Tag: Caterpillar Inc.

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar to close attachment manufacturing facility in Iowa

A facility in Elkader, Iowa, is the latest Caterpillar plant to see an announced closing date as the companys continues its cost reduction efforts. According to a report from KCRG TV, the Elkader facility manufactures excavator buckets, wheel loader buckets and dozing blades. The move will cut 75 jobs, the station reports, and Caterpillar says it will be […]

March 21, 2017

Business

Another Caterpillar VP retires with company’s consolidation of Electric, Marine power divisions

Caterpillar announced today the retirement of another vice president as the company continues implementing changes associated with its sweeping cost reduction plan. Electric Power Division VP Steve Niehaus has “elected to retire,” according to a Cat release, following a 27-year career with the company. He served as VP of the Electric Power Division for the […]

February 24, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar hosting all-day Periscope live stream today with drone-shot machine demos, tours & more

Sometimes it’s hard to see a practical use for social media. Especially if you’re in the business of construction or heavy equipment. That being said, Caterpillar has figured out a pretty good use for Periscope, an app made by Twitter that allows users to live stream video from anywhere with the tap of the screen. […]

October 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar CIO Randy Krotowski resigns

Caterpillar Chief Information Officer Randy Krotowski has resigned from the company. Krotowski’s departure was effective June 1. The Caterpillar announcement did not go into the exact specifics of his resignation saying only that he left “to pursue other opportunities.” In addition to serving as CIO, Krotowski was also the company’s vice president of Global Information […]

June 4, 2014

Construction Equipment

Join us April 11th for a live chat with Caterpillar about the 336E H hybrid excavator

Caterpillar unveiled its 336E Hybrid excavator to the press back in October and very soon after was named to Equipment World‘s list of 2013 Innovations Award winners. Why? The machine uses a hydraulic hybrid system that Cat says provides a 25-percent reduction in fuel consumption compared to the current 336E. And when placed side by […]

April 5, 2013