Construction machinery is widely used in sectors such as national defense infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, energy industry development and production, raw material industries (including mining), agriculture, forestry, and water conservancy, industrial and civil construction, urban development, and environmental protection.
Construction machinery constitutes a vital part of the equipment manufacturing industry. Broadly speaking, the term encompasses the mechanical equipment required for comprehensive mechanized operations-including earthwork, road construction and maintenance, mobile lifting and material handling, and various types of building construction projects.
It is primarily utilized in fields such as national defense infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, energy industry development and production, raw material industries (including mining), agriculture, forestry, and water conservancy, industrial and civil construction, urban development, and environmental protection.
Terminology for this industry is largely consistent across the globe: the United States and the United Kingdom refer to it as "construction machinery and equipment"; Germany as "construction machinery and devices"; Russia as "construction and road-building machinery"; and Japan as "construction machinery." In China, while some products are also referred to as "construction machinery," the industry as a whole is officially classified as "construction machinery" (or "engineering machinery")-a designation established by the State Council and maintained ever since. The scope of products included in this industry is generally similar across nations; however, compared to other countries, China's classification of construction machinery also encompasses railway track construction machinery, forklifts and industrial handling vehicles, interior finishing machinery, elevators, and pneumatic tools.
