InfraStructures - May 2016 - Delivering on Customer Needs Globally

Delivering on Customer Needs Globally

“We are hugely satisfied with the result of Bauma 2016,” comments Gary Bell, Group Chief Executive of Bell Equipment. “During the week in Munich we had large and steady visitor attendance, which was impressive due to the sheer numbers but also owing to the wide international spread and high caliber of our visitors, including decision-makers of small and medium sized companies through to multi-national organizations. We’re still working through our leads from the show, but we can confidently sum it up as the best Bauma in years.”

No international trade show would be complete without “something really special” on the Bell stand. This year’s showstopper, and a magnet for international hauling experts, was the display of the completed E-series generation of trucks, and particularly the brand new 55 t B60E.

Shown for the first time outside Africa, and now incorporating the latest E-series design and technology, the 4x4 crossover concept combines articulated off-road capabilities with the higher transport capacities of rigid trucks. During its Bauma premiere the B60E attracted huge interest and impressed specialists from the earth moving, quarrying and mining segments. “We were certainly benefitting from the move to larger capacities,” says Tristan du Pisanie, product marketing manager ADTs. “After their first steps round the machine and browsing through the comprehensive documentation, all experts acknowledged that our sixty-tonner is far more than a showroom model, and is a sophisticated solution for the specific hauling problems found within traditional rigid 4x2-truck operations.”

“We designed the Bell B60E to be able to run alongside rigid trucks within the 55- to 72-t class, so under normal conditions of dry and well maintained haul roads we do provide an alternative,” explains Tristan du Pisanie. “But the B60E concept is ideally targeted for mines, quarries and bulk earthworks that experience conditions that rigid dump trucks cannot safely cope with, such as rainy periods which compromise underfoot conditions. When traditional 4x2 rigids can no longer operate, the superior 4x4-traction, oscillation tube and retardation characteristics of the Bell B60E pay off by keeping production going.”

“In Munich, we had great interest in the B60E from a number of potential buyers from many markets,” says Mr. du Pisanie. “For this reason this particular truck is booked for site demonstrations, starting in the UK, and then going overseas for its introduction to the North American market. In the meantime we continue to build D-series models for our customers in markets with lower tier ratings.”

Source: Bell Equipment Co. SA.

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