CV Growth Estimates at 35%: CRISIL has estimated that the CV industry will grow at a healthy rate of 34 – 36% for the year 2021-22.

This was based on the continued focus on infrastructure and roads by the government and the improved demand from Q3 2020-21 which should provide a strong base for growth in 2021-22.

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While the overall industry fell 20%, the small commercial vehicle (SCV) segment performed best. It de-grew by 12% followed by the intermediate and light commercial vehicle segment at 17% and the medium and heavy commercial vehicle segment at 21%. The bus segment had the steepest fall of 78% as the pandemic impacted passenger transportation across India.

the budget announced in February. This bodes well for the CV industry, especially the medium and heavy commercial vehicle segment. The government is also pushing state government transport undertakings to move to the PPP model to efficiently operate buses across India. The scrapping policy may also have a minor positive impact on the prospects of the CV industry this year. As per the latest Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) data, the first quarter of 2021 saw 57% higher MHCV sales in India as compared to the previous quarter, but all is not as rosy as it seems. Recently, since mid-April 2021, India has seen a rapid resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The second wave of COVID-19 has already seen daily cases soar to over four times the peak of the first wave but is now starting to show signs of a slowdown as of 11th May 2021. The second wave has forced several state governments to announce lockdown measures for up to 4 weeks and this has also resulted in plant shutdowns at various OEMs. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

The SCV segment grew to be an even bigger portion of the overall CV business in 2020-21.

The SCV segment made up 66% of the overall CV business versus 60% last year. The bus segment shrunk from 9% last year to only 2% this year.

The medium and heavy commercial vehicle segment grew slightly while the intermediate and light commercial vehicle segment contribution remained unchanged.

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These lockdowns will bog down the economic growth in the immediate future and we estimate the economy to contract this quarter but overall a healthy year-over-year growth of 9.6% will help the economy regain its 2019 size. Industrial activity in the country fell more than 11% in 2020 but is estimated to regain its 2019 levels in 2021. The above-mentioned second wave is sure to delay the recovery of the sector and we estimate some pent-up demand to spill into 2022 as well.

Factors which will help in the growth of CV Industry India's spending on infrastructure and construction has been the key driver for growth in the heavy-duty truck space and it dropped by almost 20% in 2020. Going forward we estimate India's construction spending to grow 8% in 2021 and another 6% in 2022 as the Government of India has already announced several large infrastructure projects to the tune of INR 2,00,000 crores (USD 27.4 billion).

E-commerce Industry is another freight generating industry and has led the growth of medium-duty truck segment in India. India's e-commerce industry is expected to be one of

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the fastest growing across the globe and the current government's push on initiatives such as "Digital India", "Make in India" and others will promote e-commerce activities in India.

Another key development in the process has been the removal of the limit on FDI in the B2B e-commerce marketplace. We estimate India's e-Commerce industry to topple its US counterpart and become the world's second largest by 2034.

some of the most prominent factors in defining the Indian MHCV market's growth in recent years.

GST rollout, axle-load norms revision, BSVI rollout are some of the recent key events in India's MHCV industry all of which had a huge impact on the market. In the coming years the government has readied two more such policies to help the market grow, the scrappage policy and production linked incentive (PLI) plan.

Linked to the above-mentioned factors, India's land transport demand is estimated to grow more than 50% over the next 5 years. The government's push to develop better infrastructure is starting to bear fruit as India's highway network has grown at a CAGR of 21.4% between 2016 and 2019 and is estimated to grow at a similar rate until 2025.

The scrappage policy will be rolled out in a phased manner starting with the first targeting government owned commercial vehicles (incl. trucks and buses) coming out in April 2022 while the second phase targeted at privately owned HCVs to start from April 2023. The government has announced incentives for owners scrapping their old trucks that include OEM discounts, and taxes and registration fee waivers. The policy will help create new jobs and reduce costs for manufacturers by way of recycling metals and other materials.

By 2022, the average age of India's MHCV fleet will be 8.2 years and over one 6th of all vehicles plying on Indian roads will be over 14 years old. An ageing fleet not only is more polluting but also lacks essential safety features such as ABS and seat belts. We estimate that several regional directives banning the use of older highly polluting vehicles will help push the market for new MHCVs higher and push the replacement demand.

Government policies and regulations have been

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The PLI program is aimed at promoting India as a manufacturing hub for global automotive manufacturers by incentivizing them for increasing production levels. The government has announced a package of over INR570 billion earmarked for the auto industry under the program. The program will help reduce India's

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import bill as well as increase exports out of the country while creating new jobs as well.

Industry body associations say fleet utilisation among operators was 30 to 35 per cent during May and has gradually risen up to 50 to 60 per cent during June as more sectors opened up after relaxation of lockdown restrictions. Also, currently truck fleet operators are witnessing a shortage of drivers as most of them had returned to native places in view of the nationwide lockdown. Demand environment is expected to remain low in the coming months as well due to the slowing economy on account of COVID-19 impact.

The prospects for both the Indian Economy and the CV industry are closely linked to the timely containment of Covid. Accelerated vaccination of the public, maintaining social distancing and wearing masks at all times will help us control the spread of the virus.

In FY20, the domestic commercial vehicle industry clocked sales of 7.17 lakh units. The contraction in LCV segment is expected to be limited as demand from rural and semi-urban markets is

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expected to recover faster on account of higher agriculture output on the back of good monsoons during the current year. Truck utilisation levels remained under pressure during Q1 FY21 due to Covid-19 lockdown and various restrictions on movement across the country.

Agility and Innovation: IT departments are integral parts when it comes to strategic processes of decision-making. Furthermore, the experts are vital in the production pipeline, product development, and commercial departments.

The application of agile techniques drives all innovations in vehicle sectors. The plans are impactful in listening to understand the needs of consumers. With the pace set, the plan is being adopted by most automobile players, and it’s anticipated that agility will heavily influence the vehicle sector.

Connectivity and data: Connectivity will play a crucial role in the future of cars. For a safer driving experience, vehicles will be fitted with high-speed connections. Therefore, to display 3K to around 4K video, a high bandwidth connection is required. Several companies have embraced the

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technology for diversity mobility and digitization of the leading drives in automobile sectors.

Furthermore, the connectivity will also influence data gathered in public transport, traffic, parking as well as environmental problems. Connectivity will aid through the collection and processing of data.

Electric and autonomous vehicles: To get efficient autonomous and EV cars, it’s anticipated that it shall take a little bit longer. However, the industry is hyped about electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. Battery tech is developing quickly and expanding to provide efficient EVs. However, so far, no car can compete with the performance of combustion engines. The trend is expected to change, where the electrified vehicle technology is being developed.

Furthermore, pressure from WAC, where the automotive industry has to focus on the needs of customers of greener vehicles, which do not use fossil fuels, will play a massive part in this trend. The climate crisis is forcing the industry to find a new ecosystem to change the emission cases. Therefore, the project is expected to be accelerated through government legislation and pressure from consumers.

Self-driving vehicles: The future of vehicles is built on self-driving, and the future is now.

Localization tech such as GPS, Wi-Fi, 5G, and Bluetooth have made self-driving a reality. It’s anticipated that such vehicles will be spread all over the globe. Self-driving will be important by6 lowering the number of accidents as well as a fatality caused by errors of drivers. However, although automating driving may be a long path, it’s expected that within a few months, drivers will enjoy automation.

Monitoring as well as tracking devices: Presently, vehicle tracking systems are a reality.

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developers to provide the best. With this, apps and tools are used by drivers to take good care of the cars. The systems are also equipped such that they can meet the emergencies of drivers.

For instance, in events of car accidents, the tools help by calling for help and offering coordinates of locations. Therefore, the point is obvious, saving the drivers in an unprecedented manner.

Better customer experience in vehicles: The voice control system and navigations have been a total mess. Nearly everyone has experienced the case where the system asks for customers to make a command which gets implemented after over five minutes. However, the situation is about to change, where companies are adopting better systems like the Apple Car Play that reflects what is in the phone and creates seamless transitions between the iPhones and cars.

Shorter model cycle: You should realize that digitalizing pressure is much more than including new digital features. The average lifecycle of vehicles also models the lifecycle of technology with drivers advancing with new tech that comes up. As such, it’s anticipated that in 2021 the vehicle industry will experience model cycles transition from the five years to eight moves to around one to two years. Short-term leasing will become the new norm replacing the long-term purchase. Manufacturer’s preparations for blending with the change are reflecting on the potential of transition in 2021.

Predictive maintenance: In the past, drivers found it exciting when vehicles alerted them about due oil changes. The possibility of keeping track of mileages was a big deal back then. Nevertheless, cars pull a lot of data, which is sent to the cloud for processing. Besides, the data is used to alert drivers about potential matters like engine trouble or things that are about to happen. The predictive features are anticipated to pick up in 2021, where failures of cars can be predicted a month earlier. || September 2021 ||

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Lubricants play a vital role in industries.

The heavy machinery needs to perform under severe conditions, extreme temperatures, to excessive wear and dirt and water contamination. Such challenges mean it is essential to provide optimal protection. Lubrication is critical, but it can be a complicated business. Every piece of equipment with moving parts needs to be lubricated, yet with so many factors to consider, it can quickly become overwhelming.

How often should a machine be lubricated?

What job does the equipment perform? Is the environment wet or dry, hot or cold, clean or dirty? How fast does the equipment move? Is it involved in food processing? All these questions and more must be answered before the correct lubricant can be selected.

Lubrication can be defined as the application of oily or greasy substances, also called ‘lubricants’, in order to reduce friction and

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allow moving machine parts to slide smoothly past each other.

Lubricants form a film between the metal surfaces of machine parts to avoid metal-to-metal contact and to keep the machine running efficiently.

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Liquid Lubricants: Liquid lubricants are largely produced from petroleum and synthetic fluids.

The abundance of petroleum makes its use in petroleum-based oils ubiquitous and economical.

Synthetic oils are generally more costly but are used in applications where their improved performance characteristics make the cost tradeoffs worthwhile.

Among the many characteristics of liquid lubricants, viscosity is a dominant factor. Viscosity is defined as dynamic, or absolute, viscosity, in units of lb-sec/ft2. It is described as the measure of the velocity gradient between stationary and moving parts of a fluid. Kinematic viscosity, v, is defined as dynamic viscosity, or µ, divided by density, ρ, with units of ft2/sec. Kinematic viscosity is also expressed as SSU (or SUS), for Saybolt Seconds Universal, which assigns a number to a lubricant after running it through a capillary-type viscometer under Newtonian flow conditions. A common unit of dynamic velocity in the cgs system is the centipoise. Viscosity can be affected by temperature, shear, and high pressure.

The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) classifies oils by viscosity, with SAE 5W, 10W, and 20W measured at 0°F and SAE 20, 30, 40, and 50 measured at 212°F. Any multigrade oil, SAE 10W-40, for example, will meet the viscosity requirements at both temperatures. Industrial liquid lubricants are classified by ASTM D2422 and ISO 3448. ISO VG (for viscosity grade) 2 through 1500 (in eighteen steps) represents the kinematic viscosity of 2 and 1500 mm2/sec (or, centistoke) measured at 40°C. The viscosity index, or VI, assigns a number from 0 to 100 based on an oil’s change in viscosity with change in temperature. A higher number indicates less change in viscosity with change in temperature. The scale was based on comparisons of Pennsylvania and Gulf crudes as the defining limits, but advances in refining have since achieved VIs that exceed both scale endpoints.

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An oil’s pour point defines the temperature at which an oil will flow and is an important consideration for cold starting engines and for gravity lubricators. Pour-point depressants can lower the pour point. A related attribute is the cloud point—the temperature at which any wax in the formulation begins to visibly separate, usually just slightly above the solidification temperature.

This is important because wax can clog filters.

Other attributes of lubricating oils include their flash and fire points, their propensity to foam when used in high-speed rotating applications such as turbines and crankcases, and their ability to withstand high-pressure when used in hypoid gearing and other extreme-pressure situations. A special group of lubricants, dubbed EP lubricants, (for extended pressure), are specifically formulated to inhibit the wear that might result when highly-loaded gears make metal-to-metal contact.

As noted above, high pressure has an effect on viscosity, tending to increase it as pressures reach higher regions. Designers of highly-loaded machines use this fact and are able to specify relatively low-viscosity fluids that might be unsuitable for use in lower-pressure applications.

Synthetic oils are formulated generally to increase one characteristic—high VI or thermal stability, for instance—albeit often at the expense of another characteristic such as pour point. Synthetic oils tend to be costlier than mineral-based lubricants and hence are employed in industrial settings only when the performance gains warrant the added expense, as in instruments and heat-transfer systems such as industrial ovens. Synthetics are made from a variety of fluids such as polyglycol for brake fluid, phosphate esters for fire-resistant hydraulic fluid, silicones for use with rubber and plastic, etc.

The oil used in engines performs many functions besides lubrication: corrosion prevention, cooling, sealing, etc. Engine oil manufactures compound these products with a host of additives, including detergents, VI improvers, EP enhancers, pour-point depressors, and so forth to meet the many functions that engine oils serve.

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where temperature or pressure extremes or environmental conditions make liquid lubricants impractical. High-vacuum environments are one such setting, where molybdenum disulfide is preferred. Graphite needs the presence of water vapor to act as a lubricant, making it unsuitable for use under vacuum conditions.

Both graphite and molybdenum disulfide achieve their low coefficients of friction due to the laminar, plate-like structure of their molecules and the relatively weak structure between plates. Some liken their effect as similar to trying to cross a room on which playing cards have been spread over the floor: the individual cards slide easily past each other, minimizing friction between foot and floor.

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), another anti-friction material, does not share the same layered structure of graphite and molybdenum disulfide. It is used as an additive in oils and grease and some lubricating sprays. It can be applied as an anti-friction coating or film to a variety of machine parts including compressor pistons, slides, O-rings, etc. It is sometimes combined with aluminum for hard-coat

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anodizing.

Solid lubricants can be applied as unbonded powders or granules or mixed with organic or inorganic binders to create curable coatings on friction surfaces. Molybdenum disulfide is sometimes vapor deposited onto compression fittings where it serves as an anti-seize agent.

Industrial Grease

Grease is composed of liquid lubricant and a thickener, usually soap, in addition to additives which impart desirable properties to the formulation such as corrosion resistance and tackiness. Normally a semisolid, grease liquifies at a temperature referred to as the dropping point, which can range from 200 to 500°F and higher depending on the thickening agent. Greases thickened with calcium- or lime-soaps tend to have dropping points in the lower ranges while those thickened with clays liquify at temperatures quite a bit higher.

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Selection of a proper lubricant

Industrial lubricants are available in a variety of forms, compositions, viscosities, and may be application specific.

Product Form

Industrial lubricants include low viscosity oils, high viscosity oils, greases, and solid lubricants.

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friction. Load bearing capabilities and fluid film thickness are also reduced. Low viscosity oils may contain additives to prevent lubrication failure during periods of high load or at low speeds.

High viscosity oils exhibit higher shear stresses and thicker fluid films. The thicker fluid film is able to support greater loads and function at lower speeds, although their resistance to flow increases the amount of friction between the mating surfaces.

Greases are semi-solids formed by the dispersion of a thickening agent in a base fluid.

The thickening agent serves as a matrix that holds the lubricant in place, while supplying some amount of ingress protection. The oil or base fluid is the active lubricating agent.

Solid, or dry film lubricants, disperse a coating that excludes moisture and reduces friction. Solid lubricants may also contain corrosion inhibitors and are generally used in high temperature applications where liquid lubricants break down.

Composition

Lubricating oils often consist of natural oils, synthetic silicone oils, petroleum-based compounds, or combinations with wax or solid lubricant dispersions.

Petroleum and mineral oil lubricants are functional fluids derived from petroleum, a naturally occurring hydrocarbon-based fluid with various molecular weights. Petroleumbased lubricants tend to be more viscous, temperature sensitive, and possess a lower break down temperature than synthetic or solid lubricants. Petroleum products are refined from a base stock that is either aromatic, napthenic or paraffinic in origin.

Synthetic lubricants do not contain a petroleum or mineral oil base, but provide exceptional fire resistance and cooling performance.

They are based on synthetic compounds such as silicone, polyglycol, esters, digesters, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and mixtures of synthetic fluids and water. The characteristics, cost, and heat transfer performance of semi-synthetic fluids fall between those of synthetic and soluble oil fluids.

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point of 500°F and a maximum useable temperature of 250-325°F, this smooth grease is often used in food machinery.

Modified Bentonite clay is used when exposure to very high temperatures is expected. This smooth grease, with a dropping point of 600°F, a maximum useable temperature of 250-325°F, and excellent water resistance, is popular for use in ovens as it has the ability to create its own seal, a plus where bearing seals are exposed to those high temperatures.

Calcium12 hydroxy stearate is a smooth grease with very good water resistance, albeit lower maximum useable temperature than other greases (250°F) and a dropping point of 290°F. Lithium 12 hydroxy stearate is a popular grease for many bearing applications, with good water resistance, smooth texture, a dropping point of 380°F, a maximum useable temperature of 250-325°F, and a capability for long life. It is a very pumpable grease.

Lithium complex is used in high temperature, high-speed bearings. With a smooth texture and decent water resistance, a dropping point of 550°F, and maximum useable temperature of 250-325°F, it is considered an improvement on Lithium 12, though this still makes up the majority of grease used for general purposes.

Polyurea is good for long life applications. This smooth grease has excellent water resistance, a dropping point of 460°F, and a maximum useable temperature of 250-325°F. It is often used on food machinery.

Sodium tallowate, once the primary grease for wheel bearings, is usually employed only in older, slower bearings and exhibits poor water resistance, a fibrous texture, a dropping point of 390°F, and a maximum useable temperature of 250°F. It is a low-cost grease with good rust preventative properties.

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lubricate surfaces in high temperature and high pressure environments. Graphite and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are the most common dry lubricants while boron nitride, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), talc, calcium fluoride, cerium fluoride, and tungsten disulfide are also used.

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Extreme pressure (EP) additives include chemically-active agents (sulfur, phosphorous, chlorinated compounds) that are reactive and form a film preventing seizure, sticking, or surface adhesion in high pressure applications.

Micro-dispersions are oils or lubricating fluids that contain a dispersion of solid lubricant particles, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), graphite, molybdenum disulfide, or boron nitride (BN) in a mineral, petroleum, or synthetic oil base.

Low-foaming or non-foaming additives break out entrained air. Entrained air can cause pump damage due to cavitation. Foaming can also reduce the cooling ability and the bulk modulus (or stiffness) of the fluid.

High water content fluids (HWCF) are natural oils, water-soluble fluids, soap complexes, or waxes that provide exceptional fire resistance.

Dielectric greases and insulating fluids are insulating oils, greases, transformer oils, and fluids that have a high dielectric strength and are used in transformers, capacitors, EDM machining, and other electrical device applications.

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zinc-free construction lubricants is emerging as a key trend in the industry, owing to their ability of preventing corrosion of construction machinery, and improving the equipment lifecycle. Additionally, zinc-free construction lubricants offer high performance even in high temperature, high pressure, and high moisture conditions, which in turn is fueling their demand as an ideal type of construction lubricant.

The study opines that leading players in the construction lubricants market are focusing on offering high-performance products, which will help end-users to safeguard expensive machinery and reduce unwanted downtime.

In order to serve a larger end-user base and effectively meet their specifications and requirements, players are making headway with value-added services and offerings.

Manufacturers of construction lubricant are also focusing on diversifying their product portfolios via incorporation of bio-based variants, against the backdrop of rapid end-user inclination toward environmentfriendly products. According to the report, companies that hone their digital-marketing skills to engage end-users are likely to gain significant profitability in the long-run, upheld by the fact that most players in the construction lubricants market are already putting immense efforts to gain a competitive edge.

Bio-based Lubricants: The term bio-based specifies the origin of a lubricant. This involves the annually renewable raw material utilized to construct the lubricant’s base stock. Some examples of these base stock materials would be soybean, rapeseed and sunflower products.

These base stocks can offer good lubricity, flash point and viscosity index properties but often are inferior in regard to their oxidation stability.

Although their usage is not widespread, they have their place in certain hydraulics, total-loss systems and environmentally sensitive areas.

Biodegradable Lubricants: Just as what characterizes bio-based lubricants centers on the front end of the lubricant’s creation, what identifies biodegradable lubricants is more focused on the back end. It considers how the environment has a tendency to break down the lubricant, if exposed, as well as the function and timeframe for this breakdown to occur. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Automatic doors are quite common in commercial facilities since they provide invaluable convenience to people working in and visiting the premises. However, selecting the right automatic door is crucial for reaping the benefits of these doors. The responsibility of getting the appropriate, functional and safe automatic door for any facility is shared by its owner, layout designer and the door supplier. Automatic entrance/exit door control is widely used in public places such as grocery stores, businesses, transportation stations, airports, and wholesale department stores to eliminate the need of manually opening and closing actions. Contemporary sensor-based automatic door control technologies include infrared, ultrasonic/ radio, or other wireless sensing methods.

The first can be further divided into active and passive approaches. The active process emits infrared signals from the controller and captures the reflected signals to determine if there is any object close to the door.

When it comes to selecting the design of the automatic doors, the decision should be based on the type of facility, its layout and the nature of traffic expected in the proposed install location. In most cases where the door is intended for two-way traffic, a sliding automatic door is considered to be an ideal choice since it requires less space to operate.

In case of one-way traffic, automatic swinging doors are a suitable option. However, these

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doors require large clear spaces to be installed so that the swinging paths can move conveniently.

In order to choose the right industrial door, you must first know whether it will be used indoor or at the exterior, then you will need to know the working environment it will be placed in and to characterize the degree of security required. This will help determine what material the door should be made of. Steel is the most common metal used to manufacture doors used in high crime areas.

Vinyl and aluminum are other durable materials used in door manufacturing.

Industrial doors come in many forms, shapes and sizes, and it can be a daunting task to choose the right one, taking all the technical aspects into account whilst ensuring that it is fit for purpose. Finding the best industrial door for your environment, however, is so essential for the smooth running of day-to-day operations and brings about a number of business benefits such as, a rapid-acting door system helps to streamline a safer traffic flow at busy openings.

A quality, energy-efficient industrial door can minimise heat loss and save you a significant amount on your facility’s energy bills. Using the latest technologies, an industrial door system can enhance levels of security for any working environment.

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Sectional Industrial Door: These doors can be useful in a limited space as this type of door only uses the upper part of the room to operate.

This type of door is large, made of insulated panels and installed outdoors. The panels are hinged and lift up to clear the circulation space.

Depending on the space available above the door, the panels will be raised vertically, with a certain inclination or sliding along the ceiling.

This type of door can be operated manually or by means of a motorized system. They are very energy efficient. Sectional doors are heavy duty and when they are thick (80 mm) they generally ensure that warehouses, buildings or even more sensitive areas in terms of insulation are closed.

Industrial Roll-Up Doors: These are high-speed flexible doors. These flexible but rigid doors offer great lightness and a high opening speed. They are adapted for crossing areas isolated from each other (sound or thermal insulation) and requiring numerous opening / closing movements due to frequent passages. They create an effective separation between production areas and storage areas. However, soft doors do not protect against trespassing.

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up a lot of space due to their size.

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Flexible Strip Door: If you need a relative separation between two areas with maximum visibility, you can opt for a flexible strip door, also called a strip curtain.

The strip curtain is available in different versions according to your needs: you can adjust the type of strips for the type of coverage required. The strips create a seal by overlapping. The larger the overlap, the greater the curtain’s seal, but the more difficult it is to pass through.

These doors are made of transparent strips that close an opening while letting light through. They are suitable for the food industry and clean rooms.

Industrial Overhead Doors: These are made of galvanized steel. They are suitable for spacious rooms because they are generally large in size. They can be installed with springs or counterweights.

The second solution is recommended because these doors are generally used extensively and counterweights, in addition to being a durable and reliable system, allow for a smooth and silent opening and closing. The counterweight is protected by a galvanized sheet metal box that adds to the door’s aesthetics. Industrial overhead doors can be used in combination with pedestrian doors.

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In addition, automatic door systems usually incorporate an infrared curtain sensor type of device. While optically undetectable, this type of sensor operates much like a shower head, spraying a fan of water. The sensor is usually positioned on both sides of a doorway. An infrared curtain beam rains down upon a position in front of the doorway to either trigger opening or initiate the closing operation when the area protected by it is found to be occupied or clear of obstructions, respectively. On older systems, you may also encounter a pressure sensitive rubber mat that contains sensors. When these mats are compressed, either by foot traffic or by a cart, such as in the case of a supermarket entrance, these devices send a signal to the motor controlling the door to initiate closing or opening.

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Beginning with the most basic system… swinging doors (they either open inward or outward on fixed hinges) and bypass doors (the doors slide past each other, whether in a single or double pair) contain the most failure resistant safeguard, the electric eye beam. This sensor is used to ensure that any object in the pathway of the closeable section of the door is protected against the door closing. In other words, picture a flashlight beam shining unbroken across a room onto a reflecting mirror or bicycle reflector. The door motor control would be sent a signal that all is clear and then the door would be activated to close safely, without hitting anything. However, if the beam is suddenly interrupted, a signal is immediately sent to the device to halt its closing action.

The sensors that are built into these door systems all function interactively when working properly.

They communicate via a microprocessor in the motor control unit to activate various door commands. In addition, built into these control boards are time-delayed circuits that hold the doors in either an open or closed mode until the sensors are cleared or the doorway has been vacated. The harmonious interaction of these various sensing devices is critical, and if in proper working order may in fact disable a malfunctioning doorway, ensuring the protection of the passage of the pedestrian. When these || September 2021 ||

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sensor devices are either deactivated, tampered with, or malfunctioning due to lack of appropriate regular maintenance, the doors they control can become potentially deadly.

The motive systems (control motors and conveyance methods) of the door devices vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, some being more stable and reliable than others. Some products may employ plastic gears and parts that are less durable than others, sometimes made to be sacrificial in design to ensure the safe operation of the automatic door unit or to disable a malfunctioning door device. In the more expensive and durable products, the products are manufactured with chain driven or steel gear design and usually rely upon a more sophisticated electronic control board to manage the doorway.

In addition to the sensor controls, many doorways also have a manual door operating switch. You may have seen these marked with a handicap symbol, or more simply “push.” These switches work in conjunction with the sensors to open the doorway, activating the motor control when the sensors verify that the area is clear.

The most sophisticated and complex automatic door system is the revolving type. These types of doors are commonly found in airports, hotels and any area attempting a noise or thermal lock.

The complexity and sophistication of these door systems require that there are an even greater number of safety sensors and motor controls.

In addition to the types of devices mentioned previously, these revolving doors feature crush sensors located on door leading edges, or fixed panels, proximity beams to determine the speed

of the rotation of the doorway, more beams to deactivate the door (if for some reason an object or person is attempting to enter the doorway at an inappropriate time), and an emergency stop device to halt the rotation of the doorway immediately without delay. There are usually manual door operating switches that can be used to slow the door rotation down, such as in the case of wheelchair use, and monitoring devices to show the condition of the door operation to the maintenance staff. These rotating doors frequently have memory devices that record function faults for future retrieval by service personnel.

How Injuries Occur?

With all of these safety devices in place on these doors, why do injuries occur? Poor design? Poor supervision? Lack of maintenance? Cost? Many of these factors play a part in causing injury.

Poor design is usually not the primary reason for the injury. Having been called upon to examine thousands of doors during the past 25 years, and performing both installation and maintenance on all sorts of door products, I have to say that the vast majority of the time it is the owner of the property not following the recommended maintenance guidelines of the manufacturer that has caused the incident.

When an installation of an automatic door is completed, there should be a formal field demonstration of the product by the installer or manufacturer. Management should ensure that training of their staff is adequate to understand the responsibilities of properly maintaining these door products. Manuals with detailed instructions that identify the responsibilities of the owner/ user to guarantee the safe operation of the automatic door system are normally provided by the installation team. These manuals indicate the expected intervals of recommended service to the door system, normal operation and special features. Most manufacturers strongly recommend keeping a service contract with the installer to do normal periodic maintenance and adjustments.

On some doors, something as simple as wiping and cleaning the electronic eye lenses is required for safe operation. This may need to be performed on a daily basis, depending on the dirt and debris in the area and weather conditions. Other more

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complex diagnostics are not possible by the end users, and require regular attention from a service professional.

The decision to ignore the service requirements of the door manufacturer is usually purely economic.

In most cases, the basic maintenance of these door systems is something that should be addressed on a daily basis. I have been told by several manufacturers of revolving doors that their products should be checked, tested and evaluated on a daily basis. These pieces of machinery are complicated and should be treated with the same level of care as a theme park roller coaster ride. They simply must be looked at every day by trained personnel.

Conclusion

As an attorney, the trail of responsibility of an injury is yours to explore. In pursuing the responsible parties, use the path from current owner to original equipment manufacturer. Many times, it has been the fault of the maintenance staff (directly linked to the owner of the property).

Normal course and inclusion of a product manufacturer is where many attorneys choose to place the blame. However, I have found in many cases that the actual blame is on the part of the owner of the property who uses improperly trained maintenance staff or uneducated personnel. They have chosen to ignore the requirements of the manufacturer as far as service and maintenance, and have opted to keep their costs down by not employing factory-trained service technicians. This has occurred even in government-owned facilities such as airports and court buildings as well as privately-owned supermarkets and restaurants.

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The sales of automated industrial doors is largely influenced by numerous economic and environmental factors. The sales pattern for automated industrial doors have faced similar ups and downs as the global economy.

Therefore, the global economy plays a key role in the development of automated industrial doors market. Amongst the environmental factors, weather anomalies affect the business of the industry. The major driving factor for the automated industrial door market in factory and manufacturing units is the improved operational efficiency and enhanced security of the automated doors. The doors of factories and manufacturing units are operated heavily for the vehicles or machineries to ply in and out, for which the traditional factories and manufacturing unit doors are slow in operation. Moreover, they require more maintenance than the automated doors. Global automated industrial door market has been segmented based on design type, industry vertical, and region. The rapid roll doors are fast action doors that are best suited for entrances with higher frequency traffic such as those at warehouses, logistics loading bays, and dealerships. These rapid roll fast acting doors are designed to handle frequent opening and closure of the entrance, which could turn over to 200000 times a year. These rapid rolling fast acting doors are highly energy efficient and secure as well as they require minimum maintenance. The rapid roll fast acting doors enhance the efficiency of the operation and reduce the energy costs, which are major factors boosting the market for rapid roll fast acting doors. Factories and manufacturing units held the largest market share in 2016 owing to significant rise in industrialization, which led to the emergence of various factories and manufacturing units across the globe. Factories and manufacturing units are the major applicable industry verticals generating revenues in the automated industrial doors across the globe. The rapid rise in industrialization led to increase in various factories and manufacturing units, and with the adoption rate of automation, among the manufacturing units in the developed countries. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Asphalt pavers provide an indispensable service to our lifestyle. They make laying the roads that we drive on every day possible. Asphalt pavers not only speed up the process of paving, but they also make the roads a pleasure to drive on, being level and smooth, which also protects the structural integrity of the cars and trucks we drive. Before asphalt pavers, the process was actually pretty rudimentary. Picture the plopping down of an aggregate material, rakes smoothing it out, and then a wooden screen being run over the top of the material. However, due to the inefficiency of the process, bumps often occurred in the roadways, flattening tires and being all-around not the best to drive on.

Different types of Asphalt Pavers

Pavers for mastic asphalt finishes: These pavers are used for spreading the mastic asphalt layer by a heated leveling blade. This machine spread the mastic asphalt poured by the mastic asphalt boiler on the surface using a gas-heated spreading blade. Optional augers evenly spread the asphalt before the blade, eliminating the need for manual work. The augers are hydraulically driven with smooth speed control and height adjustment.

The asphalt spreading height is hydraulically adjustable. The total height adjustment range is from -300 mm to + 200 mm from the level

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at which the working wheels go. The individual spreading blade units have additional height adjustment that is used to determine the laying profile. All working wheels are hydraulically driven.

The spreading blade is evenly heated by the burners. The burners are located on the entire width of the blade. The machine’s application includes bridges, alleys, surfaces between tram and railways rails and roads.

Asphalt paver with automatic full-time track tensioning system: The newer models come with the hydraulic system matched to deliver consistent levels and a smooth mat finish. All heavy-duty components are designed to complement each other while performing in the toughest conditions.

Featuring a maximum paving width of 7 m using extensions, this proven variable width design employs on-the-go operation. The powerful tamping bar and vibration system deliver high pre-compaction density. The electronically ignited gas heating system, designed with flame failure protection, quickly and efficiently heats the screed plate, while the LPG blower burner system provides uniform heat for a smooth mat finish, with quality pre compaction. The automatic full-time track tensioning system maintains correct track tension for smooth operation while reducing track wear

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and minimizing downtime. The operator’s cab provides excellent visibility to the hopper, material delivery truck, auger area, material flow, screed and final mat(final finish). The newer model comes with a paver material handling system designed to incorporate hard and extra thick, wear-resistant components, all delivering a long life while resisting wear from abrasive lay-down material.

The application of these machines includes largescale road construction.

Asphalt paver with material feeding system: There is tracked paver available in the Indian market ideal for curves and tighter spaces. The tracks provide grip, which is particularly helpful on steep grades. The material feeding system in the machines provides quality and material consistency The paver is small enough that it can be transported by truck. A quality conveyor system enables consistent material flow from the hopper to auger and screed, ensuring high productivity and that quality targets can be achieved. In the latest models, independent conveyor belts with a bigger width are also enabled with the individual front tensioning system. There is a consistent distribution of material across the full screen with proportional speed control. The slim auger box and the large auger size reduce possible segregation to || www.constructionmirror.com ||

is capable of building high-quality pavements in varying widths between 2.55 and 4.8 m, and even achieves a maximum page width of 7.3 m through the addition of bolt-on extensions. The paver comes with a high-performance hydraulic system. The hydraulics provide an accurate drive for the material handling systems, thus ensuring an optimal head of mix in front of the screed at all times. A continuous flow of mix is key to ensuring uninterrupted and high-quality paving.

Some Parts of a Paver Machine

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a minimum and enable the machines to place a quality mat. The hoppers of these aver ideally suit the machine size, giving it large capacities while maintaining flexibility and compact dimensions needed for its application in curves and tighter spaces. The operator platform optimizes visibility and ensures all key controls are easily accessible.

These types of machine’s application area include National roads, Municipal roads, Building lots, Squares and courtyards and Sporting courts.

Asphalt pavers for demanding terrain: Addressing tough terrain is a pivotal concern for road equipment manufacturers. For better handling difficult terrain there are models available. These models come with powerful crawler tracks and accurate steering.

The road pavers have been designed for tough road construction operations. All components responsible for moving the material are built from high-quality wear-resistant steel and have been manufactured with precision. The machine’s chassis and material handling systems provide total robustness. The paver also comes with a high-performance hydraulic system. The hydraulics provide an accurate drive for the material handling systems, thus ensuring an optimal head of mix in front of the screed at all times. Combined with the cutting-edge Extending Screed, the machine

The Screed: The screed is the part of the asphalt paver that is pulled along behind the paver and smooths out the asphalt as it is being laid. A screed must be well maintained in order to achieve the optimal outcome in uniformity and quality.

If a screed is not well maintained, the asphalt can crack prematurely, which will necessitate a repair. There are many components that go into your screed, which include the controls, end or screed plates, leveling arms, burners, vibrators, and a moldboard.

The Levelling Arms: On modern asphalt pavers, there is an automatic leveling system that helps to ensure that the same amount of asphalt is laid so the road is level. The leveling arms help in this process help to ensure the road will indeed be level.

The Vibrators: The job of the vibrators of the screed is to help remove air pockets within the asphalt itself so that you can have a stronger, denser material. This also helps keep out the elements, such as rain, which can cause asphalt to crack prematurely.

The Burners: The job of the burners on a screed is to ensure the asphalt stays hot so that it won't stick to the screed when being poured and to prevent mat tearing. This can not only lead to inconsistencies in the pour, but it can have you re-doing your previous work if there are holes from the asphalt sticking.

The Moldboard: The moldboard's job is to control the flow of the asphalt. If the asphalt cools prematurely, it may not be as pliable when it is laid and will be harder to shape and level.

The Screed Plate: This is the long, flat part of an asphalt paver that flattens and then compresses the asphalt. There are many different types of screed plates available on the market today, each of which has different features for your use. Some are longer and shorter; others mount on the front or the back of the tractor of the asphalt paver.

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The Controls: The operator of the asphalt paver is in control of the entire asphalt paving process.

In sum, they are responsible for how the paving project turns out. They have to ensure consistency in the screed and material, the speed of the operation, and the amount of material laid. They have to make sure the hopper is staying full so that you don't run out of material while laying asphalt.

In the end, they have to ensure the surface is consistent and smooth.

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Asphalt paver is a machine used to distribute, shape, and partially compact a layer of asphalt on the surface of a roadway, parking lot, or other area. It is sometimes called an asphaltpaving machine. Some pavers are towed by the dump truck delivering the asphalt, but most are self-propelled. Self-propelled pavers consist of two major components: the tractor and the screed.

The tractor provides the forward motion and distributes the asphalt. The tractor includes the engine, hydraulic drives and controls, drive wheels or tracks, receiving hopper, feeder conveyors, and distribution augers. The screed levels and shapes the layer of asphalt. The screed is towed by the tractor and includes the leveling arms, moldboard, end plates, burners, vibrators, and slope sensors and controls.

In operation, a dump truck filled with asphalt backs up to the front of the paver and slowly discharges its load into the paver's hopper. As the paver moves forward, the feeder conveyors move the asphalt to the rear of the paver, and the distribution augers push the asphalt outward to the desired width. The screed then levels the layer of asphalt and partially compacts it to the desired shape. A heavy, steel-wheeled roller follows the paver to further compact the asphalt to the desired thickness. Rubber-tired pavers have two large inflatable rear drive tires and four or more smaller solid rubber steering tires. Rubbertracked pavers have a molded synthetic rubber track with several internal layers of flexible steel cable for reinforcement. The track is driven by a friction drive wheel on the rear, and the load is distributed among several intermediate rubbercoated steel bogie wheels. A hydraulic cylinder presses against the forward wheel to maintain tension in the track.

The asphalt is added from a dump truck or a material transfer unit into the paver's hopper.

The conveyor then carries the asphalt from the hopper to the auger. The auger places a stockpile

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of material in front of the screed. The screed takes the stockpile of material and spreads it over the width of the road and provides initial compaction.

The paver should provide a smooth uniform surface behind the screed. In order to provide a smooth surface a free floating screed is used. It is towed at the end of a long arm which reduces the base topology effect on the final surface. The height of the screed is controlled by a number of factors including the attack angle of the screed, weight and vibration of the screed, the material head and the towing force.

To conform to the elevation changes for the final grade of the road modern pavers use automatic screed controls, which generally control the screed's angle of attack from information gathered from a grade sensor. Additional controls are used to correct the slope, crown or superelevation of the finished pavement.

In order to provide a smooth surface the paver should proceed at a constant speed and have a consistent stockpile of material in front of the screed. Increase in material stockpile or paver speed will cause the screed to rise resulting in more asphalt being placed therefore a thicker mat of asphalt and an uneven final surface.

Alternatively a decrease in material or a drop in speed will cause the screed to fall and the mat to be thinner.

The need for constant speed and material supply is one of the reasons for using a material transfer unit in combination with a paver. A material transfer unit allows for constant material feed to the paver without contact, providing a better end surface. When a dump truck is used to fill the hopper of the paver, it can make contact with the paver or cause it to change speed and affect the screed height.

Purchased components on a paver include the engine, radiator, hydraulic components, batteries, electrical wiring, instruments, steering wheel, and operator's seat. Purchased fluids include hydraulic fluid, diesel fuel, engine oil, and antifreeze.

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All you need to know about material handling

Manual material handling ranges from movement of raw material, work in progress, finished goods, rejected, scraps, packing material, etc. These materials are of different shape and sizes as well as weight. Material handling is a systematic and scientific method of moving, packing and storing of material in appropriate and suitable location. In early systems of handling materials, goods were handled as single units in a discontinuous manner. These early methods treated the three basic stages of handling— materials collection, manufacturing, and product distribution—as discrete steps, and materials were moved in individual rather than bulk units.

Modern materials-handling systems, by contrast, emphasize the integrated flow of goods from the source of raw materials to final user. This can be achieved by transporting goods in large quantities and in standardized units; by handling procedures using cranes, conveyor belts, and other machines; and by the careful coordination of the movement of goods with production, processing, and distribution schedules. Recent developments in bulk transport have been directed toward keeping materials in units as long as possible, minimizing unit costs, and reducing the amount of handling necessary at all stages. Materials handling equipment ranges

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from the simplest carts and wheelbarrows to a specialized variety of highly sophisticated cranes.

Power trucks and forklifts are used for lifting bulky or heavy loads, often in connection with trailers that transport the materials along a particular route for distribution. Conveyors and monorails, powered artificially or by gravity, are also widely used in the short-distance transfer of materials within a plant and for sorting and assembly line production. Containers that range from boxes and bins to truck-size proportions help to reduce the amount of handling needed for materials and parts and to maximize efficiency through transportation in large units. Frames are also used, with or without pallets, as a way of optimizing the use of vertical storage space.

Classification of Material Handling Equipment’s

Transportation Equipment or Devices: These devices are useful only for horizontal movement or motion. These devices include trucks and other similar vehicles. These vehicle are powered by hand, gasoline or electric power, and have the capability of transporting material and manpower in a horizontal direction.

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These also include variable path equipment’s and can be utilized so long as travelling surfaces are available and the route is obstruction free. Thus these vehicles occupy the space intermittently and as soon as the work is over the space is free for some other operation. The simplest among these are wheel barrows and trucks. But these devices need large amount of manpower for relatively small load. These involve easy portability, greater flexibility and low cost. When movement from one work station to other is required. Tractors and trailers are the other popular modes of horizontal transportation.

Lifting and Lowering Equipment or Devices: These are meant for vertical transportation of material. Block and Tackle arrangement of lifting loads through vertical distance is one of the oldest and simplest devices. It is still used today by moving men in hoisting machinery into position. Which is another device used to lift loads vertically by winding rope or cable on a drum. Cranes and Hoist are the common means of vertical movement. The equipment is able to move material vertically and laterally in a || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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space of limited length width as well as height.

If mounted on carriers like trucks and tractors etc. they can also move from one location to the other. Hoists are power driven devices, often operated between fixed guiderails.

Two types of cranes i.e. pillar and overhead cranes are generally used for light duty jobs and in various workshops (such as boundaries and power houses and chemical plants etc.) respectively. Hydraulic and electric operated elevators also fall under this category of material handling devices.

Combination of Transportation and Lifting plus Lowering: Simplest amount these devices are conveyors which move materials or people in either vertical or horizontal direction between two fixed points. In conveyors, the transportation is affected by friction between materials being transported by the belt.

These conveyors have the advantage that they largely save labour cost but have disadvantage that take up considerable space and are relatively fixed and in majority of cases the investment is high. Other devices under this category of combination devices are Chute, Lift Truck, Crane || www.constructionmirror.com ||

The industrial material handling process, like any other industrial process, requires a set of clear-cut objectives or goals. It allows you to use the system with the highest possible efficiency while keeping overheads down. Here are a few common objectives that you need to know about.

Cost Reduction: The primary objective of any material handling system is to reduce the cost of moving the load. The direct or indirect cost reduction often comes in the form of – • Decreasing material handling labor.

• Optimizing the material handling labor depending on their level of skill.

• Reducing indirect labor for activities such as shipping, wrapping, traffic controlling, and inspection.

• Decreasing waste such as packaging materials and other protective devices such as racks and containers through optimization.

• Lowering the chances of potential damages to the load.

• Optimizing control requirements.

• Ensuring quicker through-put and limited in-process storage to streamline the manufacturing process.

However, being an auxiliary system in any manufacturing process, optimized material handling can also bring the overall production cost down by improving the flow of raw material.

Enhanced Capacity: A well-planned industrial lifting system also increases your capacity

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through better space utilization and improved warehousing and storage layout. For example, you can use high-altitude cranes along with specially designed racks or containers to make use of unused spaces such as the area high above production lines.

Alternatively, you can also improve the layout of the production line to reduce travel and excessive use of space. Optimizing the flow paths and the timing of material movement will allow you to increase your overall capacity further. It will also lead to better utilization of your labor.

Improved Productivity & Efficiency: The third objective of a material handling system is to improve overall productivity and efficiency.

Using automated industrial lifting and rigging equipment reduces the loading, unloading, and transportation time for raw materials and finished goods. Because the raw material sits on the docks or in storage for less time, there is no need for extra storage.

Further, the improved rate of raw material supply allows you to operate your equipment and labor at their fullest capacity. You can also optimize the number of loading and supervision crew.

Thus, your overall productivity and efficiency can go up while keeping the labor costs down.

Improved Working Conditions: Handling heavy loads manually can be time-consuming, risky, and frustrating. Plus, you need to rely on a young and healthy workforce to move heavy loads, resulting in higher employee turnover and excessive need

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for training. All these factors also affect employee morale as the overall working conditions may seem too harsh.

However, you can use automated systems for lifting and handling material of any size, shape, and volume relatively comfortably. This, in turn, improves employee morale and the rate of output, resulting in higher productivity. Thus, material handling systems can improve working conditions significantly.

Reduced Waste: Material handling systems can reduce waste by improving the layout of your production plant. After a thorough analysis of the material volumes, flow paths between operations, and timing, you can make sure to reduce waste of time, space, nd labor.

Usually, you will need to rearrange rigging equipment and develop the right handling systems to make this happen.

It will also allow you to decrease the waste of packaging material such as plastic wraps and cardboard boxes as well as storage material such as racks and specially designed containers.

Reduced waste not only saves your money but also helps reduce environmental pollution.

Increased Safety: Manually lifting and handling material comes with a higher safety risk.

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), nearly 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases, and an additional 374 million workers suffer from non-fatal injuries every year.

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Accidents can lead to fatal injuries, irrecoverable damages to the load, and costly downtime.

However, an optimized material handling system can reduce the risk of accidents considerably, providing your employees with a safer workplace.

Improved Customer Service: Proper and improved materials handling systems often lead to higher efficiency, better speed, reduced production costs, and reliable and timely supply. All these factors, in turn, help improve your customer service significantly, especially in the B2B sector.

Industries where Material Handling is Used

Automobile Industry: Material handling equipment is primarily used on assembly lines in the automobile industry. It includes specialized heavy-duty conveyors and overhead cranes with travel cables for handling car hoods, seats, gear-boxes, engines, and other accessories.

Steel Industry: The steel industry uses material handling equipment on the production line for moving, cutting, rolling, and packing steel sheets or other steel products. They use equipment like wagon tipplers with associated equipment, heavy-duty conveyors, shuttle feeders, overhead bridge cranes, moveable feeders, twin-boom stackers or reclaimers, travel cables, and car pushers or wagon pusher cars.

Marine & Shipping Industry: The common applications include free moving and overhead bridge cranes, specialized high-speed and heavy-duty conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, and powered barge and ship loaders for moving, loading, and unloading freight containers.

Mining Industry: The mining industry uses different types of industrial lifting devices for moving, loading, and unloading mined products. These include light and heavy crane gantry systems,

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jibs and monorails, rigging slings, explosion and dust-proof lifting equipment, specialized conveyor belts, and electric and pneumatic chain hoists.

Cement Industry: Material handling equipment used in cement plants includes chain and belt bucket elevators, a wide range of conveyors including screw and belt type conveyors, rotary feeders, paddle mixers, screen and screen shakers, spiral chutes, bag filters, silos, as well as overhead bridge and rail crane systems.

Things to Consider When Choosing Material Handling & Lifting Equipment

You can get the most out of your lifting and handling material equipment, provided you choose the right one.

Adaptability and Flexibility: Considering the sizable cost of lifting devices and hardware, it needs to be as adaptable and flexible as possible.

You should be able to use it on more than one type of terrain and handle more than one type of material.

Load Capacity: It should have enough load capacity to handle the desired load. If the machine exceeds the required load capacity, you will end up paying exorbitant fuel and labor costs.

Under Capacity, on the other hand, will cause damage or even fatal accidents.

Type of Material to be Moved: The size, shape, weight, fragility, and type (solid, liquid, gas) of the load will also affect the choice of your equipment.

For example, you can’t use wire rope slings for moving massive airplane parts – you will need chain slings.

Speed and Power: The equipment also needs to have sufficient power and speed to move the desired load without causing any damage or accidents.

Site Layout: Space availability is also a critical factor in selecting material handling equipment.

For example, low ceiling heights may prevent you from using overhead cranes, while pillar and columns might restrict the movement of large trucks or forklifts. Take a closer look at your work site before investing in a piece of equipment.

Cost: The final consideration is the cost. You need to consider everything, from the upfront buying cost to operating and maintenance expenses along with the skilled labor cost. Make sure to calculate and compare all these costs before taking the final call. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Road development in India received an impetus with the launch of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), under the aegis of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in 1999. Further, the introduction of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the late 2000 started the process of connecting rural hinterland with variousimportant financial centres and cities of the country.

The present government is working on implementing several road development projects such as the Bharatmala, Setu Bharatam and Char Dham Highway project.

Furthermore, technological advancements and some ingenious inventions are enabling execution of the most complex road projects in a timely and eco-friendly manner, with lower project lifecycle cost.

Thera are a number of new and emerging technologies that can help a project achieve the above three parameters. For instance, use of plastic waste in bituminous pavement has numerous advantages such as higher

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resistance to deformation, increased durability and improved fatigue life and better stability and strength. Self-healing concrete and intelligent compaction are other emerging technologies in the area of road construction materials and machines. Smart highways, intelligent transport management solutions, advanced traffic management systems, project monitoring information system, etc. are some of the notable technological developments that can improve the operations and management.

Despite the pandemic-induced lockdown and restrictions on mobility in large parts of the country, highway construction grew by 74% on year in April-May of the current financial year to 1,470 km or 24.1 km/day. Of course, the sharp year-on-year growth is on a low base (14.1 km/ day in April-May 2021), but even in comparison to April-May 2020 (28.2 km/day), the performances of state-sector highway builders. Of the total construction in the first two months of the current fiscal, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) built 790 km followed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (465

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km) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (215 km).

The NHAI set an ambitious 4,600-km highway construction target for 2021-22. Last fiscal, NHAI constructed a record 4,192 km, up from 3,979 km developed in 2019-20 and 3,380 km in 2018-19.

NHAI was confident on achieving the target even as there had been some impact on highway construction lately owing to labour shortage in some sites due to the second Covid wave.

In the future of smart transport is about intelligent signs and roads. In fact, we are entering the era where the information superhighway (connectivity, Internet and data grid) meets the transportation highway. Roads are no longer viewed as merely a physical entity or solid ground. They will be ‘empowered’ with info-communications, intelligence and sensing capability that were never possible decades ago. Smart roads use Internet of Things (IoT) devices to make driving safer, more efficient, and in line with government objectives, greener. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Smart roads combine physical infrastructures such as sensors and solar panels with software infrastructure like AI and big data. Smart road technologies are embedded in roads and can improve visibility, generate energy, communicate with autonomous and connected vehicles, monitor road conditions, and more. Cities can connect roads to IoT devices, and gather traffic and weather data. This type of connectivity can improve safety, traffic management, and energy efficiency. For improving safety and reducing congestion. The network uses speed cameras to provide warning signs for hazardous conditions, and sends automated traffic diversion signals that control traffic.

Advanced traffic management system (ATMS) is a comprehensive platform of traffic management that covers monitoring, control and safety on highways. It employs a top-down management perspective that integrates equipment such as cameras and speed sensors, installed at various points along the road, with databases primarily to improve, ease, and organise the flow of traffic. The system gathers real-time data from those sensors and cameras, and relays it to a

command centre for processing and analysis.

The processed data helps provide many digital or physical services, including incident management, traffic routing, traffic-jam notifications, DMS messaging, etc.

Intelligent transport management system (ITMS) with the concept of smart city aimed at transforming cities into digital societies, ITMS becomes an indispensable component. Intelligent transport systems (ITS) aim to achieve efficiency by minimising traffic problems. It enriches users with prior information about traffic, local convenience, real-time running information, seat availability etc. which reduces travel time of commuters and enhances their safety and comfort.

Intelligent compaction (IC) is an equipmentbased technology to improve quality control of compaction. IC vibratory rollers are equipped with a high precision global positioning system (GPS), infrared temperature sensors, an accelerometer-based measurement system, and an onboard color-coded display. ICMV is a generic term for a calculated value based on accelerometer measurements on vibratory roller drums. These values are in different forms of metrics with various levels of correlation to compacted material’s mechanical and physical properties. At present in India, there are 1,489 tunnels covering 4,144 km in various stages – under implementation, awarded, under bidding, announced, approved, planned/proposed and stalled. As per the data collected and analysed

by India Infrastructure Publishing, a company providing information on the infrastructure sectors in India, for completed, ongoing and awarded projects, the drill and blast method (DBM) is the most common tunnelling method. It

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is used in over 38% of tunnel works. Deployment of advanced/mechanised technologies, such as tunnel boring machines (TBMs), is slowly increasing. At present, it has a share of 24%.

This is closely followed by the new Austrian tunnelling method (NATM), which is increasingly being used across sectors.

Developments in the road & highways industry Roads are the dominant national assets for transport and constitute a pedal for national economy to fuel economic growth and reap social benefits. The roads and road transport are constantly evolving in response to large social, economic, and environmental shifts.

Economic progress and fast-paced urbanization trend further motivate the establishment of integrated and cost-effective transport systems for the mobility of persons and goods. With growing road network of the country and with ambitious road development programme, the role of R&D inputs become most valuable, considering the large impact that even a minor technological change can bring in such scenario.

The basic aim of research should be to develop durable infrastructure, to improve in-service performance, reduce maintenance needs and costs, reduce life-cycle costs and significantly use new technologies and marginal materials.

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ever before. The minister said with an investment of Rs 11,000 crore, the 313 km long highway will transform the road infrastructure of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

The 313-km long Ambala-Kotputli highway is scheduled to open to the public by March 2022 as 80 per cent of the corridor is complete, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. In a meeting with officials of the ministry, NHAI, NHIDCL and PWDs Gadkari mentioned that it is their collective mission to give the country, road infrastructure of global standard. The Rs 100 lakh crore-Gatishakti scheme will provide a framework for the National Infrastructure Pipeline programme and make Indian products more competitive by cutting down logistic costs and improving supply chains.

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has apparently botched up the land acquisition -- and payment of compensation -- for the widening of NH 66 in Kasaragod, and residents are having a panic attack. After around 10 years of notifying and renotifying of land required for the highway and paying compensation, the NHAI has presented the actual alignment of the highway, which is different from the land acquired by the authority in Thekkil and Chengala villages.

Road development in India received an impetus with the launch of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), under the aegis of the National Highways Authority of India

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(NHAI) in 1999. Further, the introduction of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the late 2000 started the process of connecting rural hinterland with variousimportant financial centres and cities of the country. The present government is working on implementing several road development projects such as the Bharatmala, Setu Bharatam and Char Dham Highway project. Furthermore, technological advancements and some ingenious inventions are enabling execution of the most complex road projects in a timely and eco-friendly manner, with lower project lifecycle cost.

Thera are a number of new and emerging technologies that can help a project achieve the above three parameters. For instance, use of plastic waste in bituminous pavement has numerous advantages such as higher resistance to deformation, increased durability and improved fatigue life and better stability and strength.

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that can improve the operations and management.

Despite the pandemic-induced lockdown and restrictions on mobility in large parts of the country, highway construction grew by 74% on year in April-May of the current financial year to 1,470 km or 24.1 km/day. Of course, the sharp year-on-year growth is on a low base (14.1 km/ day in April-May 2021), but even in comparison to April-May 2020 (28.2 km/day), the performances of state-sector highway builders. Of the total construction in the first two months of the current fiscal, the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) built 790 km followed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) (465 km) and National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (215 km).

The NHAI set an ambitious 4,600-km highway construction target for 2021-22. Last fiscal, NHAI constructed a record 4,192 km, up from 3,979 km developed in 2019-20 and 3,380 km in 2018-19.

NHAI was confident on achieving the target even as there had been some impact on highway construction lately owing to labour shortage in some sites due to the second Covid wave.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has made usage of drone mandatory for recording development, construction, operation and maintenance of all national highways.

To enhance transparency, uniformity and leverage latest technology, NHAI has made mandatory use of drones for monthly video recording of National Highway projects during all stages of Development, Construction, Operation and Maintenance. This comes in the backdrop of India's plan to construct 40 kilometres of highways every day in the current financial year, beating its previous daily record of 37 km that was constructed during 2019-20. India has a 137,635 km of national highway network. NHAI has been adopting new technologies to expedite road construction. In an effort to increase the pace of construction of roads, technologies such as radar, and remote sensing for mapping underground infrastructure such as telephone lines to prevent time and cost overruns caused due to manual mapping errors are being used.

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Future of Construction Industry with Electric Equipment

Electric construction equipment isn’t a new concept. Hybrid electric machines have been available for years, and all-electric models of excavators, loaders, forklifts and other heavy machinery are currently available to rent or buy all over the world. Read on to learn more about the benefits of electric construction equipment and the types of machines making waves in the industry. Electrification can offer many benefits beyond reducing emissions. Minimizing or completely eliminating the use of an engine in electrified equipment enables a reduction in noise levels, leading to improved comfort and safety for operators and others on the job site.

This also allows the equipment to be used inside buildings, inner-city work sites, and other noisesensitive areas.

If you’ve ever passed an active construction site, most of the heavy machinery you saw was likely powered by diesel fuel. While diesel-powered construction equipment is still overwhelmingly dominant, all-electric models are becoming more

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prominent than you might think — and they tend to blend right in.

When it comes to overall performance capabilities, all-electric equipment is almost identical to its diesel counterpart. Volvo CE, for example, reported that its electric excavator and wheel loader specifications are the same as their diesel versions. The only differences include a marginally higher operating weight and a small increase in continuous motor power for their electric equipment.

The biggest differences between electric and diesel equipment can be found under the hood.

Instead of containing a diesel engine and cooling fan, electric equipment contains rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs. Some electric equipment also lacks the traditional hydraulics systems found in their diesel counterparts. Volvo CE’s ECR25 Electric excavator, for example, uses electromechanical linear actuators to power the boom rather than hydraulics.

Hybrid Electric Equipment: How Does It Work?

Hybrid electric equipment combines the power density of a diesel engine with the emissionscutting capabilities of a battery. It contains a smaller diesel engine alongside a rechargeable battery and electric motor, making it ideal for both high-intensity jobs and locations that require low emissions.

Hybrid drives still burn diesel fuel, but they can recover and reuse energy that would otherwise be wasted as heat. This allows for a smaller cooling system and creates a more efficient machine.

In fact, Volvo CE’s LX1 hybrid 20-ton loader is 50% more efficient than a 25-ton conventional diesel loader.

Top Benefits of Going Electric Transitioning to all-electric equipment benefits construction companies and the environment in more ways than one. The top three advantages of electric heavy machinery include: Lower Carbon Emissions Because electric construction equipment doesn’t rely on gasoline or diesel fuel, it delivers net-zero carbon emissions and promotes sustainable construction practices. This is a much-needed

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benefit — the construction industry currently accounts for about 39% of the world’s CO2 emissions related to energy, and it is notoriously slow to adopt greener technologies.

All-electric machinery relies on lithium-ion batteries, effectively eliminating the need for fossil fuels. These battery-powered machines are a must for companies working in emissionrestricted areas that prohibit the use of dieselpowered machines.

Less Noise Pollution Noise pollution is a widespread issue in the construction industry. Loud machinery not only creates unwanted noise for those living and working near construction sites, but also jeopardizes the health of construction workers who are regularly exposed to it. Exposure to constant noise over 85 dB for more than eight hours can be hazardous, and construction workers are most at risk.

Fortunately, electric construction equipment is much quieter than traditional diesel-fueled machines. Because electric equipment lacks a diesel engine and cooling fan, it comes with less noise and fewer vibrations. This makes machines safer to operate and leaves construction workers feeling less fatigued at the end of the day.

Lower Project Costs Electric construction equipment comes with the added benefit of reducing long-term costs for construction companies. All-electric equipment not only eliminates fuel costs but also reduces overall operating costs thanks to its lower engine run time. With diesel-powered equipment, a lot of engine run time accumulates while the machine is idle. Electric equipment, on the other hand, turns off as soon as the operator stops the machine, and no additional operating time accumulates.

Electric construction equipment also comes with lower maintenance costs. Lithium-ion batteries and electric motors are virtually maintenance-free, and electric machines typically have far fewer parts than diesel models. This reduces both the overall time spent on maintenance and the cost of replacing individual parts. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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Customize Settings With An Improved Human Machine Interface With an improved Human Machine Interface (HMI) and software in electric machines, there are more opportunities to adjust settings and customize the behavior of the machine to an operator’s personal preferences. Adjustments can be made to customize how the machine performs — it can be more aggressive to more normal to a very sensitive, smooth ramp up of the hydraulics. HMI improvements are another reason operators love the performance and feel of electric machines.

new technology, so not all machines currently have an electric model on the market. However, equipment manufacturers are gradually rolling out new models as the technology advances.

Excavators: Electric excavators were one of the first all-electric machines to make a public debut.

In 2017, Volvo CE revealed its EX02 compact electric excavator prototype at the Volvo Group Innovation Summit. The EX02 produced zero emissions and contained two lithium-ion batteries in place of a traditional combustion engine. The batteries totaled 38 kWh, providing the machine with enough energy to dig for eight hours between charges.

Electric Construction Equipment Delivers Instant Torque While the EX02 model was just a prototype that Probably one of the most popular aspects of an electric machine is that as soon as the operator starts running it, the electric motors provide instant torque. On the ECR25 electric excavator, for example, when the operator pushes a button on the joystick, the response is instant. There’s no feeling of a slight delay, as can happen with some diesel machines.

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never became available for commercial use, Volvo CE has since revealed the ECR25 Electric excavator. This model is currently available for pre-booking in the U.S. and Canada, and the company plans to roll out the first deliveries in June 2022.

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recaptures energy created by the downhill movement and stores it in the truck’s 600 kW per hour battery pack.

While the Elektro Dumper is currently a one-ofa-kind machine, other equipment manufacturers have released their own versions of the electric mining truck. Epiroc, for example, offers a batterypowered mine truck designed for underground applications.

Forklifts: Because forklifts are smaller than other types of heavy machinery, manufacturers faced fewer obstacles when creating all-electric models.

Toyota currently offers five electric models, and Cat recently added four electric forklift trucks to its product line.

machinery increases.

Wheel Loaders: Because wheel loaders come in multiple sizes and styles and are found on most construction sites, equipment manufacturers were quick to develop all-electric models.

Volvo CE added the L25 Electric compact wheel loader to its all-electric lineup, and companies like Wacker Neuson and Schäffer unveiled their own models within the last five years.

The market is slowly becoming more competitive for electric forklift manufacturers as more products enter the market. In an attempt to stay ahead of the competition, Cat equipped its line of electric lift trucks with built-in service reminders, on-the-go system monitoring and self-diagnostics technology. Greenland Technologies also recently launched a new line of electric lithium forklifts, and deliveries will start in September 2021 for North American buyers.

The Future Is All-Electric Electric construction equipment is still in its infancy but that is likely to change over the next few decades.

The Schäffer 24E, advertised as the world’s first electric wheel loader using lithium-ion technology, is powered by two lithium-ion batteries and contains two hydraulic motors. The machine is small and quiet, making it perfect for maintenance jobs in noise-sensitive residential areas. Its lightweight design allows it to be easily loaded onto a car trailer, and it can be easily transported between construction sites.

An all-electric future for the construction industry may seem unrealistic, but it isn’t completely out of reach. The auto industry, for example, is already pushing for the transition to electric vehicles. Norway, Denmark, Iceland and other countries in the EU have announced plans to ban the sale of gas- and diesel-powered cars by as early as 2025, and more countries are quickly following suit.

Dump Trucks and Mining Trucks: The world’s largest electric vehicle is a 45-ton mining truck designed by the German manufacturer Kuhn Schweiz. This all-electric truck, officially named the Elektro Dumper, is used to transport marlstone, and it never needs to be recharged thanks to its regenerative braking system. When the truck descends a hill, the braking system

All-electric construction equipment has already proven that it can keep up with diesel-powered machines while reducing costs and emissions.

Next time you need to rent out a forklift, wheel loader or other type of construction equipment, consider opting for a hybrid or electric model. It will reduce your project costs and help lead the construction industry to a quieter, greener future.

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Solutions to simplify construction operations After a year marred by lockdowns and limited output, India’s construction sector is swiftly resuming operations with a keen eye on rejuvenating productivity and growth. The domestic sector is soon expected to emerge as the third largest globally, growing at ~7.1% each year – according to estimates by the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency (NIPFA).

Anticipating this increasing demand, businesses in the sector are opting for solutions that guarantee profitability while improving efficiency and equipment performance.

Mobil™ Lubricants has been serving the construction industry for several decades. Driving innovation and technology, Mobil has been at the forefront of ensuring successful operations that can accrue benefits while ensuring efficiency. Whether in formulating superior products or extending valuable support through dedicated customer servicing – Mobil attends to industry needs with a firm eye on productivity and profitability.

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Lubricants play a driving role in ensuring seamless operations. In this milieu, timely oil analysis becomes an important step towards achieving the full potential of equipment performance and business profitability. The Mobil ServSM Lubricant Analysis (MSLA) program, a benchmark in core lubrication services, has been developed to spearhead precise and informed recommendations. MSLA offers a distinct advantage in conducting oil sampling up to 66% faster than peers*– translating into two-thirds savings in expected time.

The conventional process of collecting and labelling samples typically requires 24 labor hours per month, with significant time spent in printing and filling-out labels. To streamline the sampling and labelling process, Mobil has developed an alternative maintenance solution.

The MSLA program eliminates the time-consuming sample labelling process by delivering pre-labelled sample bottles with QR codes and a unique number identifier. This allows no additional sample labelling, improves sample process efficiency, and reduces labor and time requirements.

When the sample is processed, the laboratory handles each bottle as a unique item. Each sample is coded, labelled and tracked through the entire process. The equipment sample directly benefits from Mobil’s knowledge of lubricants, decades of relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and a strong heritage of application expertise. MSLA also enables companies to conduct the entire process virtually on their mobile or tablet device through scan-and-go oil sampling bottles. It provides informative reports on the condition of the customer’s equipment and lubricants.

Lubrication that guarantees performance

With servicing in place, choosing the right lubricant becomes imperative. Mobil’s diesel engine oils under the Mobil Delvac Modern™ 15W-40 Super Fleet (API CI-4 PLUS) have been providing reliable solutions to businesses in the construction sector. These synthetic blend engine oils deliver excellent wear protection and high-temperature performance.

Similarly, Mobil’s greases have also shown proven results in improving regreasing intervals, enhancing equipment life and providing exceptional protection even in extreme conditions. For instance, the Mobilgrease XHP™ Series greases have been formulated to provide outstanding adhesive and cohesive properties, superb mechanical stability of the thickener system, and exceptional protection again rust, corrosion, and wear. Further, the Mobilgrease™ EP Series greases have demonstrated reliability in corrosion protection, low-temperature pumpability and resistance to water washout.

In today’s market of multiple options, choosing the correct lubricant that caters to specific equipment challenges while guaranteeing long-term results in improved productivity and profitability becomes imperative. Mobil’s solutions aim to fulfil these customer needs through cutting-edge products and expert guidance in selecting lubricants and also maintaining them at minimum costs. CM *For more details, please visit mobilserv.mobil.com (ExxonMobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and references to “corporation”, “company”, “ExxonMobil”, “EM”, and other similar terms are used for convenience and may refer to one or more specific affiliates or affiliate groups.)

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Mr. R K Jain Sr. Vice President Corporate Affairs Jindal Aluminium Limited

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The process of construction and operation of buildings can have an all-encompassing direct and indirect impact on the environs, society, and the economy at large. The field of green construction seeks to stabilize the requirements of these zones by making use of an assimilated sustainable method to construct a ‘win-win’ design approach. During the construction process, buildings use essential resources, generate waste, release dangerous atmospheric emanations, and severely alter land function and its capability to absorb and capture water into the ground.

The chief objective of ecological construction is to condense or totally avert the exhaustion of vital resources like water, energy, land and crucial raw materials; preclude the degradation of environmental cause by infrastructure throughout their life cycle, and accordingly build environments that are completely liveable, secure, sustainable and productive.

Architects, builders and designers have to face the manifold challenges to effectively meet the demands for novel and refurbished facilities that are sustainable, secure, healthy and productive, while trying their level best to mitigate any undesirable impacts upon the surroundings, the environment, and most importantly the overall economy.

A prime aspect which cannot be missed while considering ecological construction practises is the requirement for sustainable components. One crucial step in this direction is to encourage the practise of retrofitting prevailing buildings rather than constructing new structures. This is a cost-effective step owing to the fact that designing chief restorations and retrofits for existing buildings in order to incorporate

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sustainable design characteristics tends to further lessen operational values and harmful impacts on the environment and above all can augment the resiliency of the building.

Below mentioned are a list of need-of-the-hour sustainable components that are required in sustainable constructions: Sustainable aluminium used in sustainable construction Out of the various types of metals that have been used for the purpose of building construction, aluminium is the most preferred metal in the sustainable category. It is considered to be one of the most superior ecological solution for construction and then building façades, wall claddings, window frames and panels to name a few. Aluminium is increasingly developing into the material of choice in modern-day environmentfriendly buildings owing to its corrosion resistance and recyclability. The energy utilized for primary production is exemplified, to a large extent, in the metal and, subsequently, in the building construction too. Modern-day buildings hence present massive ‘urban mines’ of around four hundred million tonnes of aluminium metal that can be mined and salvaged through the utilization of only five percent of the initially used energy, not just once but recurrently. An important point that edifies the reusable properties of the metal is that although it is widely applied in buildings, it does not remain perpetually in place.

Buildings are modified sporadically, thereby releasing aluminium for the purpose of recycling.

Aluminium a key sustainable component: • Solar heating and photovoltaic: Owing to its properties like heat conductivity and sturdiness,

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anodised aluminium, feasibly pooled with photovoltaic reflectors to highlight the sun’s rays, seems to be the material of choice to capture the radiation of solar energy. Taking benefit of the material’s strength and dexterity, aluminium profiles are principally used in photovoltaic systems, and are particularly mounted on building roofs, where weight necessities to be condensed as much as possible. Aluminium profiles are unambiguously designed to let the effortless and long-lasting electrification of the whole photovoltaic system.

Hence, aluminium is a significant material that is assisting the development of solar-based energy supply systems, which are making a noteworthy contribution to fortifying the green dimension of buildings.

• A luminium facades: Intelligent sustainable facades encompassing aluminium systems can help in diminishing the energy consumption in buildings by up to fifty percent. The crucial feature of these intelligent buildings is their enhanced interface with the exterior, evidently condensing the demands for heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting energy all through the seasons.

• Aluminium profiles and glass: These components provide the perfect blend to safeguard a high level of natural lighting inside the buildings.

As an instance, for the windows with the same dimension, slender thermally broken aluminium profiles have a possibility of increasing transparent areas by up to twenty percent as compared to windows armed with frames composed of other materials. Besides improving the lighting, these windows insulate the internal space from external atmospheric noise and temperature. By augmenting natural lighting, aluminium profiles help in reducing the requirement for artificial lighting, contributing considerably to the structure’s sustainability.

• Aluminium cladding: These claddings are one of the most utilized types of cladding used for building exteriors. Most of the aluminium cladding for the construction domain is pre-coated to suit the décor of the building to increase its aesthetics appeal. This creates a shielding layer on the core material that defends it against ecological factors. Aluminium is an extremely lightweight metal that is long-lasting, resistant to corrosions and is 100 percent renewable and claddings made from aluminium can last the lifetime of the sustainable structure and beyond. The effective usage of aluminium cladding contributes to green building design by allowing high ratings in enhancing the buildings energy-efficiency. || www.constructionmirror.com ||

• Sustainable roofs: Green roofs like roof shingles which are composed of salvaged waste materials like aluminium, wood, plastic and fibre are extremely long-lasting. They are measured to be very eco-logically friendly owing to the fact that they keep waste out of the landfills and there is no requirement to process raw materials.

This further condenses pollution and lowers down consumption of energy.

• Water management in green building: In case of sustainable constructions, lessening the usage of water is attained by the installation of grey water and rainwater catchment systems that reuse water for the purpose of irrigation or toilet flushing; water-efficient utilizations, like low flow showerheads or spray taps; low-flush toilets. To efficiently manage water, most sustainable structures have adopted Rainwater Harvesting which is the principle of collecting and making use of precipitation from the surface of a catchment. Since construction practises are heavily dependent on water usage, making optimum use of water that has been harvested from rain during construction can majorly facilitate in conserving the local water resource.

Taking into consideration, the increased exploitation of the available resources and the added stress it brings to the environment, going sustainable is the need-of-the-hour. By embracing sustainable components for green construction is one way the industry can condense the environmental impact.

These components facilitate in increasing the sustainability component through their performance properties. Hence these green components are not just a potential, but a reality that keeps the environment moving. CM

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K-lite industries won two prestigious awards in The National Architecture and Interior Design Excellence Awards & Conference 2021

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K-Lite is proud and delighted to announce that we are once again proved of our dedication to keep the K-Lite flag to fly high by winning strings of awards in recent years, which were both artistic and commercial successes.

Recently, on 18th August 2021, “The National Architecture and Interior Design Excellence Awards & Conference 2021, Global Edition” has recognised the best efforts of K-Lite and Ms.Sharmila Kumbhat has been awarded with the following prestigious & coveted awards.

1. “Best & Most Innovative Lighting Company of the Year 2021 (India)" under Quality Products and Premium Projects category to K-Lite Industries.

2. “Outstanding Performance & Contribution in Business Domain” awarded to Ms. Sharmila Kumbhat.

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These awards were presented in a glitterati function at Hotel Taj West End, Bangalore, which was attended by over 100 designers & architects These awards are a testament to our team and innovation efforts centered around delivering the best value for our consumers while also being conscious of our impact on the environment. With this added motivation, we will continue to work with renewed vigour towards achieving our vision of "Unlocking the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world.”

It’s a major boost and a stepping stone for all of us to feel proud of this significant moment as Klite is the only company recognised in the lighting category.

Together we can make a difference and make this world more sustainable. CM

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AJAX Engineering plays an important role in building modern India by truly being an Atmanirbhar Bharat company.

“With our indigenously manufactured product portfolio and engineering expertise, we are playing an important role in building modern India by catering to the Indian as well as the global market requirements. We are positive that this investment will further strengthen the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative and create employment opportunities in the country.”

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Innovation & Indigenization has been a way of life at AJAX, and we are proud to be a self-reliant Indian company for the past 3 decades. Our main focus has been on Building for Success & Building to Endure.

The foundation has been on making a Lean, strongly IT enabled Organization staffed by competent and committed professionals espousing the organizational values. On this foundation, AJAX has built 3 pillars: a. Highly competent Design and Engineering team that can provide innovative solutions to our customers. b. Customer reach through well spread network across the country. c. Best in Industry Customer Support that can reach the customers in shortest possible time Over the years, AJAX has expanded its product portfolio from Self-Loading Concrete Mixer to a complete range of Concreting Equipment from Batching Plants to Boom Pumps to Slip-Form Pavers.

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AJAX, the world’s largest SLCM manufacturer has now achieved a milestone of 20,000+ concreting equipment in the market. Currently, AJAX has 35+ Dealers and 100+ branch offices PAN India to cater to Sales & Service for the customer. AJAX is also serving the international market through 16+ Distributors.

Having pioneered the SLCMs, AJAX has introduced many other innovative products like Boom Pump, Self-Propelled Boom Pump, along with its latest offering, the Concrete Slip-Form Paver. All these products stand out in their unique way by offering high end features.

Concrete Boom Pumps have been revolutionizing the construction of large commercial & residential buildings and structures. Due to the shortage of skilled labour and need for a quick placement of concrete in inaccessible areas, use of boom pumps has been necessitated in the current construction processes. AJAX offers truck-mounted boom pump of 30 meters, mounted on a 4x2 chassis with its shorter turning radius that makes them best suitable for RMC plants working in constricted city sites as well as in tight locations.

Keeping pace with the changing requirements of customers, AJAX launched a 25m self-propelled boom pump (SPBP 25ZX), an Industry first and a patented product. The advanced features of SPBP when compared to Boom Pump are 4 Wheel drive, 3-way steering, 180˚R eversible Operator Post, Shortest Turning Radius and Better Gradeability. It is highly reliable to work in Extreme Slushy and Muddy terrains. It also has High Power to Weight ratio delivering best in class fuel efficiency. Yet another innovative offering from AJAX is its Concrete Slip-Form Paver. Today, AJAX is the only Indian company to design and manufacture a fully automatic Concrete Slip-Form Paver thereby eliminating the need for customers to import Pavers.

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to infrastructure development, propelling Nation’s overall growth. A few of the landmark infrastructure projects where AJAX has been associated with are the world’s largest solar power plant – Bhadla Solar Park, South Asia’s largest aviation hub – IGI Airport, New Delhi, India’s largest metro rail network – Delhi Metro Rail, World’s longest railway platform – Hubballi Railway junction, Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel – Zoji La tunnel project, World’s largest drip irrigation project – Ramthal Marola.

AJAX is committed to “Make in India” philosophy to create innovative solutions as import substitutes for helping build stronger and self-reliant nation. AJAX’s products have been exported to several countries making us a global brand. As India continues to build modern infrastructure, AJAX is equipped with the right set of capabilities to become a market leader in Indian Concreting Equipment Business.

Looking at the increased demand for concreting equipment in India, AJAX has charted an investment of INR 100 Cr to build a new Manufacturing Facility and Design Centre in Bangalore. This green field project will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to design and manufacture newly introduced products like the Concrete Slip-Form Paver, Boom Pumps and Self-Propelled Boom Pumps. A further investment of INR 40 crores is being used at Gowribidanur plant to expand its existing facility where Batching Plants and Transit Mixers are being produced.

Way forward in another five years, AJAX sees itself emerging as an Indian MNC and becoming one among the top 3 international players in the Concrete Equipment space. AJAX is truly an atmanirbhar bharat company that strongly believes in the “Made in India; Made for the World” mission. CM

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The only Indian Company to design and manufacture Concrete Slip-Form Paver

AJAX introduced the first Slip-Form Paver designed, engineered and manufactured in India. It is a versatile machine for concrete road paving projects, with low noise, excellent fuel efficiency, reliability and durability – advantages that add significant value to road contractors.

Product Models: SPX754: 2.5 - 7.5 m | SPX1204: 5 - 12 m

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Sanjay Sureliya Managing Partner Uniter Engineering Products

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Uniter Engineering Products: A leading manufacturer & exporter of road construction products

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UNITER ENGINEERING PRODUCTS is manufacturer and exporter of Road Construction Machines from India. “Our strength lies in on-field experience and understanding the customer's requirement and blend with knowledge for optimal and consistent output. Being an Indian company UNITER firmly believe in good business ethics and have strong fundamentals. It feels proud to be quality conscious and refrain from compromising on quality” We wish all our customers to be more successful using our products. Our all machines are designed indigenously. Our primary focus of machine designing is satisfactory performance, easy operation & maintenance and good working life, using reputed and high quality components and latest technological developments. We also try to decrease power loss to maximize fuel efficiency.

Our all machines are Tested and Approved by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

Couple of years ago, we developed asphalt paver Model VP-05-D for paving on parabolic surface and it gave us great opportunity to study the nature & geometry of parabolic surface and problems faced while paving and rolling on curved surfaces. Due to our experience in providing paver for paving on parabolic surface, we got opportunity to develop compaction equipment for compacting parabolic surface.

It was definitely a great challenge but due to our continuous involvement in machine designing, development and from our enriched field experience,

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we had confidence in developing Tandem Rollers and Pneumatic Tyre Roller. After several attempts in design and development, we had a product on which we had confidence on its performance. Our Tandem Roller Model UT-45 and Pneumatic Tyre Roller Model UNTR-7 are indigenously designed and developed by us specifically for parabolic surface and to our firm belief there is no other manufacturer with this design technology.

We gathered appreciation from the client’s team members as we are able to design, manufacture and commission all of these machines in a reasonably short time span. It is a matter of proud to offer ready solution of paving as well as compaction for Parabolic Surface.

We wish to add value to ongoing and upcoming Test Track projects in India and abroad with our experience and dedication to work. For it, we are ready to provide customizable special solutions for parabolic road surface projects as per the customer requirements. We are working to provide supporter vehicle when paving and compacting machines are working on slope. Basic concepts are clear and design can be done after we get site situation, slope and other relevant parameters from the prospect.

With the aim to stay close with our customer and build long term relationship with our customer, we provide “Total Life Cycle Value” on owning and operating the equipment. All customers are backed by prompt after sales support. CM || www.constructionmirror.com ||

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DIBEX 2020 Exhibition will showcase the latest technology and innovative products used in the infrastructure, building and construction industry. This event will be an excellent platform for exhibitors to publicise and display their products, innovation, services and also build brand image alongside developing leadership to improve market position in global areas.

18-21 Feb 2022 At CODISSIA Coimbatore India

The 9th Edition of the exhibition, of “IME 2021”, a prestigious biennial international exhibition focused on Mining, Equipment, Minerals, Metals and allied industries in India. 9th IME 2021 is scheduled during October 26-29, 2021 at Eco Park, Rajarhat, Kolkata, India concurrent to a very high level 9th Asian Mining Congress organized by MGMI.

Construction involves the art, trade and work of a building. Behind this genre of creation are the effort, dedication and intelligence of many hands and many brains. In effect, each building is an idea erected to the sky; with the perfect synchronized support of those hands of construction industry. BUILD INTEC 2020, an international construction expo, is conceived to bring together the powers, which render life to the art of construction, under one roof.

Mumbai, India www.india.intermatconstruction.com

www.miningexpoindia.com

07-10 April 2022

21-23 April 2022

India International Convention & Expo Centre - IICC

Bangalore International Exhibition Centre

www.indiabuildtech.com

India Buildtech 2022 is India's dedicated trade fair and expo for construction industry. India Buildtech 2022 will be held on 07-10 April 2022 at New Delhi, India, which complements BuildTech Asia showcasing the cutting-edge integrated lights, sound and visuals technologies that enhance the facade and interior of buildings. The colocated industry conferences will offer plenty of opportunities to network with the diverse industry leaders and subject matter experts.

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World of Concrete India is going to be held for a period of three days in Hyderabad, India. Business opportunities, networking services, one to one meeting with the potential customers and presentation of some of the important products like aggregate processing, aggregates, anchors & fasteners, batching equipment, cleaning materials & equipment, coatings inspection, measurement, coatings, stains, sealers, computer hardware, software, cranes, cutting & drilling, decorative concrete, demolition equipment & materials by the exhibitors will be some of the highlights of this event.

26-29 Oct 2021 EcoPark, Rajarhat, Kolkata, India

18-20 Oct 2021 Intermat is the international trade show for construction machinery & materials and among the top 3 construction show worldwide organized

by Comexposium- the leading European Event Organisers. Comexposium has officially associated with Inter Ads- An Indian trade show organizer, to create a new Intermat India Show which will provide the best across to the construction industry in the entire Indian region. India is the one of the world's most dynamic and fast growing regiobs companies and brands in a strategic location.

07 -09 October 2021

Hitex Exhibition Center, Hyderabad www.woc-india.com

www.roofindia.com

India is the 2nd fastest growing major economy in the world and inspite of the global economic scenario, the Building Construction & Infrastructure industry in India continues to boom.

Pre-engineered Buildings/Factories, Airport modernization / new airports projects, Metro Rail, New Hotel / Resorts, IT Parks, Retail Malls, Hypermarkets, Multiplexes, Integrated Townships etc are still buzzwords today in India's booming Building Construction & Infrastructure industry.

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2022 India Expo Centre, Greater Noida www.bcindia.com

Bauma CONEXPO India is the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles provides the construction industry in India with a professional platform for networking, investment and the exchange of ideas and information. The show launched in 2011 and did an impressive job of putting this quality standard to the test.

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