Bauma 2001 Preview

At bauma, Bomag will be displaying for the first time its BW 177DH-3 roller with DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System). With the aid of satellite navigation, the position of the roller can be determined to the nearest 5 cm, the German firm says.






Putzmeister's innovations in boom substructures and optimised concrete placing booms as well as delivery outputs through piston pumps and boom control systems will be on view in Hall B6 of bauma 2001.






German construction equipment company Elba has lined up a host of innovations and technical highlights at bauma 2001. These include the newly-designed concrete mixing plant Elba Beton Center EBC. The EBC series, which replaces the Mixcenter series EMC, consists of compact modules with standard transport measurements.






Doka's successful formwork technology systems will be showcased at bauma 2001, with innovations on display including special solutions for particular construction methods as well as developments in existing formwork systems and newly-introduced service offerings.






Building hoist manufacturer Geda-Dechentreiter's new mast-climbing platform MCP 750/1500, is expected to be a highlight at its 420 sq m stand at bauma. The company is also unveiling its newly-developed crane hoist Geda-Combilift 2PK as well as elevators for industrial applications made by its US partner Champion Elevators.






Vehicle manufacturer Goldhofer, which in 2000 changed its corporate structure from a family-owned company to a joint-stock one, is determined to make a deep impression at bauma 2001 with the presentation of a representative cross- section of six vehicles from its extensive range.






AT bauma, Kaeser Kompressoren GmbH will introduce its Mobilair 121, a portable compressor that is said to feature "particularly economical and environmentally friendly concepts". "The machine covers the standard pressure range of 7.5 to 13 bar and delivers 11.5 cu m/min at 7.5 bar.






Global construction equipment manufacturer JCB will take the wraps off at least six new machines at bauma 2001, lending added weight to the company's tracked and wheeled excavator ranges and bringing safety and service benefits to the two larger Robot skid-steer loader models.






Klemm Bohrtechnik GmbH will showcase new developments in the small diameter drilling and anchor technology sector, rotary drives and hydraulic hammer drills, high pressure grout injection systems and drilling accessories at bauma.






bauma 2001 is expected to be the biggest trade fair ever to be held in Munich, Germany, and confirm its global status as the leading exhibition of its kind when it is staged next month. The number of registrations received so far indicates that this year's bauma will be truly a superlative event, says its organiser Messe Munchen.






German scaffolding specialist Wilhelm Layher GmbH will present many scaffolding components from it standard product range in addition to several interesting solutions and scaffolding news at bauma 2001. These are to be displayed in Hall A2, stand 313/412.






Liebherr-Holding GmbH hopes build on the outstanding success it had achieved at bauma '98 with its impressive range of up-to-date construction machinery, two immense machines from the mining range and attractive visitor pavilions.






Boma Apparatebau Gmbh, Duisburg, Germany will promote what it describes as the world's first high-pressure hot-waterjet system functioning at an operating pressure up to 800 bar (11,600 psi), among other attractions presented at bauma.






The Wirtgen Group of Germany is all set to display more than 70 technically advanced equipment including milling machines, flexible cutter systems, a cold recycler, a slipform paver, asphalt pavers and roller train series at bauma 2001.






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