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Attachment Safety 101
A big factor in attachment safety is ensuring that attachments are well taken care of and maintained.
Digging Deeper
Tiltrotators Enable Compact Excavators to Do More with One Machine
Buckets
Werk-Brau Compact Productivity Package
Couplers
Artillian Tractor Mini Skid Steer Quick Attach Frame for Mini Track Loaders
Couplers
Steelwrist SQ90 Fully Automatic Quick Couplers
Couplers
Caterpillar Tiltrotators (TRS)
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The 2024 award will highlight the best new product introductions and enhancements in the construction industry. Submissions close May 24.
Equipment
Challenges & Benefits of Moving to Electric Equipment
As emission regulations tighten, construction equipment power sources will evolve, but adoption will be gradual.
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Digging Deeper
Rock Structures Boosts Jobsite Productivity & Cuts Costs with Tiltrotator Attachment
Ryan Goodfellow, Rock Structures Utility & Excavating, shares the benefits the contractor has seen from using an engcon tiltrotator attachment, including reduced labor and material costs as well as less wear and tear on its machines.
Couplers
Quick Couplers Enable Correct Demolition Tool for the Job
Operators are more likely to choose the correct tool for the job if the carrier is equipped with a fully automatic quick coupler.
Attachments
Marlboro Mountain Construction is Rockin’ with Special Attachments
A unique pairing of tools enables Marlboro Mountain Construction to get a grip on unusual and challenging projects.
Couplers
Sandvik and Steelwrist to Cooperate on Adapters for Rammer Hammers
The two companies announce cooperation for full automatic Open-S work tool adapters for Rammer hammers.
Couplers
Brandt Pin Grabber Coupler
A dedicated pin grabber coupler has been added to the Hard-To-The-Core John Deere-optimized attachment lineup.
Couplers
Liebherr LIKUFIX Quick-change System Now Available for More Wheel Loaders
System is now also available for four small wheel loaders and several XPower wheel loaders.
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Attachments
Oriel Attachment Product Line
Company provides a range of hydraulic thumbs, grapples, buckets, quick couplers, tilting couplers, rippers and a tree shear.
Equipment
Kubota Next-generation Excavators, Coupler Lead New Products for 2021
New products include the KX057-5 and U55-5 compact excavators and a new quick coupler, with more product roll-outs planned for summer.
Couplers
Caterpillar's Smart Bucket Rotator Changes the Game with Automatic Grade and Depth Control
New Cat Smart-Attachment technology syncs the chip in this bucket tilt/rotator to the mini-excavator's controller to maintain precise cutting-edge angles and return-to-dig functionality in a complex working range
Couplers
Kinshofer SmartFlow Quick-coupler System
D-Lock quick coupler with SmartFlow is a fully automatic, retrofittable, hydraulic quick-coupler system.
Attachments
Werk-Brau Productivity Package
Package includes Heavy Duty Excavator Buckets paired with a Progressive Linkage Thumb and D-Lock Coupler that allow quick coupling of attachments.
Couplers
Kinshofer Tilt Couplers
This line of tilt couplers with cylinder-less rotary actuators is suited for excavators with an operating weight 1.5 to 23 tons.
Couplers
Bobcat Hydraulic Quick Coupler
Coupler can be paired specifically with the E145 and E165 large excavators to easily switch out attachments.
Buckets
Kinshofer Coupler-Bucket-Thumb
3-in-1 combination includes an X-Lock coupler, general bucket and thumb attachment as a set.
Couplers
Steelwrist TCX Tilt Coupler and S30 Quick Coupler for Mini-excavators
Suited for mini-excavators up to 2 tons and can be delivered with manual locking or hydraulic locking
Couplers
Steelwrist and Rototilt Jointly Announce Open Standard for Automatic Quick Couplers
Open-S provides a standard for fully automatic quick couplers for excavators to ensure attachment compatibility.
Couplers
Geith Tilting (GT) Quick Coupler
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Couplers
Cat TiltRotate System (TRS)
Caterpiller has added a TRS to expand the versatility of the mini excavator.
Couplers
Rototilt and Steelwrist Strive for an Alliance for Symmetrical Fully Automatic Quick Couplers for Excavators
Steelwrist and Rototilt jointly announce the ambition of achieving global interchangeability between work tools with integrated oil couplings within the Symmetrical Standard.
Attachments
[VIDEO] Engcon Tiltrotator Improves Jobsite Efficiency By Eliminating Carrier Movement
Curtis Albert with Engcon North America estimates contractors are doing jobs an average of 30% faster using the Engcon Tiltrotator
Couplers
[VIDEO] Close-up of the Engcon Tiltrotator on Hyundai's HX140Lc Excavator
Additional footage of an Engcon tiltrotator coupler attachment in action on the Hyundai HX140Lc at the 2019 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition.
Couplers
[VIDEO] Engcon Tiltrotator on Hyundai's New HX140Lc Excavator
Hyundai now offers the Engcon tiltrotator on its excavator lineup, including the new HX140Lc. The combination is shown in action at the 2019 International Construction Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition in Louisville, KY.
Couplers
Hands-Free Hydraulic Connections Simplify Powered Attachment Changes
Several construction equipment coupler makers leap forward with the ability to automatically, remotely connect hydraulic attachments with no helping hands
Couplers
Rototilt Updates Four Tiltrotators
Four models include advanced technology and a new rotation sensor for more precise positioning
Couplers
[VIDEO] Bob-Dock Attachment Mounting System Boosts Concrete Cutter's Efficiency
Troy Hilsgen, who specializes in concrete cutting and removal, says the Bobcat Bob-Dock attachment mounting system "makes me so much more efficient" and "sets me apart from the competition."
Excavators
Kobelco Demonstrates Automated Excavator with Engcon Tiltrotator
Kobelco, in collaboration with Engcon and Leica Geosystems, exhibited a near fully automatic excavator with tiltrotator function
Attachments
Genesis to Offer Steelwrist Hands-Free Quick Coupler on Demo Tools
Cooperation agreement with Steelwrist will supply Genesis with quick-attach couplers that allow changing demolition attachments without leaving the cab
Concrete
Bobcat Bob-Dock Hands-free Attachment Mounting System
Quickly change hydraulic attachments without leaving the compact loader cab.