The MAN CLA truck is the cover story this month, highlighting the range of cost effective vehicles produced at the MAN Truck India (MTI) plant and assembled by MAN in South Africa. The CLA incorporates German technology that has spent decades being developed and improved. Based on the proven MAN F and M 2000 series, the components used in the CLA are respected for their long service life and ease of servicing.
Capital Equipment News falls in line with the current economic trends aimed at reducing operating costs in all sectors of business and manufacturing industries. Our feature on materials handling expounds on the methods to be adopted and choice of equipment for moving goods and materials efficiently and safely. The foremost importance of materials handling is that it helps productivity and thereby increases profitability of an industry.
The feature on lubricants covers a wide spectrum of the industry. The big names in the industry, ExxonMobil and Shell are well on the path to reduce operating costs for equipment maintenance and increasing machine run time. Both companies provide advanced products to the major equipment manufacturers to protect their customers’ engines and machinery, helping to enable peak performance while improving energy efficiency.
Another company, Interwaste has taken up the challenge of alternative fuels by pioneering a process within the hazardous waste environment of producing a solid recovered fuel to European specified standards.
Tippers are a major contributor to the construction and mining industries and this month we feature some of the major players in the market. Technology has ensured that these lumbering, smoke-belching, transporters of the past have taken on a new guise with more efficient powertrains and a choice of specifications which adapt them to the applications for which they are designated.
