L&T
was founded in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1938 by two Danish engineers, Henning Holck-
Larsen and Soren Kristian Toubro. Both of them were strongly committed in developing India's
engineering capabilities to meet the demands of industry. Beginning with the import of
machineries from Europe, L&T rapidly took on engineering and construction assignments of
increasing sophistication. Today, the company sets global engineering benchmarks in terms of
scale and complexity.
L&T Komatsu headquartered at Bangalore, India, focusing on construction equipment and
mining equipment, L&T-Komatsu Limited is a joint venture of Larsen and Toubro and Komatsu
Asia Pacific Pte Limited, Singapore. L&T-Komatsu Limited's manufacturing facility “the
Bangalore Works” comprises the Machinery Works and Hydraulics Works divisions.
Komatsu Ltd. (President and CEO: Masahiro Sakane) held an opening ceremony at Komatsu India
Private Limited today for its second production base in India. Komatsu India began operation in
January this year, producing large dump trucks for mines in India.
In 1958, Komatsu signed a technical assistance agreement for bulldozers with the Government of
India. This agreement was later passed to BHARAT EARTH MOVERS LTD. (BEML), an undertaking
of the Government, through which Komatsu continued to make contributions to India's production of
construction equipment. In 1998, Komatsu established L&T-Komatsu Limited jointly with Larsen &
Toubro Ltd. and embarked on the production of hydraulic excavators.
As the 21st century was ushered in, the Indian economy was gaining full momentum in growth,
expanding the nation's energy needs and infrastructure investments. As a result, India's resource
development projects are buoyant, driven by the thriving demand for coal for thermal power
generation and for the production of iron, copper and non-ferrous metals. Against this backdrop, the
mining industry is modernizing operations with equipment, and this is sharply increasing demand for
large equipment for mining use. Anticipating a high level of orders for off-highway dump trucks and
other equipment to continue into the future, Komatsu decided to build this new local production base
and commenced the construction in May last year.
Komatsu India's plant shares the basic design concepts with the Ibaraki Plant in Japan, which also
opened in January this year, featuring a simple assembly line configuration and assembly instruction
display system, among others. By making the production processes "visible" at the plants, Komatsu
has established a solid quality assurance system.
HYDRAULIC EXCAVATORS
Range:
L&T 72
L&T 90-3
L&T 180
L&T 300-2
L&T-Komatsu PC71
L&T-Komatsu PC130-7
L&T-Komatsu PC200-6
L&T-Komatsu PC300LC-7
L&T-Komatsu PC450LC-7
Komatsu PC600-8R
Komatsu PC600LC-8R
Komatsu PC750-7
Komatsu PC750SE-7
Komatsu PC800-8R
Komatsu PC850-8
Komatsu PC1250-7
Komatsu PC1250SP-7
Komatsu PC2000-8
Komatsu PC3000-6
Komatsu PC4000-6
Komatsu PC5500-6
Komatsu PC8000-6
HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
L&T offers customised hydraulic systems for various applications in the engineering, chemical and sugar
industries.
Hydraulic systems for:
Paddle feeders
Side arm chargers
Wagon tipplers
Cranes
Chemical agitators
Material handling and conveying systems.
L&T Hydraulics
COMPACT MOTOR
Max speed in
Torque at Maximum power Braking
Displacement cu rpm Radial load
Type 400 bar m. torque m.
cm/rev Full Small tonnes
daN KW HP daN
disp disp
H15 1130 720 150 220 52 70 700 4.0
H20 1979 1260 120 180 75 101 1100 5.4
H25 3122 1980 90 140 100 135 1740 7.2
Main Dimensions
A dia B dia C dia D E F Weight
Type
mm mm mm mm mm mm w/o brake kg with brake kg
H15 355 185 200 174 290 85 145 170
H20 450 220 254 198 314 106 197 223
H25 485 221 275 230 380 106 270 290
Options available :- Free wheeling - With/without brake
- Dual displacement - Anti-cavitation springs
L&T Hydraulics
TORQUE MOTOR
Max speed in
Maximum power Braking
Displacement cu Torque at 400 rpm
Type torque m.
cm/rev bar m. daN Full Small
KW HP daN
disp disp
H15 1130 180 150 220 52 70 355
H20 1979 315 120 180 75 100 600
H25 3122 495 90 140 100 134 940
Main Dimensions
A dia B dia C dia D E F Weight
Type
mm mm mm mm mm mm kg
H15 365 250 280 180 268 85 130
H20 460 310 350 205 292 106 200
H25 490 310 350 231 328 106 270
Options available :- Free wheeling - Dual displacement
- With/without brake - Anti-cavitation springs
HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS
L&T offers heavy duty, double acting type cylinders in the following range:
Bore diameter :
Up to 300 mm
Stroke : Up to 4000 mm
Maximum operating pressure : Up to 400 bar
End mounting : Eye end, trunnion, flange, foot or any other type, depending on requirement
Up to 300 mm Up to 4000 mm Up to 400 bar
Eye end, trunnion, flange, foot or any other type, depending on requirement
These cylinders can be used in hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, loaders
backhoes, mobile cranes, dumpers and various other applications.
(A) L&T 72
Specifications
Operating weight : 13260 kg
Standard Attachment
Backhoe:
Boom : 2.3 m / 4.2 m
Arm : 2.0 m
Bucket : 0.6 cu.m - 0.7
cu. m
Loader :
Boom : 2.3 m
Arm : 1.7 m
Bucket : 0.9 cu. m
Engine
Make : Ashok Leyland
Power (SAE J 1349) : 97 HP
Engine speed : 2000 rpm
Hydraulic system : Linde Synchron Control
Swing speed : 12 rpm
Option Equipment : Loader option available
Rock Breaker Adaptation
Kit
Elevated Cabin
Augur, Wood Grapple
Short boom for tunnel
application
Indian Mining Equipment Industry
Construction and mining equipment cover a variety of machinery such as hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders,
backhoe loaders, bull dozers, dump trucks, tippers, graders, pavers, asphalt drum / wet mix plants, breakers,
vibratory compactors, cranes, fork lifts, dozers, off-highway dumpers , drills, scrapers, motor graders, rope shovels
etc. They perform a variety of functions like preparation of ground, excavation, haulage of material, dumping/laying in
specified manner, material handling, road construction etc. These equipment are required for both construction and
mining activity.
Over 100 companies manufacturing mining equipment present in India.
71 % of the sector is comprised of PSUs while the remaining 29% comprises of private limited, JVs and
closely held private limited companies.
75% of the companies manufacturing in India were involved in the entire range of activities like design and
engineering, manufacturing, erection, servicing and commissioning. There are only a few companies who
act as selling agents for international players. There are others who manufacture and also import complete
equipment or in SKD condition from their principals abroad and market them.
The technology leaders in the mining equipment sector are: Sandvik, Caterpillar, Atlas Copco, Terex, Volvo,
Case, Joy Mining, Liebherr, Bomag, John Deere, Tega, JCB, Poclain, Bitelli, Kobelco, Hyundai and Daewoo.
With a wide production capacity base, India is perhaps the only developing country, which is totally self-reliant in such
highly sophisticated equipment. India has only a few, mainly medium and large companies in the organized sector
who manufacture these. The technology barriers are high, especially with respect to mining equipment and therefore
the role of SME’s is restricted to manufacture of components and some sub-assemblies. Prior to the 1960s, domestic
requirements of mining and construction equipment were entirely met by imports.
Domestic production began in 1964 with the setting up of Bharat Earthmovers Ltd. (BEML), a public sector unit of the
Ministry of Defence, at Kolar in South India to manufacture dozers, dumpers, graders, scrapers, etc. for defence
requirements under licence from LeTorneau Westinghouse, USA and Komatsu, Japan. In the private sector, the
Hindustan Motors’ Earthmoving Equipment Division, was established in 1969 at Tiruvallur, near Chennai with
technical collaboration from Terex, UK for manufacture of wheel loaders, dozers & dumpers. This factory has since
been taken over by Caterpillar for their Indian operations. The machines manufactured by Caterpillar in the Tiruvallur
factory are marketed by TIL and GMMCO. In 1974, L&T started manufacturing hydraulic excavators under license
from Poclain, France. In 1980 and 1981, two more units, Telcon and Escorts JCB commenced manufacture of
hydraulic excavators (under license from Hitachi, Japan) and backhoe loaders (under license from JCB, UK)
respectively. Escorts JCB has been taken over by JC Bamford Excavators Ltd. U.K. in 2003 and is now called JCB
India Ltd.
Volvo and Terex Vectra are the most recent entrants in the Indian market. Volvo has set up their manufacturing unit
in Bangalore. At present they are only manufacturing tippers and the other equipment are imported from their parent
company and marketed in India. Terex Corporation USA and Vectra Ltd. U.K. have formed a joint venture, which has
started manufacturing construction equipment like backhoe loaders and skid steer loaders from May ‘04 at Greater
Noida with an investment of USD 12 million. Other equipment in the Terex range are being sold through their agents
in India.
Most of the technology leaders like Case, Caterpillar, Hitachi, Ingersoll-Rand, JCB, John Deere, Joy Mining
Machinery, Komatsu, Lieberr, Poclain, Terex, Volvo are present in India as joint venture companies, or have set up
their own manufacturing facilities, or marketing companies. The industry has made substantial investments in the
recent past for setting up manufacturing bases, despite small volumes and uneconomic scales of production
compared to global standards.
In the mining sector, the leaders are: Wrigten, Atlas Copco, Liebherr, Joy Mining Machinery, Hitachi, Komatsu, Terex,
Ranson & Rappier, Bucyrus Erie and DBT. Out of these companies, DBT does not have any technology transfer and
neither is it manufacturing in India. Joy Mining Machinery has a small operation in India to manufacture spares and
provide sales support. However, these are the two leaders in continuous mining and long wall equipment in the world.
In the case of mining equipment, the technology depends on the mining operations prevailing in the country. In India,
open cast mining is much more popular than underground mining. Hence for the equipment required for open cast
mining like dumpers, dozers, shovels, draglines and excavators, the level of technology of the equipment
manufactured is at par with international standards except with respect to usage of electronic controls, hydraulic
systems and engines adhering to the latest emission norms.
The major domestic companies are:
Over 100 companies manufacturing mining equipment present in India.
Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), in Bangalore, Karnataka;
Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), in Ranchi, Bihar;
Bharat Bhari Udyog Ltd
BEML is the largest local manufacturer of excavation machinery and has licensing arrangements with several foreign
collaborators. HEC manufactures large walking draglines and electric mining shovels. BBUL, primarily a manufacturer
of rail wagons and lifting cranes, is also manufacturing long wall support systems. Among the large manufacturers in
the private sector, Hindustan Motors (HM) Ltd. produces dump trucks, dozers and loaders. The Tata Engineering &
Locomotive Company (TELCO) Ltd. Produces large shovel-excavators, and bucket-loaders/dumpers. Larsen &
Toubro (L&T) Ltd. manufactures hydraulic excavators, while the Delhi-based Escorts Ltd. makes dozers and other
equipment in technical partnership with JCB of U.K.
The total number of small, medium and large suppliers of mining equipment and accessories in India exceeds 200.
Many of these companies also export mining equipment and accessories to other developing countries. Many foreign
companies including ones from the U.S. have established manufacturing facilities in India. While some equipment is
manufactured in the country, the balance is imported from the parent country. Caterpillar and Ingersoll-Rand have big
operations in India while U.S. companies like Joy Mining and Bucyrus are also doing considerable business in the
country. By and large imports are confined to selective specialized mining equipment and account for about 35
percent of the total market. Future import opportunities for such specialized mining equipment are expected to grow
with modernization of the existing mines and greater inflow of private investments. Several U.S. firms have done
multi-million dollar business in India over the years.
Major Major
Companies Companies
Products Products
Earthmoving Bharat Earth Movers Limited Cranes TIL
Machinery Telcon Greaves Cotton
L&T Komatsu Mukand
Larsen & Toubro WMI Cranes
Tractor Engineers Hercules Hoists
Hyderabad Industries Jessop & Co.
Ingersoll-Rand (India) Hyderabad Industries
TRF Millars India
Jessop & Co. Cranex
A C C Machinery Co. Brady & Morris Engg. Co.
Greaves Cotton Braithwaite & Co.
Voltas Voltas
Bemco Jacks & Allied Vikatmev Containers
Products Southern Structurals
Viraj Technocom Marshall Sons & Co. (Mfg.)
Texmaco Marshall Sons & Co. (India)
Tata Motors Elecon Engineering Co.
Southern Structurals
Marshall Sons & Co. (Mfg.)
Hindustan Motors
Garden Reach Shipbuilders &
Engineers
Escorts JCB
The following indicates the market position for certain broad categories of equipment-
Hydraulic Dozers & Wheel Backhoe Road
Cranes Fork Lifts
Excavators Dumpers Loaders Loaders Compactors
Telcon Caterpillar Ingersoll TIL Escorts
BEML JCB India
(Hitachi) India Ltd. Rand (Grove) Construction
L&T- Caterpillar Caterpillar India
BEML Escorts CEL Telcon Voltas
Komatsu India Ltd Ltd
Escorts
Udyog Telcon (John Ingersoll
BEML Telcon L&T Case
CEL
(Tatra) Deere) Rand
(Faun)
Voltas Greaves Ltd Voltas
JCB India JCB India L&T Case TIL
(Unit Rig) (Bomag) (P&H)
GujaratAppolo McNeill
Volvo BEML
Equipment Engg.
Wirtgen India
Volvo
Pvt. Ltd
Larsen & Toubro Komatsu Limited
Having its registered office at Mumbai, India and focusing on construction equipment and mining
equipment, L&T-Komatsu Limited is a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro and Komatsu Asia Pacific Pte
Limited, Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Limited, Japan which is the world’s largest
manufacturer of hydraulic excavators and has manufacturing and marketing facilities worldwide. The plant
was started in the year 1975 by L&T to manufacture hydraulic excavators for the first time in India. Later it
became a joint venture. L&T-Komatsu Limited's manufacturing facility – the Bangalore Works – comprises
the Machinery Works and Hydraulics Works divisions. Machinery Works has a manufacturing facility
with ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for design, manufacture and servicing of earth moving equipment.
Hydraulics Works, with a precision machine shop, manufactures the complete range of high pressure
hydraulic components and systems, as well as design, development, manufacturing and servicing of
hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, turning joints, hose assemblies, valve blocks, hydraulic systems,
power drives and allied gear boxes.
