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Worldwide equipment sales forecast up 7% for 2017; North America to grow by 6%
Off-Highway Research is forecasting construction equipment sales worldwide will grow 7 percent in 2017. The firm expects total machine unit sales will reach 695,142 this year, compared to 650,133 in...
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AEMP names 2017’s top equipment technicians
Lee Manzanares, RMCI General Contractors, 2017 AEMP Private Fleet Technician of the Year, with his wife Sherri and son Brandon. The Association of Equipment Management Professionals named its top...
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Operating a D8T 1,700 miles away with Cat’s Remote Operator system at ConExpo...
ConExpo attendees will be able to sit in a simulator-type set up in Caterpillar’s Gold Lot booth and remotely operate a D8T located at the company’s Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center in...
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VIDEO: World’s first 3D-printed excavator gets to work in ConExpo unveiling
Project AME, the world’s first 3D-printed excavator and the first large-scale use of steel in 3D printing, was unveiled Tuesday morning at ConExpo 2017. Photos and video: Wayne Grayson Though hundreds...
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Firestone intros VersaBuilt tire for loaders, graders in wide range of...
Firestone has introduced a new tire at ConExpo, the VersaBuilt radial, for optimum traction in loaders, graders and earthmovers in everything from muddy to rocky conditions. The tires have a steal...
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Mack Body Builder Portal consolidates resources to one online location
Mack Trucks has consolidated all of its body builder resources to one online location with its Mack Body Builder Portal launched at the ConExpo show in Las Vegas. The new site is a supplement to the...
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Hyundai intros HR26T-9 tandem-drum roller, brings 4 single-drum models to T4F...
Hyundai HR26T-9 Hyundai on Tuesday unveiled a new tandem-drum compaction roller and introduced four single-drum models updated with new engines at ConExpo 2017 in Las Vegas. The new model is the...
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Cat CEO: “We were surprised” by federal raid
Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby (right) addresses the media during a ConExpo 2017 press conference. Photo credit: Wayne Grayson Caterpillar’s Jim Umpleby has had what is likely the busiest week of his...
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Case unveils half dozer, half CTL concept DL450 as “Compact Dozer Loader”...
Case CE unveiled its DL450 concept machine at ConExpo 2017. The company says the machine represents a new category: half compact track loader, half dozer to make a Compact Dozer Loader. Photos and...
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bauma trade show network to expand into South America
Attendees walk near the Liebherr booth at bauma 2016. During a press conference at the ConExpo-Con/Agg trade show in Las Vegas this week, Messee München, owner and operator of bauma—the world’s...
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Kohler intros KD Series industrial generators, mobile paralleling box
Kohler’s KD Series generators are sized for industrial applications. The big news from Kohler Engines at ConExpo this year is actually back in Wisconsin. The company announced that its new, 23-acre...
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Power Curbers & Power Pavers introduce 2 concrete slipform machines at ConExpo
Power Paver 2404 Power Curbers & Power Pavers introduced two new concrete slipform machines during the ConExpo 2017 in Las Vegas. The Power Paver 2400 Series slipform pavers, including the SF-2404...
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Bobcat unveils R-Series E32 and E35 compact excavators
The new R-Series E35 At ConExpo in Las Vegas, Bobcat has unveiled its R-Series compact excavators, a 13-model lineup that will be launched in two phases during 2017. The first phase, introduced at...
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Volvo CE debuts new flagship wheel loader: L350H boasts new design, fuel savings
The L350H. Photos: Wayne Grayson 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...
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Terex CEO lays out streamlined company’s new strategy
Terex President and CEO John Garrison explains how the company has pared its business portfolio to focus on three markets: work platforms, cranes, and materials processing. After years of acquisitions...
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Sany enters compaction market with introduction of SSR120C-8 roller
Sany launched its SSR120C-8 roller compactor for the North American market at the 2017 ConExpo show in Las Vegas. “This is Sany America’s first model in the compaction market and further proves SANY’s...
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Gomaco introduces GP4 slipform paver that can pave up to 40 feet wide
The GP4 features full-steer tracks and slew drives on the pivot arms to help make the paver easy to transport. Gomaco launched the GP4, a slipform paver capable of paving up to 40 feet wide, at ConExpo...
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John Deere dealers to offer Kespry’s automated construction drone service in...
Against the backdrop of ConExpo 2017, a show which highlighted drone technology with a drone aviary in its Tech Experience area, John Deere and Kespry announced an exclusive global strategic alliance...
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JCB launches Teleskid at ConExpo: SSL/Telehandler hybrid’s benefits extend...
Photo credit: JCB One machine generating a significant amount of buzz on the ConExpo 2017 show floor is JCB’s Teleskid, after the company did a series of teaser videos before the show. The half...
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Astec launches Silobot, a robotic asphalt silo inspection and mapping service...
Astec has introduced a new asphalt silo inspection tool designed to minimize danger to personnel inspecting the silo, provide precise thickness mapping, and cut back silo downtime to a fraction of what...
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