• “Skids” Are Very Popular In The Construction Industry

    “Skids” Are Very Popular In The Construction Industry

    CAT skid steer loaders (commonly referred to as “Skids”) are very popular in the construction industry. On large construction projects, they are used as auxiliary machines, and in smaller-scale works – as the main ones (e.g. work related to the preparation of the ground or laying paving stones). Increasingly, however, Skid Steers are also chosen…

  • Caterpillar To Launch Demonstration Project Using Hydrogen Fuel Combined Heat And Power Plant

    Caterpillar To Launch Demonstration Project Using Hydrogen Fuel Combined Heat And Power Plant

    Caterpillar Inc.today announced a three-year project with Minnesota-based District Energy St. Paul to demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) system. The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. “Caterpillar is focused on supporting our customers with reliable and sustainable energy solutions,” said…

  • Caterpillar® Launches Oversized Construction Machines With A Transport Width Of 2.5 Metres

    Caterpillar® Launches Oversized Construction Machines With A Transport Width Of 2.5 Metres

    A construction site is a kind of production. And just like in production, all processes have to run smoothly and smoothly, without interruptions or delays. That is why it is so important to have the right equipment at hand when you need it. Hardly anyone disputes that size can make all the difference when it…

  • AGA Parts Co. Offers Reliable Spare Parts For Heavy Machinery Produced By 90 International Manufacturers

    AGA Parts Co. Offers Reliable Spare Parts For Heavy Machinery Produced By 90 International Manufacturers

    AGA Parts (Brooklyn, NY) supplies genuine and aftermarket spare parts for special-purpose machinery produced by leading manufacturers: Caterpillar, Cummins, Komatsu, Hitachi, CNH, Atlas Copco, John Deere, Volvo, Sandvik, and JCB. AGA Parts offers an online catalog featuring extensive part number lists. Its auto-search system based on part numbers enables instant search of specific parts for the…

  • Caterpillar Microgrid Controller And 7.5 MW Battery Installed At Gold Mine In DRC

    Caterpillar Microgrid Controller And 7.5 MW Battery Installed At Gold Mine In DRC

    Global equipment manufacturer Caterpillar delivered hybrid power solution technologies, including a 7.5 MW battery pack for a microgrid powering a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Caterpillar microgrid master controller, bi-directional power inverters and remote asset monitoring technologies were integrated, along with Caterpillar lithium-ion battery energy storage system (ESS) modules, into…

  • Diesel Hybrid Engines

    Diesel Hybrid Engines

    The diesel is known to consume little fuel. In turn, the electric motor in the powertrain reduces this consumption to an insignificant 1.8 litres per 100 km in some production diesel hybrids. Why they still haven’t crushed the entire car market or at least haven’t squeezed out traditional petrol hybrids? Let’s look into it.Hybrid diesel-electric…

  • Caterpillar Will Refuse To Sell M-Series Wheel Loaders

    Caterpillar Will Refuse To Sell M-Series Wheel Loaders

    Caterpillar will discontinue sales of its M-series wheel loaders. They will be replaced by new models called Cat 980 and Cat 982 and modifications of 980 XE and 982 XE. Cat 980 and 980 XE Loaders have 313 hp, with an operating weight of 30.3 tonnes, a static tipping load of 20.9 tonnes and a…

  • Heavy Equipment

    Heavy Equipment

    Heavy equipment or heavy machinery refers to heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently ones involving earthwork operations or other large construction tasks. Heavy equipment usually comprises five equipment systems: implementation, traction, structure, power train, control and information. Heavy equipment has been used since at least the 1st century BCE when the ancient Roman engineer Vitruvius described a crane in De architectura when it was powered via human or animal labor.…

  • Caterpillar Inc.

    Caterpillar Inc.

    Caterpillar Inc. (sometimes shortened to CAT) is an American Fortune 100 corporation which designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets and sells machinery, engines, financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. It is the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked #65 on the Fortune 500 list and #238 on the Global Fortune 500 list. Caterpillar stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.…

  • Diesel Engine

    Diesel Engine

    The diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition or CI engine), named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to the mechanical compression (adiabatic compression). This contrasts with spark-ignition engines such as a petrol engine (gasoline engine) or gas engine (using a gaseous fuel as opposed to petrol), which use a spark plug to ignite…

  • Turbocharger

    Turbocharger

    A turbocharger, colloquially known as a turbo, is a turbine-driven, forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine’s efficiency and power output by forcing extra compressed air into the combustion chamber. This improvement over a naturally aspirated engine’s power output is due to the fact that the compressor can force more air—and proportionately more fuel—into the combustion chamber than atmospheric pressure (and…