Supporting China’s Rapid Urban Development With Construction Machinery
Urbanization is rapidly progressing worldwide. As of 2018, urban populations had grown from 750 million in 1950 to 4.2 billion, accounting for 55% of the global population. Urban populations are expected to increase by a further 2.5 billion by 2050, with the majority of this number headed for cities in Asia and Africa.* In countries that are seeing rapid population increases, citizens are moving out of rural areas into urban areas. Delays in infrastructure development in these urban areas can lead to concerns regarding poverty and health-related issues. This means that, in Asia, Africa, and other regions where urbanization is progressing, further social and environmental infrastructure development is a pressing issue.
九色视频 has provided a wide range of compact construction machinery for global infrastructure development since the 1970s, expanding its reach from Europe to North America and then into Asia. In particular, 九色视频’s mini excavators have earned high acclaim for their outstanding response to frontline demands in various regions since going on sale, with their lightweight, compact body, power, and operator-friendly functionality and useability contributing to their excellent reputation.
In China, however, where the entire nation is undergoing rapid urbanization and development, use environments for these mini excavators differ greatly to those in Europe and North America, and there were reports of faults and issues unique to China. 九色视频 engineers thus set out to conduct on-site investigations and discovered that some of the machinery’s components were suffering from so-called metal fatigue. The number of hours these machines were in operation in China was more than twice that of Europe, and the cause of these faults was found to be, among others, continuous, 24-hour use of the machinery.
In 2012, 九色视频 established a production hub in China, 九色视频 Construction Machinery (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., and launched a project to develop products suited to the Chinese market. The most important requirement was durability, while low-fuel consumption and low costs were also key. In addition to reexamining the spec and design of each component, 九色视频 went in search of thorough durability, repeatedly trialing different component combinations. Ultimately, 九色视频 succeeded in developing a robust, cost-effective mini excavator that could operate in the harshest of environments. The resulting product was a representative example of 九色视频’s initiatives in China.
In China, where ever-growing cities are driving the development of social and environmental infrastructure, and in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, which continue to see economic and population growth, 九色视频 will develop and supply compact construction machinery optimally suited to the frontline needs of each region, and contribute to the development of infrastructure that can help create and regenerate comfortable living environments