Attracting over 620,000 visitors, the 65th edition of bauma was innovations galore besides generating business for exhibitors.

With around 3,700 exhibitors from 63 countries minting good business on the back of full order books, coupled with a spike in overseas visitors, bauma once again witnessed record-breaking success. Masa Managing Director Frank W. Reschke described the 2019 edition as “the most successful bauma of all times.”

World’s leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment, was held in Munich from April 8-14. The number of visitors rose by over 40,000 as against 2016 with the top 10 visitor countries after Germany including Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland and Great Britain.

Thanks to the smooth operation of the exhibition and the consistently positive feedback by exhibitors, the results generated by the seven-day exposition were more than satisfactory.

Klaus Dittrich, Chairman and CEO of Messe München said, “For the industry, bauma is by far the world’s most important innovation platform and economic engine, something that we clearly saw this year. Particularly in these times of sweeping technological change that is being triggered by digitalisation, bauma provides the industry with security and confidence.”

The exposition provided impetus to the already growing demand. Industry experts are of the view that companies will be able stay unruffled in the midst of economic slowdowns. bauma 2019 highlighted the opportunity and tremendous outlook of the industry as a whole.

Franz-Josef Paus, Managing Director of Hermann Paus Maschinenfabrik and Chairman of the bauma Advisory Council, described the trade fair as an industry platform where technological variety, ingenuity and performance can be demonstrated to an immense international business audience.

Similar to the previous editions, bauma 2019 proved to be an uber business platform. A huge number of exhibitors wrapped up the expo with sizeable order books and exorbitant opportunities. Andreas Böhm, a member of the Board of Directors of Liebherr-International AG, said, “We took orders from all parts of the world and made a whole lot of new contacts.”

Martin Herrenknecht agreed, “Every bauma is something special. But 2019 topped everything for Herrenknecht.” Domenic G. Ruccolo, CEO of the Wirtgen Group, rated bauma 2019 as “the most successful in the history of the Wirtgen Group.” Many exhibitors of bauma’s partner country, Canada, were enthused as well. Melinda Zimmerman Smith of Serious Labs said bauma created “exciting opportunities that we didn’t even know existed.” What’s more, bauma was “simply a whole lot of fun,” she said.

Wirtgen Group’s booth was packed with leading machine and application technologies from Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleemann, Benninghoven, and John Deere. Visitors were not only impressed by the numerous possible applications resulting from the synergies between the products, but also by the two companies’ unified presence. The 622GP motor grader was met with great interest. The Wirtgen Group’s sales and service network in Germany and France is handling the sale of these products.

The group also underscored its position as the innovation driver and technology leader in the road construction sector. In addition to the six technology demos, visitors were clearly interested in the new machines. As a result, the rush to view the new products – such as the intelligent Wirtgen W 210 Fi cold milling machine with Mill Assist, the impressive Vögele SUPER 3000-3(i) large paver with 18 m screed, the new Hamm HP series of pneumatic tired rollers, the rugged Kleemann MOBICAT MC 120 Z PRO jaw crusher for demanding mining operations, the environmentally friendly Benninghoven TBA asphalt mixing plant with hot gas generator, and, of course, the entire range of John Deere construction equipment – did not let up during the entire event.

Herrenknecht AG received the bauma Innovation Award 2019 in the Machine category for its innovative E-Power Pipe installation method. The E-Power Pipe method allows for the environment-friendly installation of underground cables. Ulrich Schaffhauser, management board member at Herrenknecht AG, received the bauma Innovation Award 2019 during the trade show’s opening ceremony.

The heart of the system is the fully remote-controlled tunnel boring machine AVNS350XB, which has an excavation diameter of 505 mm and is designed for drive lengths of more than 1,000 m. The machine can keep to the planned alignment with high precision and thus cross safely under existing infrastructure. Tunnelling machine is equipped with a jet pump and an integrated hydraulic power unit. Through the use of the jet pump for transporting the muck, up to 10 times longer tunnelling distances can be realized at high speeds in the small diameter range.

Cummins celebrated its 100th anniversary at the bauma show. Visitors to stand A4.325 will see where it all started, with the company’s first engine known as the HVID. It will be shown alongside the latest B6.7 2019 Stage V engine, highlighting 100 years of engine innovation.
Schwing Stetter India showcased three of its key products – Trailer Pump – SP 1420, SP 1807 & Self Loading Mixer – SLM 4000. Its other innovations included truck mounted concrete pump S36X Direct Drive, S47SXIII, S65SXF, concrete truck-mixer AM10 EDrive and mobile concrete batching plant M3.0. Stetter presented the 111,000th truck-mixer, AM10 EDrive with a design to match the anniversary.

Ajashy Engineering in association with G.F. Gordini S.R.I participated in the expo, to take forward the association between the two companies inked during bauma Shanghai 2018. The Italian manufacturer’s product range included Levelling Graders, Industrial Sweepers, Trenchers, Asphalt Millers, Trenchers, Augers, Mulchers, Broomers, to be attached on equipment like Backoe Loaders, Wheel Loaders, Skid Steer Loaders, Excavators etc. bauma Munich provided exposure for the two companies to Indian and international customers.

Alexei Ustinov, Vice President Off-Highway Engine Business said, “Our centenary theme is ‘challenging the impossible’ reflecting the spirit of innovation of our founder Clessie Cummins which lives on today in our current employees. Throughout the 100 years Cummins has proven its dependability to our customers by developing market leading products, and we will continue to do this into our second century.”

CASE Construction Equipment unveiled its methane-powered wheel loader concept – ProjectTETRA. Jointly developed by the CNH Industrial international design and CASE engineering teams, this concept is a clear departure from anything seen to date in the construction industry. The concept reflects both the increasing importance of alternative fuels, and demonstrates their viability in the construction environment: the concept wheel loader is powered by a proven methane engine, produced by sister brand FPT Industrial, and delivers exactly the same performance as its diesel equivalent. This is combined with cutting edge styling and an advanced operator environment, which makes extensive use of touchscreen and voice control technologies. Furthermore, innovative safety features include biometric technologies together with an obstacle detection system, which is derived from CNH Industrial’s autonomous vehicle research and development program.

According to Torsten Gerlach, CEO of Business Unit Mining Technologies, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Germany, “We are very satisfied with bauma 2019. For us as a global player in the minerals and mining industry, bauma creates a unique, one-week opportunity to meet customers from all parts of the world, present new products and services to them and discuss the latest trends. The feedback we got from our customers and visitors was extremely positive.”