From May 16 to 18, Australia's largest construction machinery expo—The National Diesel Dirt and Turf Expo (DDT)—grandly opened in Sydney. Under the theme "WE ARE ONE," Weichai Power, Sinotruk, and Shantui, all under Shandong Heavy Industry, leveraged their synergistic advantages to form a premium lineup and make a hardcore appearance. As leading Chinese enterprises, they focused on the industry's high-end, intelligent, and green development trends, showcasing advanced products and core components spanning agriculture and forestry, mining, road construction, municipal engineering, and new energy applications, demonstrating the exquisite craftsmanship and formidable strength of Chinese construction machinery products. The display drew intense industry attention and won broad recognition from international customers.

Intelligently Interpreting Green Power, Full-Scenario Product Matrix

Shantui Makes Construction Simpler

On the opening day, the Shantui exhibition area was bustling with excitement, and multiple star products drew frequent stops and attention from customers. Tailored to the characteristics of the Australian market and the harsh, complex construction environments of mines, the SE335LC excavator features industry-leading technology and performance, making it a highly efficient, well-equipped, low-fuel-consumption "all-around warrior for earth and stone." The L76-C5 loader is equipped with a Weichai WP10H engine and a DANA heavy-duty mining gearbox, delivering excellent fuel consumption, a standard 5-cubic-meter sand and gravel bucket, and over 220KN of traction, easily adapting to various medium- and heavy-duty working conditions such as metal mines, ports, and coal. Core components and mining undercarriage parts were also exhibited, further strengthening Shantui's technical advantages in the mining sector.

To meet the demand for precision, efficiency, and comfort in Australia's municipal construction sector, the DH16-B3 crawler bulldozer is equipped with unique 3D-assisted automatic leveling technology, significantly improving construction accuracy and efficiency and ensuring flatness and stability during operation. It also features an integrated positive-pressure ROPS&FOPS cab, further ensuring equipment safety and comfort.

In the road construction field, Shantui introduced a combined solution of the SG21-B6 intelligent motor grader and the SR12-B6 roller, with "intelligent collaboration + deep scenario cultivation" at its core, injecting innovative momentum into road construction. From highway subgrade construction to mining road leveling, Shantui products perfectly adapt to various complex operational needs.

As a representative enterprise of China's construction machinery industry, Shantui steadfastly uses new quality productive forces as an engine to drive green innovation. The new energy loader LE20-X5 launched at this expo became the focus of the entire show. It not only complies with Australia's increasingly stringent environmental regulations but is also widely used in various scenarios to replace manual labor, suitable for warehousing, pastures, municipal engineering, small-scale infrastructure, and other fields, achieving efficient cargo handling and orderly stacking. Its comprehensive energy consumption is as low as 10kWh, with usage costs more than 70% lower than traditional fuel models. Meanwhile, to maximize equipment operating efficiency and endurance, the LE20-X5 offers a battery option of up to 102kWh, with a comprehensive range of 4 to 8 hours and the ability to fully charge in 1 hour, supporting 80kW single-gun charging to ensure uninterrupted efficient operation.

Co-Building, Sharing, and Winning Together, Integrated Combined Solutions

Synergistically Empowering Global Customer Value Leap

Leveraging strong industrial chain resource advantages, "Weichai Power + Sinotruk" under Shandong Heavy Industry Group and Shantui leverage their synergistic chain advantages to provide integrated combined solutions for construction and other application scenarios, including powerful power generation and logistics transportation solutions, committed to delivering one-stop service for global customers and creating greater value.

▮ Weichai M Series Large-Bore Products Lead Global High-End Power

At this expo, Weichai presented the Baudouin M series 6M33 diesel engine for pump applications and the 20M33 large-bore generator set.

At the exhibition site, the 20M33 large-bore generator set could be called a "high-appearance strength player," featuring a high-strength alloy steel crankshaft for high overall unit strength; Weichai's independent ECU with optimized algorithms and flexible calibration for strong one-step loading capability; and a standard high-flow fuel filter with high filtration precision and long oil change intervals, reducing usage costs.

The 6M33 diesel engine for pump applications likewise attracted many customers to gather and watch. Its key components have undergone rigorous and thorough testing and market verification, featuring high strength and high reliability, capable of operating in high-temperature environments of 50°C, and having already run for over 12,000 hours in a mine in Indonesia; the overall system is optimized with a minimum fuel consumption rate of 187.4g/kWh; and it offers good fuel adaptability and easy maintenance.

With advantages such as ultra-low fuel consumption, excellent transient load acceptance performance, and ultra-low noise reduction capability, Weichai M series large-bore products have been widely applied in data centers, petroleum, medical, high-altitude, railway, field rescue, agriculture and animal husbandry, and other fields, with continuously improving competitiveness in the global high-end power market.

▮ Sinotruk High-End Heavy Trucks Stand Out Among Competitors in Australia, Drawing Much Attention

The Sinotruk Sitrak G7 6x4 dump truck became the new favorite of the expo. Its powertrain adopts the MC13 series engine produced by Sinotruk using MAN technology, featuring high torque and low fuel consumption, equipped with a Bosch high-pressure common rail injection system, providing ample and stable power under any working condition. The Euro 5 emission standard, along with a nitrogen oxide after-treatment controller and urea-injection SCR catalytic converter, meets the high-efficiency, low-emission requirements of high-end markets.

In addition, Sinotruk, together with its dealers, exhibited seven mainstream models for the Australian market, tailor-made for Australia and creating a whole new generation of products that meet local strict standards and diverse needs with both high efficiency and high reliability. The Sitrak second-generation intelligent tractor trucks C7H and C9H are equipped with a 540-horsepower MAN engine and a Weichai 15H 660-horsepower engine, respectively, both developed and calibrated according to Australian load requirements and driving habits, covering major local working conditions; the Sitrak G7 MAN-engine 540-horsepower 8x4 dump truck, HOWO T5G 330-horsepower 8x4 dump truck, and HOWO T5G 330-horsepower 8x4 hooklift garbage truck meet the needs of medium- and heavy-duty dump and mainstream special vehicle markets; the HOWO T5G 330-horsepower 8x4 flatbed cargo truck and HOWO T5G 330-horsepower 8x4 mixer truck are all mainstream configurations for Australia.

In 2024, Sinotruk's heavy truck sales in Australia grew by 83%, engaging in head-on competition with European and American high-end heavy truck giants in the global high-end market. With outstanding product strength, technical support, and increasingly excellent brand reputation and marketing services, Sinotruk has unleashed the momentum to pry open the high-end market.

Like-minded partners cross mountains and seas, pooling strength to move forward together. Shandong Heavy Industry always adheres to a customer-centric approach, actively promoting intelligent and green industry development, and is committed to providing efficient, environmentally friendly, and intelligent construction solutions for the global market. Through continuous innovation and deep cultivation, this expo not only demonstrated Shandong Heavy Industry's strength and potential in the Australian market but also showcased the company and its partners jointly moving toward a greener, more intelligent, and sustainable future. Looking ahead, Shandong Heavy Industry will continue to join hands with global partners to jointly create broader development space and help the industry reach new heights.