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POST EXCON 2019
SPOTLIGHT

At Excon 2019, Komatsu, L&T and Scania

reaffi rm commitment to the CE Industry

Komatsu India Pvt. Ltd. The show witnessed Komatsu, Scania and LTCEL Swedish technology. Introduced in 2007,
and Larsen & Toubro putting up a panoramic display of 19 machines, Scania Tippers are marketed and serviced by
Limited put together an making it one of the most comprehensive L&T in India.
displays of Construction, Earthmoving and Road
impressive show at Machinery. L&T also offers a wide range of Road Machinery,
Excon 2019, South Asia’s manufactured by L&T Construction Equipment
largest Construction Coinciding with the occasion, L&T handed over Limited (LTCEL)as part of the Make in India
its 50,000th machine - V. Prabhakar Reddy,
program -- L&T 9020sx Wheel Loader, L&T 1190
Equipment exhibition, Founder & Promoter, VPR Mining Infrastructure /L&T 990HF/L&T 491 Vibratory Compactors,
to showcase their Pvt. Ltd. received the symbolic key of Komatsu L&T 2490 Pneumatic Tyred Roller, Hydraulic
technological strengths PC450 Hydraulic Excavator from Arvind K Paver and Skid Steer Loader. These equipment
and service capabilities Garg, Executive Vice-President and Head, L&T incorporate world-class features and are fitted
and reaffirm their strong Construction & Mining Machinery and Masaaki with L&T DigiEye for tracking the machines online
commitment to Kamizono, Managing Director, Komatsu India and for the display in L&T Pavilion.
Pvt. Ltd. at Excon 2019.
the industry. During the show, L&T launched Komatsu Genuine
Several machine handing - over were done Grease, Komatsu G2-LI, which is a multipurpose
in the course of the exhibition – the most grease designed for all components covering a
prominent being 6000th Komatsu PC130 majority of the Komatsu range of Construction
machine received by Vaijnath Bhalkikar of Vijay Equipment. It is an extreme pressure lithium
Enterprises Chandrapur. grease with excellent mechanical stability, which
means that this Grease maintains its consistency,
Komatsu machines on display included a wide for long hours of service.
range of Hydraulic Excavators -- PC71, PC130,
PC210-10, PC300-8, PC350-8 and PC450, which L&T Pavilion incorporated a built-up stall with
are popular in the Construction Industry and Mezzanine floor and a large viewing gallery.
manufactured by Komatsu India Pvt. Ltd at its Recon Components such as Engine and Pumps,
state-of-the-art facility in Oragadam, Chennai. which have been refurbished at L&T Service
D85 Crawler Dozer and GD535 Motor Grader, Centres were on the display. A wide range of
imported from Komatsu Limited formed part of Komatsu Genuine Parts, which is the lifeline of
the impressive product display. These machines the industry, formed part of the display inside the
have been deployed for multiple applications stall area. Special diagnostic tools, Fuel patch
such as earthwork, land development, irrigation, test kit, KGO Touch screen Kiosk were some of
blue metal quarry and set new benchmarks them. An exclusive room fitted with Excavator
across the industry. Simulator gave the visitors an opportunity to try
out their driving skills.
The cynosure of all eyes was Scania NTG G440
XT Heavy Tipper which was also on display in the For the first time, L&T introduced 2 trained
L&T Pavilion. With its unique modular system, this lady operators in the stall to handle Hydraulic
G440 will deliver higher productivity as well as Excavators as part of its efforts to bring in gender
customized transport solutions. This machine is inclusiveness. MS Dhoni, Ace Cricketer and
manufactured by Scania Commercial Vehicles Brand Ambassador of Gulf Oil, paid a goodwill
India Pvt. Ltd. and incorporates the advanced visit to L&T Stall.

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