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Construction Equipment

PHOTOS > Tour the machines and giant halls of Bauma 2016

How big is Bauma? This big. As it is every three years, the Bauma show was held in Munich last week. We’ve been furiously writing up everything of note we saw at the show (and still have a bit more to write) and we’ve been gathering it all at the Bauma hub here on the […]

April 20, 2016

Technology

Caterpillar’s Redbird drone integration will substantially deepen telematics data, and soon

As thousands of attendees milled about Caterpillar’s cavernous exhibit at the big Bauma trade show in Munich this week, a small red and black contraption hung quietly above the masses as they weaved between the hundred or so yellow machines on display. It’s a sight that in less than a few years’ time will be […]

April 14, 2016

Construction Equipment

Cat’s Oberhelman: “Welcome to the age of smart iron”

In the coming years, the talk from Caterpillar will be technology, technology and more technology, if the remarks Cat Chairman/CEO Doug Oberhelman made at the Munich, Germany, bauma trade show today are any indication. “We talked about technology at the last bauma in 2013, and the digital transformation is even more important now,” he commented […]

April 12, 2016

Technology

Caterpillar unveils rebuilt VisionLink telematics dashboard with mixed fleet view, responsive design

Caterpillar has completely redesigned its VisionLink telematics dashboard, rebuilding the web interface to work better with smartphones and tablets and enabling it to display information from both third-party machine manufacturers and telematics hardware makers. Developed under Cat’s Virtual Site Solutions joint venture with Trimble and launched/unveiled at the Bauma trade show here in Munich on […]

April 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar gives M Series medium wheel loaders meaty update with several design, tech enhancements

Caterpillar has updated its entire M Series medium wheel loader lineup for 2016 with engine, technology, durability and safety upgrades. The M Series medium wheel loader lineup consists of the 950M, 962M, 966M, 972M, 982M, 966M XE and 972M XE. The M Series was unveiled in 2013 and went on sale in 2014. Since then, Cat […]

April 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

The 3 keys to a great backhoe

e asked sources to describe the single most important factor in each of three areas of backhoe performance: productivity, operator environment and serviceability. Responses had remarkable variety and depth, and provided valuable insights from what may have seemed like a simple question.   Productivity Electronics lie at the heart of many productivity features. Some OEMs offer electronics features […]

April 5, 2016

Equipment Experts

Caterpillar’s new 308E2 excavator with variable angle boom lets you work really close to the tracks and blade

Thanks to a variable angle boom design, Caterpillar’s new 308E2 VAB is more capable when digging near and away from the tracks. “The VAB design is hugely popular in Europe and Germany,” says Cat’s Greg Worley. “The standard 308’s boom has a fixed arch, but with this design you can straighten that arch all the […]

April 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new 308E2 excavator with variable angle boom lets you work really close to the tracks and blade

Thanks to a variable angle boom design, Caterpillar’s new 308E2 VAB is more capable when digging near and away from the tracks. “The VAB design is hugely popular in Europe and Germany,” says Cat’s Greg Worley. “The standard 308’s boom has a fixed arch, but with this design you can straighten that arch all the […]

April 4, 2016

Construction Equipment

POLL: What do you think of Cat’s new half excavator, half skid steer 304.5E2?

Caterpillar recently launched a new type of excavator it’s referring to as an Xtra Tool Carrier, a compact, 4-ton machine with a skid steer interface where the dozer blade is typically located. Started as a garage project rather than as a specific request from customers, Cat envisions several useful applications for the new 304.5E2, saying […]

April 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar unveils 630K wheel tractor-scrapers with several productivity, comfort enhancements

Designed as a true update to their 630G predecessors and as the replacement for the 620K machines, Caterpillar has unveiled two 630K wheel tractor-scrapers. Though the machines are just now entering production, Cat gave the press a sneak peek of a prototype of the 637K while providing details on the single-engine 631K during a recent […]

March 30, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches AP500/555F, AP300/355F pavers with new screed heating system, flexible consoles

Along with new cold planers and a new roller, Caterpillar unveiled last week at the World of Asphalt show two new pavers with wheeled and rubber-track versions of each model. AP500F/AP555F The AP500F, accompanied by its rubber track version the AP555F, is the larger of the two models. It’s powered by a Tier 4 Final Cat C4.4 […]

March 28, 2016

Business

KHL: Global construction equipment market down 16.2%; Cat retains no. 1 spot

Construction manufacturers across the globe have taken a hit this past year, reports European construction publisher KHL in its releasing its annual Yellow Table. Revenues for the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers dropped 16.2 percent to $133 billion. KHL says these are the lowest revenues reported in the table since 2009, when the industry saw […]

March 28, 2016