GineersNow Engineering Magazine November 2016 Issue No 009
GineersNow Engineering Magazine November 2016 Issue No 009 Caterpillar Inc: A look at the company's social impact. Exclusive interview with Jean Savace, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Caterpillar Inc. Exclusive: Mining industry, social good, philanthropy, CSR, social impact, social innovation. Special Feature Stories: HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum, Heavy Equipment, Rental Equipment, Contractors, EPC. Country Focus: United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
GineersNow Engineering Magazine November 2016 Issue No 009
Caterpillar Inc: A look at the company's social impact. Exclusive interview with Jean Savace, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Caterpillar Inc.
Exclusive: Mining industry, social good, philanthropy, CSR, social impact, social innovation.
Special Feature Stories: HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum, Heavy Equipment, Rental Equipment, Contractors, EPC.
Country Focus: United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia
More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
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WHAT LIES AHEAD<br />
FOR CONSTRUCTION<br />
EQUIPMENT<br />
by Dion Greg Reyes<br />
Photo by WalleniusWilhelsemLogistics<br />
Every Caterpillar, Komatsu,<br />
Case, Volvo, and Deere<br />
equipment in use at<br />
construction sites today<br />
are products of a careful<br />
developmental study in<br />
manufacturing. Ever since<br />
industrialization began,<br />
builders and engineers sought<br />
for advanced construction<br />
equipment and machines<br />
that will render smooth site<br />
operations at minimum costs.<br />
Today, we have all the basic<br />
construction equipment<br />
we need. Using excavators,<br />
backhoes, loaders, cranes, and<br />
rollers, among others we have<br />
formed and built engineering<br />
marvels. Engineers always<br />
find a way to maximize the<br />
use of these equipment.<br />
And yet, we could take<br />
advantage of modern<br />
technology to further exploit<br />
the use of these equipment,<br />
and to develop more machines<br />
that will help in forwarding<br />
construction methods.<br />
There are essentially three<br />
areas which are the focus<br />
of construction equipment<br />
manufacturers in relating<br />
its past, present, and future.<br />
Once these three – hydraulics,<br />
engines, and computer<br />
systems – are engineered<br />
to be better than its current<br />
state, they lead to lower<br />
maintenance costs, decreased<br />
operation costs, improved<br />
efficiency and reliability, and<br />
longer machine life.<br />
Excavators, backhoes, and<br />
loaders have hydraulics<br />
embedded in them to lift,<br />
load and unload materials<br />
and objects. Mobility of<br />
these equipment relies in<br />
this system. What emerging<br />
hydraulic technologies can<br />
do is optimize both hydraulic<br />
flow and pressure, including<br />
the ability to modulate both.<br />
They will largely affect the<br />
equipment’s efficiency,<br />
versatility, and lifting<br />
capabilities.<br />
60<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2016</strong><br />
Mining <strong>Engineering</strong> and Its Importance
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