IRNAPRIL-MAY 2014
CONEXPO REPORT
Thewrapswere taken off Volvo’s latest concept construction
machine – theGaiaXmini excavator - at the Las Vegas
Convention Centre. The name derives fromGaia, the creator
andmother of the earth fromGreekmythology. “TheMother
Earth figure embodiesmany characteristics of the concept
compact excavator – its innate affinitywith the ground, its
power, strength, and all-seeing control, aswell as its protective
qualities”, said StinaNilimaaWickström, design director at
VolvoCE, “This is amachine designed towork in harmonywith
nature, withminimal environmental impact, and that cares for
the user and site staff, keeping them safe from harm.”
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Manualwinch tower
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Optionalfluidcontainment system
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Captive latchon tower support
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360° tower rotation
“Customers really like
the light tower for its
easeofuseand the
amount of light itputs
out.”
-DanStucker,HotchkissRentals
LIGHTTOWERAPP
SCANTODOWNLOAD
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Hydraulicallyactuated tower
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Raises in20 seconds
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Nycoil™ tubingprotectsmastwiring
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Standardfluidcontainment system
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Easilyadjustfixtures in retractedposition
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Sullair invests inportables
Nowpart of privateequityownedAccudyne
Industries, Sullair is investingheavily in itsportable
compressor businessand isagain targetingexport
markets, althoughamove into small portables for
WesternEurope is likely towait until 2015.
The company showed twonew compressors
at Conexpo – thenewTier 4 Interim 1600 family
andalsoa remanufacturedunit to illustrate the
company’snewREMANprogramme.
Carrie-AnnFlank, vicepresident andgeneral
manager of Sullair’sportable compressorsbusiness,
told
IRN
; “We’re increasingour researchand
development budget by50%over last year - it’sa
big investment.”
AlthoughNorthAmericanmarkets remainan
important part of itsbusinessSullair isalso
targetingexports, including theMiddleEast and
Russia, where its large compressorsare finding
applications in theoil andgas sector.
In support of theexport push, EuanMcCulloch,
the company’s salesdirector, is soon to relocate
toSullair’s European corporateoffice in
Sunderland, UK.
The company closed itsportables factory inFrance
in2010andMrMcCulloch says theywillmoveback
into theEuropeanmarketwhen the time is right;
“Wewant to re-establishourselves inEurope. That
doesn’t happenovernight –wehave to recaptureour
channel partners.” Small portablesareunlikely tobe
available for Europeuntil 2015.
The company isalsoexpanding its rangeof Tier 4
Interim compressors, with900and 1150models to
follow thenew 1600platform later this year. Tier 4
Final unitswill beavailableby theendof theyear. Ms
Flank saidSullairwouldnot bea “made in theUS”
manufacturer.
Meanwhile, theREMANprogramme isdesignednot
just togive customersa lower costwayof improving
their fleets, but Sullairwill exchangeoutmachines
immediately, giving rental companiesanequivalent
remanufactured compressorwhen they ship their
ownunits toSullair.
EuanMcCulloch, director of sales at Sullair, with Carrie-Ann
Flank, vice president and general manager of Sullair’s portable
compressors and OEM business.
Atlas Copco Portable Energy introduced the newQAS 25
and QAS 50 generators at Conexpo – its first Tier 4 Final
compliant generators. The 60Hz sets for heavy-duty
applications are using Isuzu 4LE engines with a Diesel
Oxidation Catalyst (DOC)-only configuration to achieve Tier
4 Final emission levels. The QAS 25 and QAS 50models will
replace the existing QAS 25 and QAS 45 units and Atlas Copco
said that its entire range of portable generators will be Tier 4
Final-compliant by the end of this year. The two newmodels
use the same engine, enclosure and controls, meaning that
rental companies need to stock fewer spare parts, including
air and oil filters.
