Caterpillar marks 130 years in Wisconsin home

The year – 1893. Only 44 of today’s 50 states formed the union, and Grover Cleveland was elected the country’s 24thpresident. College basketball was in its infancy, holding its first official game. And the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to improve and expand its production facilities. Full story.

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Productivity, efficiency, durability core to new Cat D10 dozer

Infused with industry-leading technology, the durable Cat D10 Dozer burns less fuel, increases productivity and improves uptime. Featuring a stator clutch torque converter and load-sensing hydraulics, the new design is up to 6% more efficient than the Cat D10T2. Its combination of improved technology, longer component life, extended oil changes and increased serviceability reduces maintenance and repair costs up to…

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Efficiency, powerful design behind new Cat R2900 XE loader

A high-efficiency electric drive system helps to reduce fuel consumption, lower greenhouse gas emissions and total cost of ownership in the first diesel electric underground load-haul-dump (LHD) loader from Caterpillar, the new Cat R2900 XE LHD. The machine, which meets the underground mining industry’s needs for bigger payloads, faster loading and reduced emissions, is built on the platform of Caterpillar’s…

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Elphinstone introduces WR810 front cab

Equipment producer Elphinstone recently released its new WR810 front-mounted cab at the 2023 Underground Operator’s Conference in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – a low-profile option to increase versatility for its existing range. All WR810 models can now be optioned with either a centre-mounted, 3-metre-high cabin or a low-profile, front-mounted 2.4-m-high cabin, unveiled for the first time in March at the event.…

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Caterpillar unveils new engine platform

OEM Caterpillar selected the stage of ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 to introduce its new 13-liter engine platform, the high-performance Cat C13D, for off-highway applications. The diesel engine platform was designed to achieve best-in-class power density, torque and fuel efficiency for optimizing the performance of heavy-duty applications. Engineered to Caterpillar’s standards for reliability and productivity, the inline, six-cylinder Cat C13D engine platform will…

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Sandvik chooses 10,000 Cat engines to power its drilling machines

Throughout the world, Cat engines reliably power thousands of unique applications for many of the leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). From 0.5 to 32 liter, Cat engines take on the many challenges thrown at them, which is why they are designed to power the biggest, toughest machines in harsh environments.  It’s that exceptional performance and reliability that has led Sandvik…

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Cat app for troubleshooting and repair

The new Cat SIS2GO app puts maintenance, troubleshooting and repair information at the fingertips of Caterpillar equipment owners. With SIS2GO, Caterpillar is offering customers the opportunity to access the latest Caterpillar operation and maintenance, service and parts manual information for their equipment. Two levels of access are available from SIS2GO. Operation and maintenance manuals (OMM), parts manuals, and the ability…

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Hauhinco evolves into HBT

Nearly a year to the day after it was first announced Hauhinco would acquire the longwall mining equipment division of Caterpillar, the company has emerged with a new name with roots into its 100-plus-year history. The company will now be known as Hauhinco Bergbautechnik, or HBT, and it has a number of high-level action items it wants to collectively achieve…

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