An embodiment ofthe vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, JCB’s ‘Made in India’ Mini Excavators are oneof the most versatile choices for a new India, writes Deepak Shetty.

“With over 60dealers and 700 outlets, JCB’s mini excavators are never far from professionalsupport. Profitability at the worksite canonly be achieved if the equipment performs at optimal levels at all times.”

-        Deepak Shetty, CEO and Managing Director, JCBIndia Limited.

It isencouraging to see the Government’s continued impetus and budgetary allocation towardsinfrastructure development. In addition to Roads and Highways, there areopportunities in Urban Development and its rejuvenation, Solid Waste Managementand Water among many others. These projects will have to be executed in space-constrictedurban/semi-urban areas, and this is where Compact/Mini Excavators will findgreat utility.

As cities andtowns expand, the compact design of the machine makes it useful in trenching, cablelaying, power, irrigation, and housing and will help redefine the nation’slandscape. The concept of ‘Mini Excavators’ is gradually gaining momentum, and customersare today seeing value in the machine.

JCB India is a leadingmanufacturer of Construction Equipment in India. It has a comprehensive rangein the 3T to 5T category of excavators with the models – 30 plus, 50z, 51R, and55z. These machines offer high fuel efficiency and also excel in productivityand operator comfort.

JCB MiniExcavators are aimed at intensifying urban infrastructure. They come withfeatures like superior structural stability and our advanced TelematicsTechnology – Livelink, all to help enable achieve high productivity andconnectivity.

Every JCB MiniExcavator has been designed to perform a number of applications in restrictedareas, making it one of the most versatile choices. These machines have a widerange of attachments, such as soil drill, rock breaker, etc., and giveoperators the option of customised mode selection – Light, Eco, Heavy, and Heavy+,depending on the work purpose. Features like Zero Tail Swing offer JCB MiniExcavators a unique advantage of performing efficiently in confined spaces.

These MiniExcavators have been designed with high strength components for durability andlong life. Loaded with highly innovative features, the range is compatible withmultiple attachments, making it one of the most versatile choices for a newIndia.

For instance,the JCB 50Z is a compact excavator that has been built to cater to thechallenging needs of the urban landscape of India. Its compact size, zero tailswing, high-end structural stability, eight operating modes, auto idle and onetouch idle, intelligent display with dial type throttle control make it aperfect partner for multiple industries.

The machine is capableof handling numerous applications like planting, pipe laying, narrow drainagecleaning, canals sediment removal, trenching work, railway cable laying andutility work in industrial plants, etc.

The 51R has theIndustry leading digital screen technology, and lets users tailor and storeoptimum settings which provide total control of the machine. Its compact size,high-end structural stability, higher lifting capacity, uncompromised safety andsecurity features, make it a great business decision.

An embodiment ofthe vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, JCB’s ‘Made in India’ Mini Excavators arenot only sold domestically but are also exported to countries around the world.They are helping build infrastructure globally.

With JCB’sadvance telematics technology – Livelink, these machines can be monitored forsecurity, operations and service (SOS) on mobile devices. Machines can begeo-fenced, time-fenced, and can be located anywhere.

Customers get toknow about the machine’s health, fuel level, battery conditions, etc. – almostall critical parameters of the machine – on their mobile device. It also givesout service reminders and the history of the machine. This has improvedproductivity, reliability and efficiency of our machines to ultimately benefitour customers with ease of operation and cost profitability.

With over 60dealers and 700 outlets, JCB’s mini excavators are never far from professionalsupport. Profitability at the worksite canonly be achieved if the equipment performs at optimal levels at all times.

To achieve this, there is a combination of theproduct, its design and the after-sales support. At JCB India, we have tried toalign all these three important parameters in favour of the customer.