GROUND CONTROL Issue 11 Autumn 2010 www.hcme.com The magazine of Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV SUSTAINING THE FUTURE Coal mining in Spain Demolition in Austria Road building in Morocco

Hitachi Construction Machinery 02 (Europe) NV GROUND CONTROL 03 04 News Celebrating 100 years of Hitachi; special dealer events from Sweden to Portugal; and unique Hitachi construction machinery from Norway and Estonia 10 Ten out of ten in Finland A ceremony was held in Finland to commemorate the arrival of an EH3500ACII – the tenth Hitachi machine delivered to the Talvivaara Mining Company 12 Optimism returns with Bauma Hitachi was one of the major exhibitors at Bauma 2010, which lived up to its reputation as the world’s leading construction trade show 14 Survival of the quickest The key to...

Hitachi celebrates 100th anniversary This year Hitachi, Ltd. celebrates its 100th anniversary. From humble beginnings in 1910, Hitachi is now recognised as one of the world’s leading researchers and manufacturers of new technology. Hitachi has achieved significant scientific and engineering feats, and cultural and economic developments over the past century. The dream of founder, Namihei Odaira, to create a better society for all mankind, has become a reality. The company now employs over 400,000 people worldwide in hundreds of industries, including consumer electronics, medical technology, financial...

06 07 Wheel loader road show A selection of Hitachi ZW wheel loaders has been taken on tours of Sweden and Portugal this year as part of promotional campaigns by official Hitachi dealers Delvator and Moviter. Both dealers organised the tours to highlight the benefits of the range to new and existing customers in their national markets. Delvator displayed the ZW140PL, ZW180PL and ZW250 models, and Moviter selected the ZW180, ZW220, ZW250 and ZW310. With trials and demonstrations, customers could learn about the benefits of ownership, such as high productivity, easy maintenance and low repair costs....

08 09 Expanding network of support A leading Belgian company has developed a niche in trading, including the official distribution rights in parts of northern, central and western Africa for Hitachi construction machinery. Founded in 1991, Demimpex initially started importing and exporting car parts for owner Phillippe de Moerloose’s brother in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As part of the SDA Group, the dynamic company has since expanded into other distribution channels and territories through its subsidiaries for selling cars, construction and agricultural machinery. For example, after striking...

10 11 News feature ten out of ten in fi nland The arrival of the tenth Hitachi machine at Finland’s largest nickel mine only two years after production began is the result of a successful partnership between Hitachi, its dealer Rotator and Talvivaara Mining Company EH3500ACII x 8 n Delivered from 2008 to 2010 n Working hours up to 10,038 EX3600-6BE x 2 n Delivered in 2008 n Working hours from 1,423 to 8,680 Talvivaara model line-up Before the mine reaches its estimated depth of 600m, the Hitachi excavators and dump trucks are contributing to its expansion to the south and north (the mine is 3.5km...

12 13 Exhibition Demonstrating versatility Taking a closer look at the new ZW75 Bauma 2010 lived up to its reputation as the world’s leading trade show for the construction and mining industries. More than 415,000 visitors from 200 countries visited the exhibition in April at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre. Despite severe travel disruption due to the temporary closure of European air space, 35 per cent of visitors travelled from outside Germany. With greater exhibition space than ever before and a record number of registered exhibitors (3,150), the event marked the return of confidence to the...

overburden, but the new Hitachi excavators have made a big impact on productivity.” The Hitachi EX5500-5, EX3600-6 and ZX350LC excavators at Fabero belong to the largest Hitachi fleet in Spain. UMINSA is owned by the Victorino Alonso Group, which has nine open-pit and eight underground mines in León, Asturias and Palencia. Working on these sites are 12 Hitachi EX5500-5s, 16 EX3600-6s, 15 ZX870-3s, 44 ZX850s and 126 ZX350 excavators, plus 150 EH1100 rigid dump trucks and 171 LX290 wheel loaders. The Fabero coal mine, situated 1,000m above sea level, is the largest owned by the Group. Mining began...

Job site 16 17 MOVING WITH THE TIMES Before construction can start on Vienna’s new central railway station, extensive demolition work must be carried out on the city’s south railway station. Facing strict deadlines and environmental regulations, as well as growing media attention, general contractor Porr Umwelttechnik GmbH and its Hitachi excavators will ensure that the first trains arrive on time in 2012 One of the largest construction projects in central Europe is currently underway in the Austrian capital. The regeneration project in south-east Vienna covers 109 hectares and will result in...

ZX470LCH-3 n Delivered in January 2010 n 500 working hours n 27m high-reach boom ZX350LC-3 n Delivered in June 2009 n 1,500 working hours n Combined shears/cutter attachment n 21m high-reach boom ZX250LCN-3 n Delivered in 2009 n 1,500 working hours n Grab attachment ZX350 n Delivered in 2004 n 11,000 working hours n Bucket attachment Job site PORR model line-up 18 19 To see a movie of the Vienna Hauptbahnhof job site, please visit www.myHITACHIexperience.com. To receive a digital version of Ground Control with new movies, please register via email: [email protected] intend to dig to...

20 21 Sus taina ble develop ments Natural and remote environments create unique challenges for manufacturers of construction machinery. Assisted by its dealer in Finland and the specialist after-sales support it provides, Hitachi is meeting the demands of the local geography, and the requirements of its customers, with its range of factory- and dealer-modified excavators Industry solutions With the highest share of forest land in Europe, Finland is an important market for forestry machines. The Nordic country’s birch, pine and fir trees are its primary natural resource and it is one of the world’s...