Tag: Equipment
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6 Equipment Finance Predictions for 2025: Mitsubishi HC Capital America
Mitsubishi HC Capital America has shared six pieces of insight that are expected to impact the equipment finance industry in 2025. “The convergence of economic shifts and technological advancements in 2024 has created a unique financing landscape for 2025,” said Brian Rosa, president of commercial finance for Mitsubishi HC Capital America. “While many organizations may…
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Hydraulic Fluid Protects Equipment at Very Low Temperatures
Renewable Lubricants’ Bio-Ultimax™ 1200LT Hydraulic Fluids are environmentally friendly, biosynthetic formulas that provide outstanding reliability in low-temperature conditions. These ultimately biodegradable fluids help users avoid the nagging problems of winter, including slow startup, sluggish performance, seal leaks and moisture contamination. Bio-Ultimax™ 1200LT outperforms mineral oil-based options, maintaining cold temperature pumpability down to -40°C (-40°F) with…
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Leveraging Equipment Telematics to Meet Jobsite Sustainability Goals
As more owners set sustainability goals for projects, practically approaching jobsite sustainability is becoming essential for contractors who seek to bid on, and win, these contracts. Data that allows companies to monitor and manage their construction equipment operations is key to making practical, cost-effective changes that reduce emissions, curb fossil fuel use and minimize waste.…
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Equipment Today’s 2025 Equipment Showcase
Submissions are now open for Equipment Today’s Annual Equipment Showcase, a special issue designed to highlight the latest and greatest equipment releases for the construction industry. Qualified product submissions come from equipment manufacturers and include assets in the following categories: earthmoving, attachments, lift equipment, worksite equipment, fleet management, trucks and transportation, roadbuilding and technology. All product…
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Better Construction Equipment Management Improves the Bottom Line
On the AEC Business podcast, Aarni interviews Jason Perez, the co-founder and CEO of YARDZ, which provides software for tracking rental and owned equipment. Jason shares his experiences as a construction professional and what led him to found YARDZ with another construction industry veteran Josh Schuyler. The discussion topics include How to better management of…
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AR/VR Reshape the Inspection, Repair, and Utilization of Heavy Equipment Assets
Librestream, RealWear, and NOV, Inc. are collaborating to change the way field service, construction, and other industries inspect, repair, and utilize heavy equipment assets. Organizations across the world are experiencing significant worker shortages, which contributes to knowledge loss, decreased productivity and lost revenue due to equipment downtime. Heavy equipment operation requires specialized knowledge and skillsets that take significant…
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Locating Construction Equipment with IoT and Mobile Technology
It can take hours, or even days, to find a specific scissor lift on a large construction site – multiply that with hundreds of machines on the site and, then, you grasp the scale of the dilemma. Three companies joined forces to test an IoT solution that could fix the problem, cost-efficiently. Ramirent is a…
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Earth Moving Machinery Purchasing Trends Revealed in Heavy Equipment Whitepaper
Construction owners are buying new equipment over used. In a new heavy equipment whitepaper released by Purchasing.com, survey results revealed that there was a 31% increase in requests for new equipment from 2011 to 2012; likewise, there was a 5% decrease in requests for used equipment in 2013 to 2014. The whitepaper, “Tech Innovations Drive…