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Hitachi initiates Physical AI project for excavators
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Goal is to develop a machine capable of “highly accurate and autonomous decision-making”
Value machines dug China’s equipment niche – will electric turn it into leadership?
Alan Berger and Robert Droogleever from abcg examine how value machines gave Chinese OEMs their foothold – and whether an emerging electric advantage could turn market presence into global leadership
Steelwrist launches third-gen XTR tiltrotators in Asia
Large presence at CSPI-EXPO in Tokyo underlines growing interest in tiltrotator technology says Steelwrist
Open-S Alliance strengthens global presence
Reflects the growing demand for fully automatic couplers worldwide
The Yellow Table in 5 charts
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As the latest Yellow Table is published, Construction Briefing delves into two decades’ worth of data to highlight interesting findings in six charts and maps
Itochu to increase stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery
Shareholding will increase to 33.4% and the two companies will deepen and accelerate their collaboration
Hitachi to open Landcros R&D center in Europe
Subsidiary is first to use the Landcros name since brand transition
Epiroc and Kanamoto among new members of Open-S initiative
Genesis Attachments and Japanese rental company Kanamoto also join
Komatsu electric mini offers ‘realistic working day’ operation
OEM says electric drive train designed after analysis of mini excavator use
Three new members for Open-S attachments alliance
Includes Nishio Rent All, its first Japanese member
Inside East Asia’s demolition divide
How East Asia’s demolition industry is evolving in isolation
Steelwrist to conclude busy exhibition season with CSPI-EXPO in Japan
SQ40 coupler and NETIS-approved tiltrotators set to be showcased in Tokyo

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Tracking success: Why telematics is construction’s must-have technology
Tracking for on-site assets used to be a nice thing to have. Now telematics is a basic essential for successful construction businesses
Next gen Cat 330 UHD excavator hits the market
New 46-tonne demolition model offers 20m of reach with a 3-tonne work tool
Hitachi to show wheel loaders and excavators at Bauma 2025
The machines offer high productivity with low total cost of ownership
Debris removal at Fukushima plant resumes
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Japan’s TEPCO restarts trial clearance of 880 tonnes of nuclear fuel waste
Japan’s construction skills shortage threatens to overshadow Expo 2025
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Japan’s construction skills shortage is one of the worst in the world and is threatening to delay progress on the country’s Expo 2025 site.
How the hierarchy of top construction OEMs continues to change
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Updated animated chart shows how the top construction OEMs have traded positions over the last 20 years, now including data for 2023.
Low noise midi excavator launches from Yanmar
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Two new models in the 8-10t class size
Yanmar introduces its first compact track loaders to North America
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The announcement follows four years of research and development
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