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Engines
Reduce Carbon Emissions Utilizing Familiar IC Engine Technology
Cummins will offer fuel agnostic internal combustion engines based on common platforms to reduce upfront cost and OEM design requirements.
Electrification
Compact Battery Electric Machines Gain Ground in Construction
While not yet mainstream, battery-electric compact machines prove they are here to stay in the construction industry.
Trends
Compact Track Loaders Get Supersized
Contractors continue to demand more performance as traditionally small machines push definition of 'compact' with engines as powerful as small dozers' and operating weights up to 16,000 lb.
Equipment Launches
Doosan Pushes Into Dozer Market
Doosan has demonstrated 122-hp DD100 prototype dozer which plans to bring to market in 2022.
Automated Systems
Excavator Automation Reaches Next Level
Excavator automation technology reduces demands on operators and simplifies their ability to achieve desired results.
Manufacturing
Work Truck Shortages Likely to Linger
Supply chain challenges continue to restrict truck availability, and are expected to continue well into 2022 which will impact work truck availability.
On-Highway
Western Star Expands X-Series Vocational Truck Line
Building on the 49X launch last year, Western Star releases the 47X to reach new vocational applications.
Construction
World's Largest Production Compact Track Loader Tips Scales at 16,000-lbs. Operating Weight
The Case TV620B boasts a 6,200-lb. ROC and bucket breakout force of 12,084 lbs. with a hinge pin height of 140 in.
Mining
Volvo Creates Perfect Match System with 60-ton ADT
The Volvo A60H articulated dump truck is a perfect pass match with the Volvo EC950 Excavator and the Volvo L350H wheel loader.
Industry News
Hyundai Acquires Doosan
Doosan will now be a subsidiary of the newly formed Hyundai Genuine along with Hyundai Construction Equipment.
Tires & Wheels
Select Wheel Loader Tires to Meet Jobsite Demands
Selecting the right tire can help an OEM ensure customers minimize operating costs while improving wheel loader productivity.
Equipment Launches
Cat Rolls out Next Gen 980 and 982 Medium Wheel Loaders
New technologies such as Autodig with Auto Set Tires and available CVT transmission allow these 10- to 12-ton wheel loaders be up to 10% more productive and increase fuel efficiency up to 35%.
Smart Systems
Construction Equipment Machine Control Transforms Jobsite Intelligence
As machine control technology continues to evolve, real-time data and automation will transform the jobsite.
Trends
Compact Track Loaders Push Size Boundaries
Large CTLs experience rapid growth as end use customers demand greater performance.
On-Highway
Kenworth Revamps Medium-Duty Product Lineup
The new Class 5-8 medium-duty trucks were designed from the ground up with larger operator cabs and a new transmission to improve customer operations.
Tracks & Undercarriage
PRINOTH and McNeilus Collaborate on Design of Tracked Concrete Mixer
A tracked mixer allows vehicles to quickly and easily move through soft soils or rugged terrain to get to jobsites almost or entirely inaccessible by a standard vehicle.
Operator Cab
Comfort and Ease of Use are Key Factors for Compact Equipment Cab Designs
As equipment becomes more complex, multifunctional control and more simplified cab designs are improving comfort and machine operation.
On-Highway
Western Star Builds Next-Generation Vocational Truck
The 49X was designed from the ground up to meet the most demanding vocational applications.
Trends
Connectivity, Electrification and Automation Continue to Drive On-Highway Vehicle Market
Manufacturers are advancing electric and autonomous vehicle designs due to growing market interest and improving vehicle performance.
Drivetrains
Advanced Powertrains Generate ROI Despite Low Fuel Prices
The focus for advanced powertrains and hybrid drive systems in today's construction equipment looks beyond fuel economy to increased performance and ease of operation.
Drivetrains
Hybrids Aren't the Only Earthmovers That Can Cut Fuel Costs
While hybrids get all the hype, advanced drivelines and hydraulic system innovations in traditional earthmovers yield major efficiency gains.
Design Firms
Collaboration stretches R&D resources
Danfoss' Application Development Center addresses industry demand on OEM research and development departments.
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Wheel loaders designed for operators
Current designs strive to optimize the operator environment
Engines
The search for efficiency
Diesel engines gain efficiency through downsizing and downspeeding.