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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
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Volvo L350H loader; Bobcat R-Series E32 & E35 compact excavators; Case ‘Minotaur’ compact dozer loader; Hyundai HR26T-9 roller; First 3D-printed excavator
Volvo CE debuts new flagship wheel loader: L350H boasts new design, fuel savings Expected to be available early next year, Volvo debuted the all-new flagship of its wheel loader range, the L350H. It features a 10-percent improvement in fuel efficiency and a host of other productivity improvements, as well as a new design. So what does it […]
March 21, 2017
Construction Equipment
Cab of the first 3D-printed excavator a success at Oak Ridge National Lab
A project that might inform the transformation of heavy equipment manufacturing has borne its first fruits with the first successful 3D printing of an excavator cab. With the appearance of an alien spacecraft, the cab was designed by a student engineering team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The design is based on the Voronoi […]
October 4, 2016
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