Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the permanent six-wheel drive system on its articulated dump truck (ADT) range. To mark the event, the company held a 40th birthday celebration at the Doosan ADT plant at Elnesvagen, Norway, attended by over 50 dealers and customers from Germany, Italy, USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Norway and Russia.
Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the permanent six-wheel drive system on its articulated dump truck (ADT) range.
To mark the event, the company held a 40th birthday celebration at the Doosan ADT plant at Elnesvagen, Norway, attended by over 50 dealers and customers from Germany, Italy, USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Norway and Russia.
Prior to the celebrations, the ADT factory announced a name change from Doosan Moxy to Doosan Infracore Norway. Both factory and production remain the same, with no change to its ownership.
Doosan says the name change not only illustrates its intentions to further integrate the facility into the Doosan Group, but also “reinforces Doosan’s presence in the ADT market.”
New investments this year include a new production line and a new shot blasting facility. Further investments will be announced shortly.
The company says that thanks to the design of a forward-mounted turning ring, sloping rear frame and free-swinging tandem bogie on its ADTs, weight is distributed equally throughout the trucks, providing excellent stability.
The rear tandem bogie ensures all six wheels are in continuous contact with the ground for more stability and the permanent six-wheel drive produced by the “flexible and agile” undercarriage means that Doosan trucks can operate on very rough and soft terrain on construction sites such as road projects and mass excavation hauling as well as in mining and quarrying applications.
Welcoming attendees to the 40th anniversary event, Stefan Brosick, general manager of Doosan Infracore Norway, pointed out that since Doosan acquired the range in 2008 and with the launch of the new DA series of ADTs at the end of 2011, more units have been sold into more countries than ever before.
ZF, one of the Elnesvagen factory’s longest running suppliers, gave an in-depth presentation on the updated range of ADT transmissions.
