Bauma, the world’s largest construction machinery trade show, came to a close in Germany, drawing nearly half a million attendees from more than 200 countries.
Show organizer Messe München says about 3,200 exhibiting companies from 60 countries participated in the weeklong event in Munich. The Wirtgen Group and John Deere were among them.
“The Wirtgen Group’s joint trade show appearance with John Deere was a resounding success,” says Domenic Ruccolo, chief sales officer at Wirtgen Group and senior vice president of sales, marketing and product support of global construction equipment at John Deere. “The interest in our company and our innovative and sustainable products was simply overwhelming. Our participation in the industry-leading trade fair Bauma was the most successful in the history of the Wirtgen Group.”
Liebherr was yet another exhibiting company to participate in this year’s Bauma.
“Bauma proved to be a very successful trade fair for us,” says Steffen Günther, a member of the board of directors at Liebherr. “We generated a lot of enthusiasm among the large audience. The conversations were outstanding. We’re already looking forward to the next Bauma trade fair now.”
The next Bauma will take place across seven days in April 2025.
According to Messe München, the U.S. had the seventh-largest contingent of Bauma attendees on hand this time around. About half of all attendees originated from outside of Germany, the organization says.
“This Bauma has stoked enthusiasm and fascination,” says Stefan Rummel, CEO of Messe München. “After the world fundamentally changed following the last Bauma, we’re really thrilled that Bauma 2022 demonstrates the trade fair remains a powerhouse of the construction equipment industry thanks to our customers’ great variety of innovations, good business deals and many visitors from all over the world.”
Attendance at this year’s Bauma was actually down 23 percent from Bauma 2019. That year, Bauma drew 627,603 people.
The exhibitor total was also down this year – about 14 percent – from 2019.
Powerscreen portables
A number of equipment manufacturers with a presence in the U.S. exhibited at Bauma to showcase their latest wares. Powerscreen was among the exhibiting companies.
Specifically, Powerscreen exhibited the Premiertrak 330 jaw crusher and a Chieftain 1700X three-deck incline screen.
The company says the Chieftain 1700X is a midsized tracked mobile screen aimed at end users requiring high volumes of finished products in applications such as crushed stone, sand and gravel. User benefits include a quick setup time, a dropdown tail conveyor and a four-bearing screenbox featuring the ability to switch to a two-bearing setup in less than three hours.
The Premiertrak 330, meanwhile, boasts a two-piece grizzly feeder that allows for better material flow toward the chamber, Powerscreen says. The company says a quick setup time and variable crusher speed are among the Premiertrak 330’s benefits.
Kleemann offerings
Kleemann, meanwhile, highlighted nine mobile crushing and screening plants at Bauma along with its Spective operating concept. Kleemann debuted the Mobirex MR 130(i) PRO impact crushing plant, as well.
The Mobirex MR 130(i) PRO is used as a primary and secondary crusher, combining output, precision and sustainability according to Kleemann. With an all-electric drive concept and the option of an external power supply, Kleemann says the plant guarantees low energy consumption per ton of final product.
An optional double-deck secondary screening unit permits the production of two classified final grain sizes, the company adds. The MR 130(i) PRO covers a wide application range in natural stone and recycling, Kleemann says.
Kleemann says the crushing unit features a heavy rotor, a powerful electric 250-kilowatt drive and guarantees a high and stable throughput.
The latest from Keestrack
With 14 pieces of crushing and screening equipment at Bauma, Keestrack presented its Zero-drive concept as the next phase of alternative drives.
Keestrack says Zero-drive should specifically be of interest to the aggregate and mining industries.
“As these heavy-duty industries need very powerful drive systems, Keestrack kept on searching for alternative drive systems,” says Frederik Hoogendoorn, vice president of sales and marketing at Keestrack. “From load-sensing hydraulics to e-drives, now we are going to Zero-drives. This way, we want to protect the planet and save money at the same time.”
Keestrack introduced its Zero-drive machines without combustion engines on board. The company made available a series of equipment featuring Zero-drives, including the H6e and H7e cone crushers, all of its impact crushers and stackers, all jaw crushers except the B3, all scalper screens except the K8, and the tracked Apron feeder A6.
“At this point, electric-drive systems are the greenest and most effective options on the market, as they are more efficient than conventional hydraulic systems,” says Kees Hoogendoorn, president of the Keestrack Group. “But it also makes the end user less dependent on a specific engine supplier. If there is no electric plug-in available, the end user can choose his own genset or select one of the Keestrack tracked engine/genset units.”
The biggest machine Keestrack brought to Bauma was the new H7e Zero cone crusher. With a height exceeding 22 ft. and options like a two-deck pre-screen and two-deck after-screen, the H7e Zero weighs 92 tons when fully equipped.
Keestrack says the H7e cone crusher has a feed size up to nearly 10 in. and a capacity up to 415 tph. The M7 tracked engine unit can drive the cone crusher if no electric plug-in connection is available.
“Producing and recycling valuable raw materials is what mobile crushing and screening is all about,” Frederik Hoogendoorn says.
New from Yanmar
Yanmar Compact Equipment is yet another manufacturer that exhibited at Bauma, featuring four customer application-inspired areas dedicated to showcasing its road construction, demolition, earthmoving and landscaping equipment.
Yanmar also had a special zone for its plug-in electric lineup and a live demonstration space.
Alongside the SV17e mini excavator, which was unveiled in its prototype version last November, Yanmar presented a number of all-electric additions to its range, including brand-new models and prototypes – working toward the goal of offering a complete range of electric compact equipment.
Additionally, Yanmar highlighted a host of machine attachments.