bauma CONEXPO INDIA will bolster India’s position in the global market for construction equipment

– ARVIND K GARG

Senior Vice President & Head, L&T Construction & Mining Machinery

What are your plans for buama CONEXPO INDIA in terms of product display?

L&T’s focus has always been on the latest sustainable technologies. We are looking forward to using bauma CONEXPO as a platform to showcase the next-gen technologies, new attachments and variants to enhance the versatility of our machines. Our digitalised technology solutions will also deliver unique product experiences for our customers and visitors.

Komatsu is a market leader in the premium CE segment and offers a wide range of Hydraulic Excavators, Dozers and Motor Graders. At buama CONEXPO INDIA this year, we will showcase an extensive collection of our latest
Excavators, dozer, motor grader and a range of attachments. The latest hybrid technologies on Komatsu Excavators will be the showstopper. Most of the Komatsu machines are already BioFuel B20 compatible, and we will showcase these products as our commitment towards supporting India in reaching carbon neutrality by 2070.

L&T’s indigenous range of Road Machinery, Vibratory Compactors, Wheel Loaders, Skid Steer Loaders and Pneumatic Tyred Rollers will also be showcased for customers to experience premium-quality machines manufactured under the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” mission.

A range of attachments for Construction Equipment, including car scrap shear and a grapple attachment, crusher buckets, rock splitters and slope compactors, would be displayed.

We invite you and your readers to our stall in buama CONEXPO INDIA -Stall  No. H30 in the outdoor pavilion.

From your company’s perspective, please offer your views of bauma CONEXPO INDIA as a business-generating platform for the CE sector. What do you feel are the exhibition’s strengths?

With the challenges of Covid fading, infrastructure development is expected to pick up the pace, creating a positive sentiment in the industry. This edition of the event will focus on future trends and the latest innovations to enhance the infra-project execution in the construction and mining machinery industries.

bauma CONEXPO INDIA, north India’s leading trade fair for the Construction Industry, will present a large platform for the industry to exchange insights and best practices while showcasing customers to new technologies and an extensive range of products from the Indian and overseas Construction Equipment industry.

Being held after three years, it will bring the construction and infrastructure community, both domestic and international, together to fuel business and infrastructure growth solutions. The industry is eager to participate wholeheartedly and will put its best foot forward for the event’s success. L&T will display many unique solutions to customers at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2023. We are looking forward to active participation in engaging with our valued customers. The next few years will hold tremendous potential for the CE Industry, and we expect participation.  Bauma CONEXPO has earned credibility in the industry over the previous editions, and we look forward to the upcoming edition in January 2023 at Greater Noida. We believe it will bolster India’s position in the global market for construction equipment.

How do you access the potential of the Indian market? 

The Indian Construction Industry registered a CAGR of over 5% in the last five years despite two years of disruptions during the pandemic. Indian Government’s focus on growth driven by Infra development and manufacturing is aiding demand growth. In addition to the various ongoing infrastructure projects under the National Infrastructure Pipeline valued at USD 1.4 trillion for the period 2020-25, the Government of India has recently launched the USD 1.26 trillion Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity, an integrated infrastructure development plan for seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services from one mode of transport to another and to facilitate the last mile connectivity to reduce travel time for people.  Additionally, India is expected to have the second-largest metro connectivity globally by 2025, with 982 km being added to the existing 810 km spread across 15 cities. These projects will drive demand and support us in our growth story.

How do you look at the market in India for your range of products?

Currently, we have an extensive portfolio of offerings for customers in India ranging from Komatsu Excavators, Dozers, Motor Graders and Loaders, L&T’s range of Vibratory Compactors, Wheel Loaders, Skid Steer Loaders, Sand plants, Aggregate Crushing solutions, Tipper Trucks from Scania and a host of attachments to enhance product versatility. These products serve the core requirements of infra development, and we see strong demand for these products.

What are the emerging technological trends in your range of products?

The adoption of sustainable technologies is the overarching technology trend. As committed at the COP26 Summit, India is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. The entire ecosystem in India is working towards this direction. Environmental protection and long-term sustainability are priorities for us in the CE sector. We are currently offering a wide range of biodiesel-compatible Komatsu equipment, which includes Hydraulic Excavators, Dump Trucks, Wheel Loaders, Crawler Dozers, Motor Graders and Water Sprinklers. We also pioneered the introduction of electrically operated excavators in India and the recently supplied Komatsu PC3000 electrically driven excavators for the mining industry in Central India. We have also started working on battery-operated CE and exploring the introduction of Hybrid machines in the near future. We will be exhibiting hybrid equipment at the upcoming BC India in Noida. Our ICT tool – Komtrax, available on the Komatsu range of products, generates energy-saving reports with detailed insights into load conditions and modes which help customers explore methods of improving machine utilization & efficiency, which eventually leads to fuel savings. Connected machines with telematics and digitalization have become the norm of the day. We focus on safety, operator comfort, ultra-low emission, product versatility and higher productivity.

What are your investments in the Indian market regarding a manufacturing facility, distribution network and other aspects?

Komatsu, L&T and Scania have made substantial investments in manufacturing facilities in India. Komatsu, through its subsidiary, Komatsu India Private Limited (KIPL), has established a world-class manufacturing plant in Oragadam, near Chennai. It manufactures hydraulic excavators ranging between 7 Ton and 45 Ton and Dump Trucks of 60 Ton and 100 Ton payload capacity with high indigenous content. They have also invested in a Parts Distribution Centre located in Nagpur. L&T Construction Equipment Limited (LTCEL), the wholly owned subsidiary of L&T, at Doddaballapura, near Bengaluru, manufactures a diverse range of Road Construction Equipment such as Vibratory Compactors, Pneumatic Tyred Rollers, Asphalt Pavers, Skid Steer Loaders, Wheel Loaders and Hydraulic Excavators, besides attachments such as Crusher Buckets and Slope Compactors with more than 90% domestic content. It also makes and markets high-precision Hydraulic Components & Customized Systems for applications in Construction Equipment, Industrial Machinery and other engineering sectors. Larsen and Toubro’s manufacturing facility at Khansbahal Orissa manufactures the best-in-class sand plants, surface miners and a variety of crushers to cater to various segments, from infra development to mineral crushing.

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