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Issue 04 | 2010
NEWS & REPORTS
Speakers, guests and organizers of the 3rd CEWF conference (from left): Ralf Wezel, CECE; Luo Guobing, Liugong Europe;
Larry Bruell, Caterpillar; Lars-Göran Andersson, Volco Construction Equipment; CEWEF-President Thierry Schuermans,
Groeneveld; Dirk Stukkens, Komatsu; Samuel Hermansson, Techking Europe; Moderator Jan van Setten; Guillermo Crevatin,
Michelin; Eddie de Jongh, European Truck Factory.
Suitable Equipment Pays Off
Two other CEWEF articles highlighted the influence
of modern products of the supply industry, or the right
attachment in cooperation with construction machines.
Michelin-marketing-manager Guillermo Crevatin,
globally in charge of EM and industry tires, outlined the
dual approach of his company in the development of
tire technology for specific machine applications, again
based on the TCO costing model. This includes reduction
of costs through an increased lifetime and reduced costs
for maintenance expenditures, but also productivity
increases through specifically developed tire solutions,
which correspond exactly to the respective operating
requirements (high traction, low rolling resistance). In
Brussels Crevatin introduced new customer service
initiatives, with which Michelin supports operators for
correct choice of tires and long-term maintenance.
Caterpillar’s product specialist Larry Bruell underlined
the importance of the right choice and application of
excavation tools for the cost-efficient operation of earthmoving
machines. Not only do adequate excavation tools
and the corresponding accessories ensure the productivity
of dredgers and wheel loaders, but they also protect the
considerably more expensive components at the booms
and working hydraulics systems. With case studies on the
basis of accurately documented usage fee and obtained
production results, Larry Bruell demonstrated how after
the change of excavating buckets, dents or blades, the
efficiency of the same carrier machine dramatically
deteriorated or even massive damages occurred.
Safety as a Brand
Due to elaborate technical or organizational requirements,
occupational and health protection increasingly influences
the costs in construction machine operations. Ralf Wetzel,
general secretary of the Committee for the European
Construction Equipment Industry (CECE) in Brussels, which
serves as an umbrella organization of relevant European
trade unions and is actively involved in the development
of the EU-occupational safety directives. He presented an
overview of the current EU standardization practice in the
areas of occupational safety and health.
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