Built to deliver an improved customer experience, the new 4-tonne, Cat® 304, and 5-tonne, Cat 305 CR, Next Generation Mini Hydraulic Excavators deliver more power to the pumps, higher bucket breakout forces and deeper standard digging depths to increase performance by up to 20% over their E2 series counterparts.
In November 2021, The Absolut Company (Absolut) accepted the delivery of a Flow Drive Konecranes reach stacker for their operations in the south of Sweden. This particular machine is a milestone in Konecranes history, as it is the ten thousandth lift truck to roll off the production line.
Mikschl Autokrane GmbH based in Aichach has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane. The Bavarian contractor is expanding its crane fleet with the 120 tonne machine. The extremely compact design of the 4-axle crane and its high lifting capacities were major factors behind the decision to buy the new crane.
Located at an altitude of 2300 m at the heart of the French Alps, Val Thorens is the highest ski and winter sports resort in Europe. At this altitude, the temperatures are below zero for at least six months of the year. The thermometer can go down to -39°C. It also snows very often and to great depth (on average 6 to 8 m per year), and the wind can blow very hard (sometimes at more than 100 km/h).
Blackwood Plant Hire, based in Kilmarnock, specialise in the hire of operated and self-drive excavators throughout Central Scotland and the UK. The company is headed up by managing director Paul McCormack and boasts a modern fleet of 300 excavators, including JCB, Komatsu, Kobelco & Hitachi crawler, and wheeled excavators - plus a range of other plant equipment including dump trucks, dumpers, and rollers.
Caterpillar now offers Cat® Grade technologies as an aftermarket option to owners of Cat next generation mini hydraulic excavators in the 6- to 10-ton class range. Available through Cat and Sitech dealers, owners can equip the excavators with Cat Grade with Advanced 2D or Cat Grade with 3D. The field kit’s modular components facilitate quick installation, while the technology seamlessly integrates into the Cat next generation excavator electronics infrastructure.
Berco, a global leader in the supply of undercarriage components to major heavy machinery manufacturers and the Aftermarket, today announces the launch of its new e-commerce platform. Aimed at customers operating in the global Aftermarket, the website hosts the product offers of Berco USA for the American markets and Berco SpA for customers in Europe and Asia.
The goal is to provide the critical systems markets – such as industrial automation, medical, smart energy, railway, commercial and autonomous vehicles or construction machinery – with Arm and x86 based turnkey solution platforms that are specifically tailored to address functional safety and cybersecurity requirements.
KP Acoustics Group exhibits at leading construction show. Acoustics consultancy and environmental monitoring expert, KP Acoustics Group, has unveiled its pioneering noise and vibration monitoring device at London Build 2021, the UK’s leading construction show.
AUSA has completed the global launch of its AUSAnow fleet manager, an online fleet control solution. With this new digital service, AUSA is offering all of its customers a product to improve their efficiency and profitability by using their mobile phones or computers.