March 2019

The second XCMG Cup Green Innovation Design Competition, hosted by China construction machinery manufacturer XCMG, has selected 30 entries submitted by students and creative talents, 15 of which have made to the final round. This year’s competition is themed on finding new energy solutions for the R&D of hoisting and excavating machines, specifically high-efficacy solutions for aerial mounting of impeller fan assembly and design solutions for small, green- powered multifunctional excavators. Nearly 800 individuals, teams and organisations from eight countries and regions – including mainland China, Macau, Canada, Brazil, Czech, Turkey, Bangladesh and Russia – have submitted creative solutions to the competition. [subhead] Focus on innovation Two panels of XCMG experts developed two scoring plans to select the best entries and nominate the finalists with focuses on the innovative efforts and practicability of the projects. The juries will also give guidance to the finalists on how to make the solutions work in real construction conditions. Ren Huaibei, director of XCMG Environment Technology’s technical centre, said: “It’s very well worth mentioning that the XCMG Cup focuses highly on the application of the submitted projects, many concepts and creative ideas from the previous competition have been applied in product design and development.” For example, the compact low-noise, high-efficacy fan project from the first XCMG Cup has been mass-manufactured by XCMG. Another first prize winner from the first XCMG Cup was a concept suction sweeper truck, the working mechanism of which has improved cleaning efficacy significantly. The 8-ton high-speed sweeper truck is claimed to be the industry’s first model to achieve a cleaning speed of 30 kilometer/hour (18.6 mile/hour), in comparison to the standard 10 kilometer/hour (3.2 mile/hour), the model can be widely operated on highways, airports, piers and bridges. The XCMG Cup is one of XCMG’s 14 precisely positioned global public welfare projects that revolutionises traditional R&D model by inviting the strong brains from around the world to solve difficult problems of the industry on XCMG-Cloud, an industrial data and information hub that is a joint project with Aliyun. www.xcmg-cloud.com XCMG Cup announces finalists M BSREBME TIFENE …MORF SEILBMESSA ESOHDEVORPPA I ECNAILLA CIGETART YRTSUDN S LACINHCET TNEVE Our Purpose r The British Fluid P indust y at the hea only UK trade ass As the voice of the represent the in European and i legislative bodie S SERPER EMEHCS P ower Association is the voice of a b rt of the UK’s manufacturing capab ociation for the hydraulic and pneum se two vital industries, the BF A is terests of the fluid power industry a nternational level, working with gove s and other professional associatio SPIHSRENTRAP NOITATNE illion-pound ility. We are the atic industries. there to: t national, rnment, ns How to join To find out more at our website w request or reque membership app questions please or call 01608 647 SITAT SDRADNATS S P about the BF A, please have a look ww.bfpa.co.uk , where you can also st further information and a lication form. If you have any email us at enquiries@bfpa.co.uk 900 . MEMBEROF GNINIAR SCIT T create, raise and maintain standards provide members with exclusive market insight, industry trends and forecasts be an information exchange and share best practice :