Dig Worry-Free with Features on Link-Belt 220 Excavator

New and experienced operators can easily get digging with the Link-Belt 220 excavator. The new features on the machine can assist operators in digging correctly and efficiently.

Jun 27, 2024

Link-Belt Excavators

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Released in 2023 at CONEXPO, the Link-Belt 220 X4S excavator comes with a list of new features. A highlighted feature of this machine is Trimble Ready. Trimble Ready is a bolt-on application that makes added features more readily available.

There are new options offered standard on the machine and there are additional upgrades that can be added to enhance the user experience as desired. With the labor shortage, the X4S series has aspects built in to help fight against that. The X4S series makes excavators easier to use with the Trimble system precision grade. Link-Belt's 220 X4S excavator is prepared with machine guidance and machine control to make working the equipment simpler.

Crawler carriers are versatile enough for applications in off-highway construction, mining, utility infrastructure, oil and gas, environmental reclamation and more.

Crawler Carrier Technology Innovations Accelerating

December 2, 2024

Concrete Contractor's 2025 Top Products Award: Submissions Open

December 2, 2024

Digitalization and the digital twin ensures that product development starts integrated and stays integrated, and it connects product design to manufacturing and service lifecycles. Courtesy: Siemens

Heavy Equipment's Digital Transformation

November 29, 2024

The journey to electrification begins with meticulous preparation and a deep understanding of the application's existing power needs.

Converting Gas-Powered Equipment, Vehicles to Battery Power

November 29, 2024

Equipment Monitoring & Logistics

Crawler Carrier Technology Innovations Accelerating

Crawler carrier technology plays a key role and their innovations can have a major impact in many different industries that use off-highway vehicles.

Crawler carriers are versatile enough for applications in off-highway construction, mining, utility infrastructure, oil and gas, environmental reclamation and more.

Concrete Equipment & Products

Concrete Contractor's 2025 Top Products Award: Submissions Open

Top Products are the tools and solutions designed to not only help overcome the challenges contractors face daily but also do so with innovative ideas and ingenuity for them to be successful in the years to come.

Heavy Equipment's Digital Transformation

Siemens Digital Industries Software

The demand for smart, sustainable heavy equipment is rising and the need for innovation and efficiency has companies turning to electrification, automation and digital transformation.

Digitalization and the digital twin ensures that product development starts integrated and stays integrated, and it connects product design to manufacturing and service lifecycles. Courtesy: Siemens

Converting Gas-Powered Equipment, Vehicles to Battery Power

Briggs & Stratton

As more original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) embrace electrification, it is important to understand all the considerations that go into switching to battery power.

The journey to electrification begins with meticulous preparation and a deep understanding of the application's existing power needs.

Safety Equipment - Other

Beyond the Jobsite: Contractor Essentials for Commercial Auto Safety

Acuity Insurance

Contractors’ auto risks are different than those encountered by professionals working in other industries. Contractors go where the work is, often with tools, materials and cargo in tow.

Contractors’ auto risks are different than those encountered by professionals working in other industries.

Labor & Workforce Development

De-risking the Labor Shortage

MOCA Systems, Inc.

Many people may find DLFO new and unfamiliar, but as many leading owners and construction firms have already discovered, its adoption is not difficult, and its undeniable benefits can come quickly with focused implementation.

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Compact Wheel Loaders

Mecalac Introduces Multifunctional Compact Loaders With Foldable Canopies

Mecalac North America

The quick-folding canopy allows operators to leverage the loaders’ benefits in areas with limited overhead clearance, making a spot once inaccessible to machines now a reality.

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Volvo CE Adds 2 Mid-Size Excavators

Volvo Construction Equipment

These mid-sized excavators feature up to 15% greater fuel efficiency, increased productivity, enhanced safety and a host of cab upgrades.

Volvo EC300.

Cat Command for Loading Available for Cat Medium Wheel Loaders

Caterpillar - Cat

Removing the operator from the machine, Command for Loading offers semiautonomous remote control of next generation Cat 950 – 982 wheel loaders designed to increase operating safety in hazardous environments.

Removing the operator from the machine, Command for Loading offers semiautonomous remote control of next generation Cat 950 – 982 wheel loaders designed to increase operating safety in hazardous environments.

Komatsu Introduces New WA700-8 Wheel Loader

Komatsu America Corp.

This wheel loader is an ideal four-pass match with 70-ton trucks such as Komatsu’s new HD605-10 haul truck.

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LBX Announces 220, 260, 370 X4S Long Front Excavators

Link-Belt Excavators

The 220 model extends to 50 feet 10 inches, while the 260 takes it to the next level, reaching 59 feet 9 inches. The 370 model boasts the longest reach, extending to 60 feet 10 inches.

The 260 reaches 59 ft., 9 in.

Safety Equipment - Other

Construction Safety: What To Know About Rotational Motion

The construction industry must find a balance between safety and individual autonomy: Proper education about the risks of rotational motion, TBIs, and more.

While OSHA requires hard hats and head protection be worn by workers at risk of head injuries on the job, there are currently no construction helmet mandates that take rotational motion into account.

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