Construction Middle East: Arabian Civil Engineers by GineersNow GineersNow Engineering Magazine Issue No. 014, Sau | Page 44

What Lies Ahead for
Construction Equipment
This is the future of construction equipment.
Every Caterpillar, Komatsu, Case, Volvo,
and Deere equipment in use at construction
sites today are products of a careful
developmental study in manufacturing. Ever
since industrialization began, builders and
engineers sought for advanced
construction equipment and machines that
will render smooth site operations at
minimum costs.
Today, we have all the basic construction
equipment we need. Using excavators,
backhoes, loaders, cranes, and rollers,
among others we have formed and built
engineering marvels. Engineers always find
a way to maximize the use of these
equipment.
And yet, we could take advantage of
modern technology to further exploit the
use of these equipment, and to develop
more machines that will help in forwarding
construction methods.
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There are essentially three areas which are
the focus of construction equipment
manufacturers in relating its past, present,
and future. Once these three – hydraulics,
engines, and computer systems – are
engineered to be better than its current
state, they lead to lower maintenance
costs, decreased operation costs, improved
efficiency and reliability, and longer
machine life.
Excavators, backhoes, and loaders have
hydraulics embedded in them to lift, load
and unload materials and objects. Mobility
of these equipment relies in this system.
What emerging hydraulic technologies can
do is optimize both hydraulic flow and
pressure, including the ability to modulate
both. They will largely affect the
equipment’s efficiency, versatility, and lifting
capabilities.