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New Cat 657 Wheel Tractor Scraper

Cat Wheel Tractor-Scraper Featuring the field-proven twin-power design to boost cycle times the new Cat 657 Wheel Tractor-Scraper (WTS) elevates productivity and operating efficiency to deliver low-cost earthmoving. A 7% increase in fuel efficiency over the 657G WTS means more material moved per unit of fuel burned and improved onboard payload estimating accuracy helps optimize productivity. The largest open bowl scraper in the Caterpillar line wi...

Updated Cat 777 E Truck

Offering the highest in-class payload of . tonnes the 2021 Cat® 777E Truck features improvements in power torque and transmission control to deliver best-in-class productivity. Updates also include configurable Eco Mode operation to reduce fuel consumption and drive down cost-per-tonne of material moved. The updated Cat C32 engine delivers increased horsepower and a 7% improvement in torque to increase hauling performance. Optimized fuel mapping o...

Caterpillar Introduces New Standby Power Solutions

Cat® DE GC diesel generator set for Hz stationary standby applications Expanded Range of Cat® GC Diesel Generator Sets Now Available Worldwide for 50 Hz and 60 Hz Applications Caterpillar Inc. today announced the launch of 31 new models of Cat® GC diesel generator sets the company’s new range of value-engineered standby power solutions specifically targeted for the global electrical contractor market. Now available for 50 Hz and 60 Hz applications...

Tools To Demolish

Enhanced demolition work tools are boosting contractor productivity while more efficient on-site practices such as recycling save time and money. While the popular view of demolition mainly revolves around the use of heavy wrecking balls or explosives most work on a site – whether a full demolition job or demolition work as part of a larger site plan – is typically done with excavators and a range of work tools though smaller machines such as skid...

2021 Cat 7495 Mining Shovels Feature Upgrades To Drive Efficiencies And Lower Cost Per Ton

Drawing from more than a century of rope shovel innovation the 2021 Cat® 7495 and 7495 HF Electric Rope Shovels (ERS) combine multiple standard feature upgrades that increase operating efficiency up to 10% to improve machine productivity. Component enhancements increased frame durability and improved serviceability help reduce cost per ton of material moved by as much as 15%. “Consistently our customers tell us machine availability and productivit...