LAYING the GROUNDWORK!

Advancement in compaction equipment and introduction of stringent government regulations are expected to positively impact the growth of the compaction machines market over the coming years. Equipment Times looks into the latest offerings, technological upgradation, future of compactors in India, long term vision for companies, suggestions for improving the market for compactors in India.

Compaction machines are powerful equipment used for compaction purposes during construction and building activities. These machines are used to compact or reduce the size of the soil, gravel, concrete or asphalt used in the construction of roads, dams, airports, and other structures. They help users to increase overall productivity and reduce labor cost. Thus, growing usage of compaction equipment to compact paving materials, such as asphalt mixes and roller-compacted concrete will continue to push demand in the global market. Similarly, rising investments in construction activities is anticipated to boost the growth of the compaction machines market during the forecast period. As the construction industry is developing, many upcoming projects require advanced construction equipment such as tandem rollers and pneumatic rollers, which can work efficiently in less time.

Market…

Increasing construction spending is emerging as a key factor accelerating growth of the global compaction machines market. Governments of various countries have proposed new policies and plans to connect rural areas to urban areas. To accomplish this, they are outlying significant capital expenditure to make concrete roads. This is expected to push compaction machines sales. The construction sector for residential remains largely supported by low lending rates, rising demand for bigger homes, and low housing inventory globally.

As the construction industry continues to grow, so does the demand for construction equipment. The infrastructure development in emerging and developed countries is propelling the demand for building and road construction. This has led to an increase in demand for compaction machines and the trend is likely to continue during the forecast period.

Similarly, easy availability of compacting machines on rental services and growing global popularity of electric compaction machines will further expand the global compaction machines market size during the next ten years.

According to 6Wresearch, India Compactor Market is anticipated to register growth during 2020-2026. The government of India has come up with ‘Vision 2030’ initiative aiming to be a $5 trillion economy by 2025 and $10 trillion economy by 2030, the foremost dimension of achieving this vision is to build physical infrastructures such as next-generation roads, railway, seaport, airports, urban transport, and inland waterways. The government of India and Invest India have come up with “India Investment Grid” (IIG) aiming to provide different investment options to global investors in 5000 projects from across the 36 states and union territories. Such initiatives would create ample demand for compactor equipment in the Indian market.

Technology

Chances are that today’s operator is unaware that the heavy, vibrating roller machines for compaction were, in fact, decades in the making. Today’s tough workhorse machines have evolved for nearly a century, at first influenced by an expanding car manufacturing market, growing industrial transportation that demanded new and better roads, plus faster modes of application, and later, by innovations in software technology.

Industry gives thumbs up…

Alok Jha, Director, Sales & Marketing, India & SAARC, CASE Construction Equipment, says, “As a market leader in vibratory soil compactors, CASE offers a range of world-class compactors for the domestic and global markets. The new line of FX Series BS-IV (CEV) Compliant Compactors from CASE is one of the top pieces of equipment with excellent technology. CASE currently provides three options in the FX series: the 1107FX, 1107FX-D and 1107FX-PD. These are equipped with an Electronic BSIV-compliant FPT engine, which is designed for carefully controlled fuel injection, improved power and torque distribution, easy manoeuvrability, and higher fuel efficiency. These machines come with an option of 32 mm and 25 mm drum size. The CASE 952EX vibratory tandem compactor comes with up to 5% improved fuel efficiency along with a new diesel oxidation catalyst system for exhaust after treatment. The compactors are comfortable and safe for operators with excellent brakes and new audio-visual system. Recently, at the EXCON, we have launched the 1107EX (PD) Soil Compactor that features a standard drive and smooth drum for multi-purpose activities and standard compaction jobs. The 1107EX (PD) with pad foot drum and double drive is designed for compressing more cohesive materials. It also offers a 25 mm drum and turbocharger with pre-cleaner as a part of its clean and quality design.”

Ramesh Palagiri, Managing Director & CEO, Wirtgen India, said, “Indian Compactor Market is expected to witness significant growth over the coming years on account of several upcoming projects such as the expansion of public infrastructure, the establishment of new industries as well as a growing number of small and medium enterprises (SME’s) in the country. Growth in infrastructure and construction activities are the key factors driving the growth of the compactors market. The introduction of stringent regulatory policies is also fueling the demand of this market. Whether it is asphalt compactors or soil compactors, the thrust from manufacturers has been on machines that will achieve optimum compaction with the minimum number of passes.”

Vishwesh Rai, General Manager, Dynapac India, said, “Dynapac is always committed for continuous improvement and innovation. Changing for better is in Dynapac’s DNA. Since last eight decades, Dynapac has always been at the forefront of sensing the environmental, technological and developmental changes. And we are also the first to fully operationalize these changes in our widest range of products and other offerings. CEV stage IV was not new to us. Dynapac’s thinktank and the advanced R&D department were on it since quite long. Again, we are the first to introduce our series of CEV IV compliant soil compactors, tandem rollers & pavers. These machines are all set to raise the bar.

In compactors, we have optimized eccentricity for better fuel efficiency & economy. Dynapac is the first manufacturer to offer the first optimized design of eccentric system for rollers. This design is optimized for maximum performance, low fuel consumption and minimum environmental impact. Almost 11 kW less power is required to initiate the vibratory action, reducing energy consumption at start-up by 50% and thus using less fuel. Dynapac equipment are equipped with high degree of intelligent compaction system. Parallelly, we provide compaction meter which reduces the inspection period of checking density, eliminates the chances of double bouncing and over compaction. Compaction Meter can also be used as initial proof if the compacted area is homogeneous and there is no organic material in the lower layers.

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