The best from bauma 2025

bauma 2025 saw several machinery world premieres, with a common theme of the event being a commitment to electrification.

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Around 600,000 people from more than 200 countries attended one of the world's largest construction machinery trade fairs, bauma 2025, in Germany recently.

Caterpillar

Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Caterpillar paid tribute to its first construction machines with a special colour wrap of a D6 XE dozer. Unlike Cat machines of today painted in striking yellow, the company's first machines were a special shade of grey. To commerate this, the D6 XE dozer had been wrapped in a 'centennial grey' paint, with a legacy dozer also featuring how far Caterpillar has come.

In addition, Caterpillar's exhibit focused on 'The Next 100 Years' of innovation and sustainability, with the Cat Performance Centre on full display.

Komatsu

The all-new Komatsu PC220LC-12 and PC220LCi-12 excavators made their highly anticipated international debut.

Both machines are powered by a 129kW (173hp) high torque Komatsu next generation engine, paired with the new high efficiency electronically controlled hydraulic system, which translates to an 18 per cent reduction in average fuel consumption, Komatsu says.

Komatsu also presented three new electric mini excavators - the PC20E, PC26E, and PC33E - in live demo at the show.

Volvo

The main attraction of Volvo Construction Equipment's exhibit was the reveal of its A30 electric articulated hauler.

Announced in conjunction with the A40 electric, Volvo CE says both machines are the world's first serial-produced battery-electric articulated haulers in their size class.