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international
construction
withour customers anddealerships.
For a third year in a row we have
made major inroads in terms of
our market leadership worldwide,
including being number one for
excavators inChina.
Mr Fellin added, “Inmy 30 years
with the company I have never
seen such a confluence of products
coming together at the same time.
With Tier 4, they all have major
changes.These are thebest products
we have ever had in terms of their
productivity.”
He explained that a key part
of improving performance and
efficiency was the Cat Connect
system, which provides fleet owners
with a range of information – from
location, machine health, fuel
consumption, to productivity, cycle
& payload information and other
job parameters. This is delivered
over the Internet using Cat’s
VisionLinkweb interface.
ADT series
Caterpillar’s ADT series, which
includes the Cat 735, 740C EJ,
and 745C articulated trucks, has a
wealthof updated features aswell as
newTier 4 Final/Stage IV engines.
They have new transmissions
EQUIPMENT
Caterpillar
Caterpillar’s
new series
Fuel efficiency
is a key feature
for a raft of new
machines.
Neill
Barston
reports.
C
aterpillar has launched
a broad range of Tier 4
Final/Stage IV-compliant
construction machines including
new articulated dump trucks
(ADTs), loaders, excavators and
dozers.
Additions at the lighter end of the
range include compact excavators,
compact wheeled loaders and
backhoe loaders.
Paolo
Fellin,
Caterpillar’s
vice president of global sales &
marketing, for the construction
and infrastructure industries, said
the company’s latest machines
had been developed in response
to a requirement to improve
productivity and fuel efficiency.
He said, “I think the whole
product line will have a major
impact on how we are working
Paolo Fellin,
Caterpillar’s
vice president of
marketing& sales
for construction
and infrastructure.
Among the company’s new
excavators is the 336F XE
hybrid.
