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To celebrate this important milestone for Hitachi
and its customers, the team in Japan responsible
for developing and building this first excavator unit,
gathered to give it a proper sendoff. Draped across
the machine is a banner with the phrase " Empowering
the Americas - The Lineup Grows More Powerful. "
This message signifies HCMA's commitment to
its customers moving into the future.
Since 1965, with the introduction of the Hitachi
UH03, Japan's first hydraulic excavator, Hitachi
hydraulic excavators have been a flagship product
of the Hitachi Construction Machinery portfolio.
With a range of models available to meet customers'
specific requirements, these machines excel at
leveling and forming work for large-scale residential
land and the development of social infrastructure
for roads, railways and riverways.
Hitachi utility excavators available in the
Americas, including ZX210LC-6, are equipped with
Solution Linkage Assist, a proprietary machine
control feature that enables efficient work to be
performed without over-excavating the target work
surface. Also, a state-of-the-art hydraulic system
with high-efficiency AERIAL ANGLE technology
helps improve worksite safety. These machines are
designed to help contractors maintain the quality
of work amid labor shortages and the decline of
experienced operators, as well as to contribute to
improved productivity and safe operation.
Local sales for the latest Hitachi-built line of equipment
will start in North America in March 2022.
With manufacturing facilities in Banshu, Ryugasaki,
Tierra, Hitachinaka, and Tsuchiura Japan, and
the U.S. headquarters in Newnan, Ga., HCMA offers
outstanding parts availability, an unmatched factory
component exchange program, customer and
dealer training programs, and a wide range of support
services and programs. Backed by the global
strength of Hitachi, HCMA is poised to make a major
impact on the construction and mining equipment
markets in North America and Latin America.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc.,
(770) 499-7000, hitachicm.us
Doosan Expands Lineup,
Introduces Its First Dozer
Doosan brings its expertise in the industry to a
new category. Its first dozer, DD100, expands the
lineup of durable, rugged Doosan construction
equipment and has with its wheel loaders and
excavators, providing a seamless transition from
one machine to the next.
The 122-horsepower DD100 delivers powerful
Discover the Evolution of Methane Mobile Leak Detection
For years, reduction of gas leaks on aging infrastructure has been an issue for the natural gas industry,
particularly the downstream (distribution) marketplace. Heath's Discover AMLD addresses this issue by
reducing methane emissions through the identification of gas leaks with minimum false positives and
negatives compared to competing technologies.
Discover AMLD is an open-air, fixed-path Mid-IR Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
(TDLAS). Resolution is in the part-per-billion (ppb) range for both methane and ethane. Ethane detection
aids in determining whether it's pipeline gas or naturally occurring biogas. Sensitivity levels, along
with a proven detection algorithm, can detect and distinguish between a pipeline gas leak verses a
non-pipeline gas leak, such as sewer, landfill and soil/biogas indications.
The mobile system consists of a vehicle equipped with the detector, GPS, anemometer and proprietary
software loaded onto the vehicle's computer/tablet. All components are designed to require
minimal modifications to the vehicle and utilize the latest in wireless technology.
Field testing has shown a greater than 95 percent-percent probability of gas leak detection. Heath's
cloud-based Leak Survey Analytics (LSA) software, along with Discover AMLD's Graphical User Interface
(GUI), streams the customer's data directly to the secured cloud, which can analyze and process
it in real-time to produce actionable reports.
Customers have the ability to synchronize, assign surveys and visualize results of the localization
and quantification algorithms within LSA's user interface. This clear visual indication of potential gas
leak areas gives customers the flexibility to select and assign leaks to technicians for further investigation
and track the status of the leak investigation. *
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Heath Consultants, (800) 432-8487, heathus.com
pushing performance, fuel efficiency and all-day
operator comfort. It's built for the most demanding
earthmoving conditions and features a dual/single
flange-type roller with several track guard options.
Designed with operators in mind, the 8-inch
Smart Touch display offers complete control from
a convenient, easy-to-read touch screen. Superior
visibility comes from its minimized front pillars, maximum
glass area and a standard rearview camera -
plus LED lights and front, rear and side wiper blades.
DD100's Doosan engine has convenient maintenance
access points and does not require the use
of a diesel particulate filter to meet current emission
standards. Adding the 3D Machine Guidance and
3D Machine Control features is an option for greater
accuracy and ease of operation.
Doosan Infracore North America, headquartered
in Suwanee, Ga., markets and supports the
Doosan brand of products: the newest dozers, as
well as crawler excavators, wheel excavators, mini
excavators, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks,
material handlers, log loaders and attachments. *
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Doosan Infracore North America,
(678) 714-6000, doosanequipment.com
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