Edwin “Ed” Malzahn, who invented the first compact trenching machine and built his family company into global manufacturer Charles Machine Works on the success of his “Ditch Witch,” died Dec. 11. He ...

There have been several new trenching products introduced to the industry over the past several months and we thought we'd get some input from leading manufacturers about the advancements to their ...

During the 1920s, trench digging was transformed from back-aching hand labor to mechanized continuous operation by several enterprising individuals who invented and marketed specialized trenching ...

These days, everyone is doing more with less, and that’s especially true of homeowners. Where once they might have hired a contractor to connect a gas line from the shed to the house, or install a new ...

White Township supervisors unanimously approved purchasing a trenching machine for the township’s Ventrac tractor. Township manager Chris Anderson said Wednesday the township will likely get the ...

Harry Butler, P.E., shows Pete Richter of A.W. Oakes how to test soil type during a recent competent-person for trenching and excavation class. Understanding soil characteristics is one key to safe ...

CHANGSHA - CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co Ltd announced on Friday that its subsidiary Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) will build the world's largest subsea trenching machine at its British manufacturing ...

5-13-19 update: The first mining run for Cardinal Space Mining at the Robotic Mining Challenge at the University of Alabama turned into a data run. One of the robot’s tracks wasn’t working, leaving ...