EXCON 2017 is going to be one of the biggest business opportunities for the construction equipment sector.

Kalpesh Soni, General Manager – Marketing, KYB-Conmat

KYB-Conmat, a subsidiary of multi-billion dollar company KYB Corporation of Japan, is a key player in the concrete equipment industry. The group has over 12,000 employees working in 70 manufacturing locations in 34 countries. Its state-of-the-art manufacturing and R&D facility in Vadodara, Gujarat has already rolled out more than 4,500 concrete equipment since its inception in 2009.

Expectation from EXCON 2017
KYB-Conmat is an associate sponsor for EXCON 2017 and the company has great expectations from the show. Commenting on this, Kalpesh Soni, General Manager – Marketing, KYB-Conmat said, “It is a great opportunity for all the manufacturers to meet the local and international customers in one location.”

Soni believes that, EXCON 2017 will bring in more customer footfalls than EXCON 2015 as the market sentiment is upbeat. He said, “This edition is at the time where we are enjoying good growth as an industry. It is not only a great platform for many international firms to announce their arrival in India, but also gives them a platform for new product launches. Therefore, we look forward for EXCON 2017, the premier construction equipment show not just in India but also in South Asia.”

Highlights of EXCON
According to Soni, EXCON 2017 is going to be one of the biggest business opportunities for the construction equipment sector. KYB-Conmat would launch 3 new products namely Side Discharge Conveyor, 1-tonne Rack & Pinion Elevator, and Paving Concrete Machine for city roads at the expo, beside displaying the new generation Stationary Batching Plants, Mobile Batching Plants, Road Paving Machines, Canal Paving Machines, Elevators, Concrete Pumps, Transit Mixers from 6 to 8 cu.m. capacity with PTO and Slave engines.

Strengthening portfolio
KYB-Conmat’s new Side Discharge Conveyor spreads concrete evenly in front of the paver, so that the better speed of the paving can be achieved. After successful market reach with 2- and 1.5-tonne elevators, the company is now adding 1-tonne elevator to its range of high capacity and high speed Rack & Pinion elevators. KYB-Conmat also plans to launch its new range of city paving machines which will be an economical paving machines for city road projects, informs Soni.

Existing products
KYB-Conmat’s Rack & Pinion elevators have been designed considering Indian working conditions and global safety standards. They offer reduced energy consumption and operating cost, increased reliability and uptime, user friendly controls and centralised monitoring system.

Being one of the pioneers in technological advancement in Concrete Batching Plants, KYB-Conmat introduced Twin Shaft Compulsory Mixer in its full range of Automatic Batching Plants seven years ago, starting with the smallest 20 cu.m. mobile to 240 cu.m. stationary plants. “Our major strength is our proprietary SCADA based software BatchCon, which is perfect and user friendly interface between men and machine,” claims Soni. He adds, “Our plants require minimal foundation, minimal set up and installation time, and provide better and faster mixing, hence offering a faster payback.”

KYB-Conmat also offers exclusive range of standard and customised high performance Concrete Paving Machines for roads and canals. The vibratory cylinder provides better compaction and enables higher rate of production for faster completion of projects, while its rugged and user friendly operator controls, coupled with energy efficient electrical drive system provide better operator comfort and increase productivity, and hence better ROI. Today, over 1,000 paving machines are working satisfactorily in the field, making KYB-Conmat one of the largest canal paving machine manufacturers in the world, informs Soni.

The company has also successfully introduced Transit Mixers ranging from 6 cu.m. to 8 cu.m., with Slave Engines and PTO in Indian market.