Construction Week India – July 2019

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get better productivity, reliability and efficiency from their op-
erations. Dimitrov Krishnan, VP and head of Volvo CE India,
says, “Volvo’s Co-Pilot, for example, offers a range of intelli-
gent machine services – including Dig Assist and Pave Assist

• to help operators deliver higher quality outcomes, in less
  time and with less effort. These examples of automated and
  assist-functionalities differentiate Volvo’s machines in the
  market, helping us to stay competitive and relevant.”
  The newer models in its D-series excavators are equipped
  with G4 work modes that optimise fuel efficiency and per-
  formance. These work modes — Idle (I), Fine (F), General (G),
  Heavy (H) and Power max (P) — are integrated within the
  throttle control, so that operators can easily select the best
  one for the task at hand.
  Volvo CE India’s production facilities have some of the high-
  est levels of automation. Its factories operate under the Volvo
  Production System (VPS), which includes Six Sigma and Lean.
  The five principles of VPS are: Process stability, teamwork,
  built-in quality, just-in-time, and continuous improvement.
  In the motor graders from SDLG, swing frames offer great-
  er flexibility in a variety of work scenarios. The articulating

swing frame’s movements allow the blade to generate more

power and carry a heavy windrow. It also allows the unit to

make turns at more acute angles for close-quarter work or

work on smaller roads. Surat Mehta, head of business, SDLG

India, says, “For greater durability and easier operations over

its lifetime, the swing frame’s composite bearing should be

lubrication- and maintenance-free. Our G9138 motor grader

features this type of swing frame. The G9138 also features a

fully digital panel offering the operator precise control over the

highly maneuverable machine.”

Speaking about the advanced XCMG motor graders that

Schwing Stetter imports into the country, and will soon start

assembling here, VG Sakthikumar, MD, Schwing Stetter In-

dia; convenor for membership committee, ICEMA; chairman

of Mechanisation committee, BAI, says, “The GR1605 and

GR150 II graders comes with Cummins BS III engine with

double fuel filtration system and turbocharger provides best

fuel efficiency even at high load. The turning radius provided

by XCMG motor grader is also smaller than most of the com-

petitors in the market which provides single cut turning on

2-lane roads. The assemblage of ultrasonic sensors, proxim-

Komatsu motor grades available to the Indian customers are sourced from its Awazu plant in Japan

THE PROGRESS WILL

BE ON ARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE SIDE

WHERE THE GRADER

WILL BE FULLY AUTONOMOUS.

AMARNATH RAMACHANDRAN

AS A THUMB RULE,

90% OF PROJECTS

WORK GOES WELL

IF THE MACHINE IS

KEPT IN E MODE.

VIVEK HAJELA