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The December–January issue of Capital Equipment News delivers a focused look at products and services central to capital expenditure planning across the industry. This edition highlights financial solutions from Nedbank, safety technologies from Alco-Safe, and equipment advances from Hitachi, Dynapac and Hino. It also features aftermarket expertise from ZF Aftermarket and premium used machinery from BLC Plant, offering readers a comprehensive capex snapshot for the year ahead.
ZF Aftermarket rolls out new repair kits for Asian transmissions
FX Laubscher, Head of Industrial Aftermarket for the Turkey, India, MEA, and CIS regions at ZF Aftermarket, discusses the company’s newly launched repair kits for WG 200 and BASICPOWER transmissions - and how this development supports a growing base of Asian-built equipment operating across Africa and other emerging markets.
To understand why ZF Aftermarket has introduced repair kits specifically for Asian Off-Highway transmissions, one must look back nearly three decades. “In 1995, ZF entered the Chinese market,” explains Laubscher. “We saw early on that the development of construction machines being built in China was an interesting market - one not to exclude.”
Inside John Deere’s New P-Tier backhoe loaders
Juanita Pienaar spoke to Evans Morupane - Territory Sales Manager at John Deere Africa Middle-East, to explore how the company’s latest P-Tier backhoe loaders are reshaping operator experience, durability, uptime, and long-term cost efficiency across Southern Africa’s demanding construction and infrastructure environments.
Across the global construction machinery landscape, operator comfort has steadily grown from a ‘nice-to-have’ to a decisive purchasing factor - particularly as machine utilisation and shift lengths increase. John Deere has responded by embedding comfort into the core design of its latest 310 P-Tier and 315 P-Tier Backhoe Loaders.
“Comfort is key to reducing exhaustion for operators,” explains Morupane. This philosophy runs through both machines, from seating to suspension to ride quality. The 315 P-Tier, for instance, “has an option for a cushion seat to ensure the long hours in the cab are not physically draining.”
FUCHS Lubricants protects high-value assets in heavy-duty operations
In industries where machinery reliability determines productivity, cost, and competitiveness, lubrication is far more than a consumable. Juanita Pienaar spoke with Gregory Tarr, Application Engineers Manager at FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA, to understand how advanced lubricant formulations contribute directly to uptime, longevity, and lower total cost of ownership across mining, construction, and industrial sectors.
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