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CAT Announces New, Next-gen Compact Wheel Loaders

Caterpillar - Cat

The redesigned wheel loader includes the Cat C2.8 engine, an upgraded drive and powertrain for faster roading speeds and drive train performance.

Caterpillar

Startups Driving Construction Equipment Automation

Sodex, Built Robotics and Unicontrol are among a growing number of insurgencies angling for a share of the growing market for excavator automation and guidance.

Unicontrol Chief Commercial Officer Ehsanullah Ekhlas said the company is offering a software-centric approach that makes using excavators, wheel loaders and backhoes more intuitive.

Driving Earthmoving Efficiency

We’ll look at the technology that helps ease the skills shortage, delivers uptime and productivity and those that support job site safety.

Sponsors: John Deere

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5 Tips to Improved Hydraulic Hammer Operation

Notoriously self-destructive hydraulic hammers require finessing manufacturers’ operating instructions to fit ever-changing demolition working conditions where the difference between a job well done and misuse can be a matter of inches.

Get good at finding cracks near the edges of things to set the breaker point on. If the target doesn’t break, reposition at another spot closer to the edge.

Doosan -7 Series Mini-excavators Now Available

DEVELON North America

After a preview in late 2021, the mini-excavators are now at dealerships across North America. Designed to be more rugged and comfortable to use, Doosan's telematics platform comes standard in -7 Series models.

Doosan

Topcon Adds 3D Machine Control Compatibility to Cat Excavators

Topcon Positioning Systems

Topcon Positioning Group announces a new option for Caterpillar Next Gen excavator users to leverage Topcon 3D machine control functionality together with Cat Assist features.

Topcon

Automation Technology Now Pushing the Productivity Curve of Mighty Compact Machines

New sensors and processing power on skid steer and mini excavator attachments enables adaptive creep-speed cruise control, switches loader joysticks to control dozer and grader blades and backhoes to replicate large-machine automation

Sensors and processing power mounted on the Cat GB124 Smart Grader allow the attachment to interface with the loader and switch the loader joysticks to control the moldboard, with automation features like those found on full-sized graders.

Can a Fully Electric Construction Jobsite Become a Reality?

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Electrification is headed to a jobsite near you, and is expected to become a larger part of construction’s future. But to what degree might it be implemented in the U.S.? Here's a look at some of the potential barriers and broader implementation.

Fully Electric Construction Jobsite Report

Close the Loader Operator Skill Gap with Payload Technology

Caterpillar - Cat

Where accuracy and speed are the keys to profitability – like in load-and-haul operations – onboard payload systems help operators get the right load onboard the first time and every time

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LBX Announces Flagship Model in its New X4S Series Excavator Lineup

Link-Belt Excavators

New model delivers a maximum digging depth of 22 ft. 10 in. and a bucket digging force of 39,340 lbf.

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Takeuchi Introduces New TB2150R Excavator

The TB2150R has an operating weight of 34,215 lbs. (rubber track), a maximum bucket breakout force of 22,256 lbs. and a maximum arm digging force of 13,490 lbs.

Tb2150 R Cutout

Liebherr Group Sees Significant Earnings Boost in 2021 Despite Supply Chain Challenges

Liebherr USA, Co.

Despite supply chain bottlenecks, Liebherr recorded a significant increase in sales revenues in 2021 compared to the previous year.

The R 976-E is one of two electric crawler excavators for mining and quarrying applications presented by the Liebherr earthmoving product segment.

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