VERNON HILLS, Ill. - Komatsu America International's working gear group has expanded to eight the number of partnerships it has with manufacturers to supply attachments for Komatsu machines.

Those companies, which supply everything from excavator buckets and quick couplers to long-reach booms and compactor wheels, are Allied System in Sherwood, Ore.; Esco in Danville, Ill.; JRB in Akron, Ohio; Lincoln Industrial in St. Louis; Pierce-Pacific in Tualatin, Ore.; PSM in Woodinville, Wash.; Tramac in Parsippany, N.J.; and Young in Seattle.

"The overall focus of both the one-stop shop and the partnerships with attachment suppliers adds value and provides turnkey solutions to our customers," said Mike Murphy, manager of the working gear group.