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Caterpillar launches 16M3 motor grader with improved transmission, auto...
Caterpillar has introduced the latest model of its motor grader designed for small-to-medium-sized mining operations with improvements in just about every area of operation that count. Built for...
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Caterpillar intros PL72, PL83, PL87 pipelayers with more lifting power,...
Caterpillar has updated its pipelayer lineup with three new machines that boast increased lift capacity, better visibility, better performance on slopes and cab updates. The new PL72 is powered by a...
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Caterpillar to cut 230 workers in East Peoria; may move Joliet parts...
A Cat CT681 in a dump configuration. The first workforce cuts of Caterpillar’s recently announced, extensive cost-cutting plan will come at the company’s East Peoria, Illinois plant. According to a...
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Caterpillar to shutter global mining HQ, move jobs to South Milwaukee
Just weeks after Caterpillar announced a massive cost reduction plan and the departure of its top mining executive, the equipment manufacturer has decided to close down its global mining equipment...
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How Caterpillar is developing virtual and augmented reality to design and...
Cat’s Galen Faidley demonstrates the company’s virtual reality setup for designing equipment. We are in the midst of a transition between ages. Data is everywhere. Computers will soon be in nearly...
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Caterpillar extends fuel payback guarantee program; says 15% of enrollees are...
Caterpillar announced today it will extend its “Cat pays you back” fuel consumption guarantee program to include more than 130 machines purchased through June 30, 2016. “To date, approximately 70...
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Caterpillar’s online fleet management quiz is quick way to get acquainted...
Much of Caterpillar’s focus as of late, beyond its corporate focus of drastically reducing costs, has been on technology. Specifically, outfitting machines with more technology and sensors so that Cat...
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China-made Caterpillar 307E2 compact excavator debuts in U.S., fills gap in...
The new Cat 307E2 7.2-metric-ton compact excavator is positioned to fill the gap between the company’s 5.5-metric-ton 305.5E2 and 8-metric-ton 308E2 machine, says Sherrie Williams, product application...
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Caterpillar intros 320F L excavators with more efficient hydraulics, fuel use
The Cat 320F excavator is designed as a “simple, reliable, durable under 50,000-pound machine for contractors looking for a general construction machine,” says Brian Stellbrink, Caterpillar excavator...
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Caterpillar intros 4 new F Series excavators to round out versatile machine...
Caterpillar today introduced four new F Series machines, completing its family of 11- to 90-ton tracked excavators. The new machines include the 313F (which will complement the 313F GC introduced last...
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Caterpillar unveils the S60: the first phone with a built-in FLIR thermal...
When Caterpillar launched its first Android smartphone, the B15, back in 2013, it was unclear just what the company expected out of a product so foreign to its traditional yellow iron segments. Was it...
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Who wants a skip loader? Why Caterpillar brought it back with the 415F2 IL
Though Caterpillar quietly displayed its new skip loader to the public at World of Concrete in February and provided us with the details on the machine a few weeks later, the company used a press...
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Caterpillar’s new 304.5E2 XTC is half excavator, half skid steer
Bringing a whole new meaning to the term “hybrid machine,” Caterpillar has introduced the 304.5E2 XTC, an excavator with skid steer capabilities. This 4-ton Xtra Tool Carrier model excavator was...
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Caterpillar intros 815K soil compactor with improved cab and controls
During a press event last week at the company’s headquarters in Peoria, Illinois, Caterpillar unveiled a new soil compactor with an improved cab and increased productivity. Powered by a Cat C7.1 ACERT...
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Caterpillar intros 84-inch drum CB68B tandem vibratory asphalt roller
Caterpillar has launched a new 84-inch drum tandem vibratory asphalt roller, the CB68B, which features a new operator station and multiple vibratory systems. The machine was on display at the 2016...
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Caterpillar launches AP500/555F, AP300/355F pavers with new screed heating...
AP555F 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...
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Caterpillar’s new 308E2 excavator with variable angle boom lets you work...
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...
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Upgrades to Cat’s C9.3B engine bring greater power density, packaging...
At Bauma last week, Caterpillar took the wraps off a retooled big engine, the C9.3B that delivers 335 to 455 horsepower and a whopping 1,535 foot pounds of torque. The new output stats are an...
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Caterpillar profit falls 71% in 1Q as energy demand, competitive pressure in...
Though things aren’t looking any brighter for Caterpillar on the financial front, chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman says he is pleased with the effects of an ongoing cost reduction plan. The company...
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Caterpillar brings back the 918 compact loader in M Series expansion; intros...
Acknowledging it as a “gray area” machine, Caterpillar is reintroducing the 918 wheel loader, absent from its compact wheel loader lineup since the early 90s, to the market. “We’re providing a smaller...
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