The Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo (former Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Kraljevo) has been traditionally organizing a triennial international scientific conference devoted to heavy machinery, and this year the eighth one will be held. The main content of the conference is presentation of contemporary scientific and research results related to methods and technologies in heavy machinery design, production technologies, environment protection, but also topics relevant for urban engineering and civil engineering. All the conference papers are presented in oral form and printed in the proceedings of the conference. The selected papers will be published in the international magazine „IMK-14 Research and Development in Heavy Machinery“. The VIII International Scientific Conference Heavy Machinery HM 2014 is a place for exchange of experiences and promotion of achieved results with the ultimate goal to indicate directions of further development of industry, manufacturing and education related to heavy machinery. However, the Conference will also provide possibility to discuss broader topics relevant for national, regional and European research and development policies. The organizers expect presentation of results of national, regional and European scientific projects, contributing to dissemination of international scientific-technical collaboration, initiation of new international scientific-research projects and broader international collaboration between industry and academia. To this goal, the conference will welcome organization of project-related events. The Conference is also a good opportunity for promotion of new products, technologies and services, and we invite all interested companies to actively participate in the work of the Conference through exhibitions and multimedia presentations, and thus present their products and services to wide international public. The Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Kraljevo invites researchers from all countries and age to participate in the VIII International Scientific Conference Heavy Machinery HM 2014 and give their contribution, through exchange of experiences and knowledge, to faster development and transfer of new and modern technologies in the field of heavy machinery.