Tag: Deere Fixstern

Construction Equipment

Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2017

2017’s Top Newsmaker: Deere buys Wirtgen After identifying Wirtgen as an attractive strategic fit several years ago, John Deere pulled the trigger in a surprise move this June, buying German equipment manufacturer Wirtgen Group. The all-cash $5.2 billion deal gave Deere access to Wirtgen’s deep roots in roadbuilding and quarry equipment markets. The deal also […]

December 29, 2017

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils Fixstern: A lightweight vision for the backhoe of the future

Off to one side at Deere’s ConExpo booth, attendees were asked to don a set of virtual reality goggles to get a glimpse of Deere’s vision of what a backhoe might look like in 10 or more years. Dubbed “Fixstern”—which is German for “fixed star”—the project behind the VR experience is the creation of Deere […]

April 19, 2017