Show of Innovations

The EXCON 2021 has brought cheer on the faces of CE industry stakeholders by providing the much needed platform for face-to-face meetings and to witness the new technology innovations.

The construction activity is back on track once again after the pandemic as the market is embarking on major development projects in various infrastructure segments. Global platforms like EXCON provides an opportunity to meet with customers and prospects, engage with different stakeholders, and showcase world-class and innovative products. This EXCON happening after the pandemic has brought the cheer back on the faces of the CE industry stakeholders. While the construction equipment OEMs and component and solution providers showcased their latest innovations, the visitors who are the potential customers of these products and solutions had a great time to meet face to face with the vendors and engage themselves in serious discussions on market trends, new products and technologies and of course business.

Products & technologies

This EXCON was a platform for the exhibitors to showcase their technology innovations. Many players launched new products and solutions while most of them also exhibiting their popular product range.

BEML showcased the Model BD85 and BD50HST in dozer category, Model BG505I and BG405A in the category of motor graders with emission norms compliant BSIV engines and Model BL30-1 in loaders category.

Caterpillar showcases its next generation products and integrated solutions. The company has announced the addition of two Next Gen products into its portfolio of integrated solutions on display at this EXCON. The Cat® 303 CR mini excavator and Cat 120 GC motor grader will help deepen the company's presence in the infrastructure, mining, and energy sectors in India.

Escorts Construction Equipment (ECE) launched NXT13DC CNG, India's first hybrid pick-n-carry crane, with dual fuel (diesel and CNG) and RC2522, India's first mono chassis safe crane with 25T lift capacity at the EXCON in Bengaluru.

JCB India introduced the industry's first fully electric excavator, the JCB 19C-1E at EXCON. It also launched a 22 tonne hydraulic excavator on the NXT Platform that has been specially designed for Indian applications. Additionally, a 4 tonne telescopic hander, an articulated boom lift AJ48 D and two new mini excavators for smart infrastructure, the 35Z HD and 37C HD were introduced. JCB's natural gas genset, the G125 NG was also launched at Excon 2021.

Larsen & Toubro, Komatsu India and Scania India have put together an impressive display at Excon 2021 to showcase their technological strengths and service capabilities and reaffirm their strong commitment to sustainability. Four new environment-friendly, B20-biodiesel ready, hydraulic excavators and Komatsu GD535-6 motor grader were launched on the occasion.

Mahindra unveiled its disruptive product innovation, the brand-new 'G75 Smart' motor grader at EXCON. The new machine will help small contractors break-free from sub-optimal grading practices through cost-effective mechanisation and enable them to participate in nation building.

Sany has strengthened its technology line with 22 new launches at this EXCON. All the new machines have been exclusively designed for the application in India, while keeping Indian customer requirements in mind.

Schwing Stetter India unveiled 14 new products at the EXCON in Bengaluru. An impressive highlight from the stall was boom pump S47, which was the longest product on display. Schwing has also displayed four new and improved versions of a few products -Shotcrete pump TSR 30.14 Mark II (CEV-IV, KOEL), HDD XZ1350, Vibratory compactor Soil and AWS XGA26.

Tata Motors aligned itself with 'Striding towards Nation building' theme. Built for boosting productivity, the M&HCV portfolio of Tata Motors showcased innovative mobility solutions across diverse applications and industries at EXCON 2022. Nine high-performance M&HCV tippers were displayed at the five-day event.

Powerscreen showcased the brand new Powerscreen PT410E and MT1010E Hybrid powered machines. Franna®, a Terex brand and the leading manufacturer of mobile pick and carry cranes made their debut at EXCON.

Volvo Trucks India showcased two of their latest industry-leading trucks at EXCON 2022: Volvo FMX 500 8×4 off-road dump truck and Volvo FM 420 8×4 23 cum construction tipper.

Leaders' views

Deepak Shetty, CEO and MD, JCB India: “Innovation and Sustainability have always remained critical to our operations, and we continue to introduce products that significantly limit their impact on the environment. The JCB 19C-1E is the industry's first fully electric excavator in India and is integral to JCB's 'Road to Zero' initiative, a programme that we have been working on for the past few years. With zero emissions and low noise, this new machine is ideal for infrastructure development in urban areas and indoor working.”

Sandeep Singh, Managing Director, Tata Hitachi: “Despite the odds posed by the weather, we had enthusiastic participation from our customers, dealers, and vendors. Our extensive lineup of machines garnered good attention at the show, with our new launches like 5-tonne class wheel loader Tata Hitachi ZW225, 3-tonne mini-excavator Tata Hitachi NX30, and 20-tonne hydraulic excavator Tata Hitachi EX200 Super+, taking the centre stage. We also showcased our CNG version of the Tata Hitachi SHINRAI PRO backhoe loader. Our theme at this year's Excon is '60 years of Atmanirbharta', to commemorate 60 years of our operations in India and this platform helps us to connect with our esteemed customers as we recommit ourselves to strengthening this relationship for the years ahead.”

V G Sakthikumar, Managing Director, Schwing Stetter India: “What we have displayed today at EXCON 2021 is a true testimony of our hard work during the pandemic. Schwing Stetter India has been growing exponentially and still focusing on quality & innovation. Our customers trust in us helps us continue to make machines that are technologically superior, efficient and cost effective.”

Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice President & Head, L&T Construction & Mining Machinery Business: Despite the bad weather, there was brightness all around us because of customers in large numbers. So, definitely the orders and business that have been finalised are in large numbers. We have showcased key products and solutions from Komatsu, Scania and L&T. Komatsu is the world number one in construction equipment and the products that we have here in India are exactly the same as that Komatsu has produced globally. As far as the L&T Construction Equipment range of machines are concerned, we have transited to BSIV norms now and we are fully compliant with the latest emission norms.

Jaideep Shekhar, Managing Director, Terex MPS Asia & EMEAR: “The brands we have exhibiting at this year's Excon are a true representation of all the variations of machinery and products that we at Terex MP have to offer across the board. From pick and carry cranes to cone crushers, the variety that are on show is something that I am very proud of.”

Sanjeev Bajaj, Chief Executive, Escorts Construction Equipment: “We are already into backhoe loaders, compactors and cranes segments and are now expanding our range by adding motor grader to complement our compactor segment. We are also working towards making our products more digitalized. Escorts is a proud partner of the government in the projects ranging across airport upgradation, Bharat Mala, Bullet trains, ports & bridges and industries like steel, cement, mining and irrigation etc.”

R S Raghavan, Managing Director, Proman Infrastructure Services: “Excon is a good show wherein we participate in almost every edition and display our solutions. This time, we displayed our new dry sand classifier systems and the twin-drive 600 hp VSI along with other products. Apart from the machines, we display our expertise in term of the skills and knowledge that we are able to impart the customers. It's important and that's where we make a big difference when compared with others.”

B Dinakar, EVP, Volvo Trucks India: “We are happy to present Volvo Trucks solutions at Excon 2022. It is a great opportunity to showcase our industry-defining trucks and solutions, as well as engage with potential customers and other important stakeholders. Volvo Trucks continues to further its promise to keep driving progress through excellent products and innovative solutions.”

Manoj Kumar, MD, Armix Construction Machinery: At this EXCON, we officially launched the Armix self-loading concrete mixer. The machine is there in the market for six months and we did the official launch here at EXCON. The interesting thing is that we could be able to sell machine on the first day itself. Now we are coming out with 4 cu m machine, and the advantage here is we are using a standard Kirloskar engine and all other weighing systems and steering systems are imported.

Puneet Vidyarthi, Head – Marketing & Business Development (Construction Equipment) India & SAARC, Case New Holland Construction Equipment India: The overall turnout of visitors on this EXCON was encouraging in spite of the rain playing spoilsport. It looks like the buyers who have work in hand and look for equipment as solutions visited the show. Overall we have a good response in the exhibition. We showcased new machines of 770NXe, 770EX Plus and 851FX CP in backhoe loaders. Three compactors showcased included the new 1107EX and 1107EX PD, apart from the existing 952EX and 450DX. At this EXCON, we launched the BS-IV compliant 845C motor grader for road applications and 865C motor grader for mining applications. We also launched the CX220 LC-HD in crawler excavator segment with few new features.

PV Ramdev, MD, Everest Engineering Equipment: At this EXCON, the footfall of visitors was about 25-30 per cent more than what we expected. We are happy to see that many new potential customers have arrived at our stall. We have launched two new products this EXCON. One is the GJJ passenger hoist with 3.6 m long cage and the CNC enabled stirrup bender. In fact, we could seal a business on the first day itself for the GJJ hoist with a real estate customer for their ultra-luxury apartment project in the heart of Bangalore. There were also a lot of enquiries for the stirrup bender.

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