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Caterpillar to begin manufacturing mini excavators as market growth ends deal with Wacker Neuson
While much of Caterpillar’s focus over the course of the last year or so has been cost reduction through the elimination of some machine production and the consolidation of company divisions and facilities, growth in demand for its mini excavator lineup has convinced the company to bring manufacturing of these less-than-three-ton machines in-house, ending a […]
August 25, 2016
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar’s new MH3295 material handler a marriage of 390F and 385C excavators
In order to create a machine engineered for the wear, tear and torsion of bulk material handling and scrap recycling applications, Caterpillar engineers married the design facets of two excavators. The new MH3295 combines the cab of the 390F with the boom, stick and most of the undercarriage of the 385C to create a package Cat […]
June 21, 2016
Dealers
A symbolic nudge toward embargo’s end, Caterpillar names dealer for Cuba
Whenever the United States decides to officially lift its 55-year-old trade embargo on Cuba, Caterpillar will be ready. The heavy equipment manufacturer today announced that it will sell machines to Cuban customers through Rimco, a Pureto Rican company Cat has been working with for 34 years. Currently, Rimco is the Cat dealer for Puerto Rico and the Eastern […]
February 10, 2016
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar lays off hundreds more, announces plant closing in North Carolina
With thousands of the company’s employees already accepting early retirement packages and hundreds more having received notice of being laid off, Caterpillar has wasted no time in implementing its sweeping cost reduction plan announced in September. And over the last few weeks, the company notified upwards of 1,000 more employees across four facilities, one outside the […]
November 16, 2015
Equipment Experts
Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders
Caterpillar has announced the launch of hand and foot controls as an available option on its D Series compact loaders. Cat says the new controls were developed with input from daily hand and foot control users in order to design inputs that allow operators more used to a competitive control scheme to quickly adapt. The controls […]
October 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar brings hand & foot controls to D Series skid steer, multi-terrain and compact track loaders
Caterpillar has announced the launch of hand and foot controls as an available option on its D Series compact loaders. Cat says the new controls were developed with input from daily hand and foot control users in order to design inputs that allow operators more used to a competitive control scheme to quickly adapt. The controls […]
October 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar to shutter global mining HQ, move jobs to South Milwaukee
Just weeks after Caterpillar announced a massive cost reduction plan and the departure of its top mining executive, the equipment manufacturer has decided to close down its global mining equipment headquarters in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The good news for the employees at the $8.6 million Oak Creek facility is that all 250 jobs at the location will transitioned to a […]
October 9, 2015
Business
Not even Caterpillar can escape Donald Trump’s disses
In perhaps a prime example of just how far Donald Trump will reach to underscore his “Make America Great Again” slogan, the Republican presidential candidate has called out Caterpillar’s recent financial performance as evidence of how far the country has apparently fallen. “People are buying Komatsu tractors instead of Caterpillar tractors. I’m telling you, we’re in […]
August 19, 2015
Construction Equipment
Follow this excavator operator’s example. Make your hot dogs with a grapple
With Independence Day weekend officially upon us, millions of Americans are preparing to host or attend a cookout. But none of them will feature a hot dog chef of this magnitude. In the video below, skilled Finnish operator Juha-Pekka Perämäki prepares a hot dog with all the fixin’s using a Caterpillar 308 excavator with a grapple […]
July 3, 2015
Business
Carolina Cat Power Systems completes construction of 10-acre solar farm
The construction of a 10-acre solar farm, led by Carolina Cat Power Systems, is nearing completion. Scheduled to open within the next few days, the farm, located in the city of Shelby, will contain 9,828 solar panels. The farm will be capable of producing 3 megawatts of electricity—enough to power about 250 homes. Duke Energy […]
June 30, 2015
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar built a moving golf course atop dump trucks and loaders to create the true Greatest Game Ever Played
As if golf wasn’t frustrating enough, the evil minds at Caterpillar thought it would be fun if the holes moved. But how does one create a moving golf course? After all, though they may be hard to hit, greens aren’t exactly small. Luckily, Cat happens to be the manufacturer of some of the biggest dump trucks on […]
June 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caterpillar Paving to expand manufacturing in Minnesota
Caterpillar Paving Products is expanding its production facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, pledging a $3 million effort and the creation of 31 additional jobs. As a result, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) will provide incentive funds for the company completing the project. The DEED program’s Job Creation Fund will provide $307,300 after […]
June 16, 2015
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