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Cat 966K XE packs up to 25 percent increase in fuel economy, coming to North America later this year

Caterpillar 966K XE production units started going to European customers in June, with North American models available later this year. Cat is claiming fuel efficiency gains of up to 25 percent with the model.

October 18, 2012

Equipment

Caterpillar details its Tier 4 technology strategy moving forward

Meeting Tier 4 engine emissions regulations is a marathon, not a sprint, says Tana Utley, Caterpillar’s chief technology officer.

October 17, 2012

Technology

Caterpillar unveils the 336EH, its first hybrid excavator

Caterpillar unveiled its very first hybrid excavator, the Cat 336EH. The machine is an all-hydraulic hybrid capable of up to 25 percent greater fuel efficiency than the standard 336E and up to 50 percent greater fuel efficiency over the Cat 336D.

October 16, 2012

Construction Equipment

First look at Caterpillar’s new Visitors Center and museum

Caterpillar gave construction press editors a sneak peek of its Visitors Center last night, in what they said was the "first private tour" of the center that opens to the public this Saturday.

October 16, 2012

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar updates 993K wheel loader with Tier 4 Final engine, cab improvements

Caterpillar announced updates today to its 993K wheel loader headlined by the availability of either a Tier 4 Final or Tier 2 Equivalent Cat C32 engine.

October 15, 2012

Construction Equipment

Cat next week: we’ll be there

Expect lots of great info will coming out of Peoria next week, with Caterpillar scheduling a jam-packed press event. Highlights include a sneak peek at Cat’s new downtown visitor center (stay posted for videos and tweets from the event from @EWeditor), an update on Cat’s Tier 4 engine strategy and the North American debut of […]

October 9, 2012

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Caterpillar booth, MINExpo ’12

A bit of Disney at the Cat MINExpo booth — how to show off a machine when a hydraulic shovel is too big to put on the show floor! [youtube uOKBJ9vIVhA nolink]

September 26, 2012

Technology

Cat: “We want to be known as a mining truck company”

“We have a clear cut strategy for mining trucks,” says Ed McCord, large mining trucks product segment manager, Caterpillar. “We now want to establish ourselves as a trucking technology pioneer, where historically that’s not been the case. We’re number one in mechanical drive trucks today, but we’re determined to be number one in electric drive […]

September 24, 2012

Technology

Cat: “We want to be known as a mining truck company”

_____________________________________________________________________________ “We have a clear cut strategy for mining trucks,” says Ed McCord, large mining trucks product segment manager, Caterpillar. “We now want to establish ourselves as a trucking technology pioneer, where historically that’s not been the case. We’re number one in mechanical drive trucks today, but we’re determined to be number one in electric […]

September 23, 2012

Construction Equipment

Cat at MINExpo: How to determine the best hauling system

“We have the opportunity to work with our customers to work with the on maximizing production,”says Larry Tate, hauling products segment manager, Caterpillar during a pre-MINExpo event. With a job requiring a half million cubic yards, for instance, if you “can save just a few cents per yard, it adds up to big profits,” says […]

September 22, 2012

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Former Cat chairman, CEO enters National Mining Hall of Fame at MINExpo

Former Caterpillar chairman and CEO Glen Barton will be inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame during its 25th Silver Anniversary Induction banquet and ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 22. Barton, who worked as chairman and CEO at Caterpillar from 199 to 2004, is one of four people selected this year to become […]

September 21, 2012

Equipment

Where does MaxxForce transition leave Cat truck?

Navistar‘s new approach to meeting 2010 EPA emissions standards, which partly involves Cummins engines and after-treatment, raises that very question about Caterpillar’s CT vocational trucks and its partnership with Navistar. The CT series, unveiled in 2010, comes with available engine options of CT11, CT13 and CT15, all three of which are Navistar MaxxForce engines that […]

September 18, 2012