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LEAD STORY MOTOR GRADERS

Up’Grading’

Construction Effi ciency

Fast paced technological A recent Technavio research stated that the road graders allow them to cover larger areas
advancements and India’s global motor graders market is estimated to of ground. They are used for bigger jobs and
unwavering infrastructure grow by US$935.53 million and the size of the have larger wheels as well. Large construction
market is forecast to increase at a CAGR of
sites, roads, and highways frequently use
development all point 3.57% between 2022 and 2027. The growth medium motor graders.
towards promising growth of the market depends on several factors The motor graders market is bifurcated into
havens for motor graders including the operational benefits of motor rigid frame and articulated frame. According
in the country. We have graders, technological advances in motor to StratView Research analysis, articulated
been witnessing greater graders, and growing demand from the frame is likely to remain the more popular
impetus of companies on construction industry. The operational benefit type in the market owing to the fact that motor
graders with articulated frames are more
of motor graders makes it one of the most
bringing motor graders important pieces of equipment found at useful in cramped construction sites, where
that are operator-friendly, buildings, road construction, and mining there is less room for movement or turning.
fuel efficient and highly sites. In construction and mining sites, this A report from Off-Highway Research revealed,
advanced in carrying out equipment can perform tasks such as setting “Sales of motor graders follow very closely the
construction operations soil, earth moving, scarifying, land grading, trends of expenditure on the construction of
efficiently. This feature levelling soil or land, and mixing materials. new roads and the maintenance of the road
The market is segmented into small motor
network, so the demand for machines will
presents some of the graders, medium motor graders, and large largely depend on the speed at which existing
latest developments in motor graders. Medium motor graders are and future road projects are executed. The
this space and what lies expected to remain the dominant capacity country’s backlog of unfinished road building
ahead… writes, type in the market during the forecast period. projects and the government’s ambitious
PRERNA SHARMA. They provide better handling with light weight, infrastructure development plans present
efficient power supply, and precise control tremendous opportunity for demand growth
over the blades. Longer blades on medium for motor graders.”

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