Demand for Motor Graders are steady as there is a continuous award of road and highway projects

Amarnath Ramachandran
Managing Director, ARX Mining & Construction Equipment

Could you provide an overview of your company’s Motor Grader product range and their unique selling propositions?

Our company, Arx Mining and Construction Equipment Private Limited, has a range of four motor graders. These are

•    G3200 - 32T (305 HP with a 18’/16’ moldboard),

•    G2300 - 23T (260 HP with a 14’ moldboard),

•    G1200 - 12T (120 HP with a 12’ moldboard ) and

•    The latest addition will be a G1700 - 17T (225 HP with a 12’/14’ moldboard).

‘Value That Works’ is the philosophy that drives our unique selling proposition. These are top-of-the-line graders with extremely good fuel efficiency. We prioritize ergonomics, latest driveline technology, durability, fuel efficiency and safety to design machines that are extremely good looking as it is styled and durable. Arx also offers a comprehensive solution for service and spares. An extensive dealer network, deploying dedicated teams at sites, training the customer operators and service technicians and offering optimally priced spares. All these are geared to maximise uptime and reduce the total cost of ownership for our customers.

How has the demand for Motor Graders evolved in recent years, and which sectors are witnessing the highest adoption of Motor Graders, and why?

Demand for Motor graders are steady as there is a continuous award of road and highway projects. Also, in mining, as Coal India is aggressively pushing to doubling the coal output from 1 billion tonnes per annum to 2 billion tonnes per annum. Nowadays, motor graders are mandated for use on smaller roads also as quality expectations from citizens are higher.

What are the latest technological innovations integrated into your Motor Graders and how are these advancements enhancing efficiency, productivity, and safety?

As mentioned, several times in the past, we have a hard-working engineering, sourcing and planning team constantly keeping an eye on global trends. As we are not sure which way the norms will turn, we have started work on a range of fully electric reachstackers and motor graders. Work is in an advanced stage on the first technology demonstrator on our 73.8T reachstacker. Once this is proven, the same driveline will work on the 32T grader and will be scaled for other models of graders and empty reach stackers. We are also keeping a close watch on the hydrogen engine progress.

What features in your Motor Graders contribute to improved operational efficiency and reduced downtime? Could you share best practices for maintaining the longevity and reliability of Motor Graders?

Advanced, finely-tuned and matched drivelines. Display of all parameters and health monitoring on the central display itself. Telematics to alert on component criticality. Thanks to intensive and constant R&D by our partners at ZF & NAF we have some of the most efficient drivelines in the business. Maintaining longevity in the graders will happen if the operator is well trained and works at a steady RPM optimising output. Regular cleaning of the vehicle with a daily walkaround prior to startup, greasing of all pivot points, timely change of DEF and other lubricants all go a long way in ensuring that your machine runs for a very long time.