Cat Reman, Vestas Wind Systems Reach Agreement to Remanufacture Wind Turbine Components
Caterpillar Inc. and Vestas Wind Systems have reached a 10-year, global agreement to remanufacture wind turbine components. Vestas, of Aarhus, Denmark, is a leading wind turbine manufacturer with an installed base of 44,500 turbines....
Leica Donates Machine Control System to Northwest Iowa Community College
Leica Geosystems recently entered into a multifaceted partnership with Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa, in which the company donated a PowerGrade 3D machine control system for use in the NCC Heavy Equipment program....
Honda Engines TACS Training System Earns Dealers Choice Award
Honda Engines’ Training and Certification System received a 2011 Dealers Choice Award from Power Equipment Trade magazine at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., last month. The TACS system was designated as the winner within the business services category, and was selected by Power Equipment Trade dealer readers and other qualified dealers via an online and in-person ballot system....
Husqvarna Names Steve Chamberlin President
Husqvarna Construction Products recently named Steve Chamberlin its new president. He will be responsible for leading the sales/marketing, product management, customer service/technical support, finance and human resource teams in North America....
Caterpillar to Add Parts Distribution Center in California
Caterpillar Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., this week announced plans to add a new parts distribution center in California. The site is located in the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center at the junction of Interstate 5 and Highway 99 in Central California. With excellent accessibility to major airports and highways, this location will ensure rapid delivery of Cat service parts to dealers and customers, the company said....
AEM Inducts Elton Long, Loader/Backhoe Creator, to Hall of Fame
Elton Long, best remembered for designing and manufacturing the first tractor loader/backhoe integrated from the factory and warranted by a single OEM, was inducted this month into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ Construction Equipment Hall of Fame....
Vermeer Corp. Makes Equity Investment in McLaughlin Group
Vermeer Corp., along with Jeff Wage — a veteran professional of the underground construction industry — last week announced it has made a minority equity investment in McLaughlin Group Inc., a maker of low-maintenance trenchless construction equipment....
Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power Introduces Vanguard Power Code
Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power last week introduced Power Code quick response code to its Vanguard single-cylinder and V-twin engines. A Vanguard Power Code is a square barcode located on the engine that, after being scanned with a smart phone’s barcode reader, directs the user to an array of important information for that specific engine model. Most notably, the Vanguard Power Code will provide the equipment operator with troubleshooting information specially suited for in-field support....
AEM Elects 2012 Officers
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers last week announced new officers for 2012....
Cummins Names Vice President, Chief Manufacturing Officer
Cummins Inc. named Jim Lyons vice president – chief manufacturing officer. He will work on improving the company’s worldwide manufacturing performance with an emphasis on successful delivery, schedule stability and attainment, and waste reduction....
Case Honors Hubbard Construction, Donates $1,000 to March of Dimes
Case Construction Equipment last week announced Hubbard Construction as the most recent monthly winner of the Case Community Challenge. This program recognizes construction contractors who support their local communities with significant community service projects....
OHS Magazine Names LiftPod Fall Protection Product of the Year
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company and leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced that the LiftPod FS60 was named a 2011 new product of the year by Occupational Health & Safety magazine....
Caterpillar Completes Acquisition of Alternative Engine Supplier MWM
Caterpillar announced this week it has finalized the purchase of MWM Holding GmbH from 3i and funds managed by 3i for €580 million (about $800 million). MWM is a global supplier of sustainable, natural gas and alternative-fuel engines....
New Holland Construction Announces 2011 Extreme Dream Contest Winner
New Holland Construction and Turf magazine named Brandon Vaughan, Toms Creek Nursery and Landscaping, Denton, N.C., as the winner of the “2011 Extreme Dream contest.” The grand prize — a New Holland L218 skid-steer loader worth more than U.S. $35,000 — was last week presented to Vaughan during an award ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the 2011 GIE+EXPO....
Topcon Names Painter Global Senior Manager of 3D Road Construction
Topcon Positioning Systems named Bill Painter as global senior manager of 3D road construction....
Move Over DiCaprio: Volvo CE Wins Cannes Film Festival Award in Corporate Films
It may not have been directed by Martin Scorcese or starring Leonardo DiCaprio, but Volvo Construction Equipment’s new history film, “The Master Builder”, impressed judges at the Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards. The film won a silver dolphin in the Corporate Film category at Cannes. Volvo was competing against 410 entries from 27 countries....
Topcon Hires National Sales Manager for Scanning Products
Topcon Positioning Systems has hired Brad Burgess as national sales manager for scanning products in the Topcon Emerging Business Unit....
Caterpillar Hails Passage of Export-Boosting Free Trade Agreements
Caterpillar Inc. last week praised members of Congress and President Obama for the bipartisan support that produced three new Free Trade Agreements for the United States. Caterpillar chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman was among a select group who attended a ceremony at the White House, where President Obama signed into law FTAs with Colombia, Panama and South Korea....
Sany America to Add R&D Center
Sany Heavy Industry, based in China, is planning to build a research and development center at its North America facility in Peachtree City, Ga., the Atlanta Journal is reporting. The company will invest $25 million in the expansion and plans to hire 300 mechanical and hydraulic engineers within the next three to five years....
Schiller Grounds Care to Debut New Equipment at 2011 GIE+EXPO
Schiller Grounds Care, manufacturer of BOB-CAT, Classen, Little Wonder, Mantis, Ryan and Steiner brand gardening, landscaping, and grounds care equipment, will debut several new products at this week’s GIE+EXPO, including the new 2011 Little Wonder Optimax blower line, a new BRC-24 hydro brush cutter by Little Wonder, and Classen’s new spring tine turf rake....
Wacker Neuson Announces 2012 World of Concrete Trowel Challenge
Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Wacker Neuson will again host its annual trowel challenge competition at World of Concrete, Jan. 24-27, 2012 in Las Vegas. The company’s booth will be a show destination for concrete finishers and spectators wishing to participate in the fourth annual Wacker Neuson Trowel Challenge competition. The grand prize, awarded to the fastest finisher, is a customized Wacker Neuson CRT 48-35VX ride-on trowel and a trip for two to the Caribbean....
Doosan Portable Power Offers Pink Machines to Support Breast Cancer Cure
Doosan Portable Power has joined the mission to find a cure for breast cancer by making three pink products available to its North American dealers. A newly branded P185 air compressor, G25 mobile generator and LightSource Compact light tower have been painted pink to raise breast cancer awareness within the industry and support the Charlotte Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the United State’s leading breast cancer awareness and research organization....
Caterpillar Announces Officer Appointments, Retirement
Caterpillar Inc. last week announced that Chris Schena will retire following more than 39 years of service to the company. Schena has been a Caterpillar vice president since 2002 and is currently vice president with responsibility for Europe and South America Operations....
JLG Names New Global Vice President of Marketing
JLG Industries, an Oshkosh Corp. company and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, this week announced Brad Nelson has joined the executive team as global vice president of marketing....
Sandvik Completes Acquisition of Chinese Crushing and Screening Equipment Maker
Sandviken, Sweden-based Sandvik completed its acquisition of 80 percent of the equity interest in Shanghai Jianshe Luqiao Machinery Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer of crushing and screening equipment with the established trademark SHANBAO....
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