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Track Wear Sensor from Caterpillar

|Date: November 29, 2024

Track Wear Sensor from Caterpillar

The new Track Wear Sensor (TWS) from Caterpillar remotely monitors undercarriage wear to better predict w ...

The new Track Wear Sensor (TWS) from Caterpillar remotely monitors undercarriage wear to better predict wear out, plan maintenance and increase machine uptime. Monitored within the Cat Wear Managemen ...

November 29, 2024
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Finning UK & Ireland’s NEW Cat D6 dozer

|Date: November 01, 2024

Finning UK & Ireland’s NEW Cat D6 dozer

Paul Reddish, workshop customer service controller at Finning UK & Ireland, reveals how its engineers ...

Paul Reddish, workshop customer service controller at Finning UK & Ireland, reveals how its engineers breathed new life into a beloved Cat D6 dozer owned by Smiths Construction. With cost and sust ...

November 01, 2024
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Caterpillar has introduced eight ‘next generation’ models

|Date: October 31, 2024

Caterpillar has introduced eight ‘next generation’ models

Caterpillar has introduced eight ‘next generation’ Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Track Loader (CTL) ...

Caterpillar has introduced eight ‘next generation’ Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Track Loader (CTL) models. The four SSLs – the 250, 260, 270, and 270 XE – mark the introduction of the next gene ...

October 31, 2024
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Viridor’s fleet of Cat eMH24 electric-drive material handlers

|Date: September 26, 2024

Viridor’s fleet of Cat eMH24 electric-drive material handlers

Waste management company, Viridor, has put its money where its mouth is by deploying the first fleet of C ...

Waste management company, Viridor, has put its money where its mouth is by deploying the first fleet of Cat eMH24 electric-drive material handlers at its Bargeddie and Polmadie plants in Scotland. The ...

September 26, 2024
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Caterpillar’s online web platform – VisionLink Productivity

|Date: September 18, 2024

Caterpillar’s online web platform – VisionLink Productivity

Caterpillar’s online web platform, VisionLink Productivity, has been enhanced with the introduction of th ...

Caterpillar’s online web platform, VisionLink Productivity, has been enhanced with the introduction of three new features – Cat Grade and Compact, Operator Coaching, and E-Ticketing. This unified plat ...

September 18, 2024
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Finning UK & Ireland supports fuel economy

|Date: August 19, 2024

Finning UK & Ireland supports fuel economy

In what it claims is an unprecedented new initiative Finning UK & Ireland is supporting the fuel econ ...

In what it claims is an unprecedented new initiative Finning UK & Ireland is supporting the fuel economy on the latest models of Cat machines. The fuel promise is available to customers who take o ...

August 19, 2024
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Tackling dynamic and efficient grading with Cat

|Date: August 15, 2024

Tackling dynamic and efficient grading with Cat

Contractors can now tackle dynamic and efficient grading and compaction work using excavators if they are ...

Contractors can now tackle dynamic and efficient grading and compaction work using excavators if they are fitted with Cat grading beams for Cat tiltrotators. With 360˚ bidirectional and 40˚ left-and-r ...

August 15, 2024
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Wheel of fortune

|Date: March 04, 2024

Wheel of fortune

Dorset-based hire business calls upon Cat machines to help progress an unusual power project. As part of ...

Dorset-based hire business calls upon Cat machines to help progress an unusual power project. As part of a plan to install what is thought to be Europe’s largest electric producing waterwheel at its D ...

March 04, 2024
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Proportional response

|Date: February 26, 2024

Proportional response

EOHC – what is it and why is it important? CPN finds out more from pioneers Xwatch Safety Solutions. From ...

EOHC – what is it and why is it important? CPN finds out more from pioneers Xwatch Safety Solutions. From the dusty cabs of traditional excavators, where operators juggled mechanical levers, to the co ...

February 26, 2024
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Tech upgrade boosts economy

|Date: February 21, 2024

Tech upgrade boosts economy

In response to demand for more user-friendly telematics technology on construction machinery, Finning has ...

In response to demand for more user-friendly telematics technology on construction machinery, Finning has upgraded Cat customers to a new software solution that delivers insights into fuel use and ope ...

February 21, 2024
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