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Link-Belt expands 2D machine tech for 210 X4 excavators

Link-Belt is enhancing the capabilities of its 210 X4 excavators with the addition of two factory-installed 2D machine grade control options. The Link-Belt 2D Machine...

CM Labs launches the first crane signaller training simulator

The Montreal-based CM Labs has developed the crane industry’s first simulated signaller training solution. Designed to work with CM Labs’ Vortex Trainer and Advantage simulators,...

Here’s how Caterpillar plans to boost mining vehicle automation tech

Caterpillar is partnering with the Navada-based Newmont Mining to improve upon its autonomous underground loaders. Caterpillar and Newmont Mining, with the support of Cashman Equipment...

Komatsu partners with Propeller for drone analytics

Komatsu America Corp. has partnered with Propeller Aero Inc. in an effort to boost drone data efficiency on construction sites. Propeller Aero Inc. provides drone...

Cummins reveals electrified off-highway powertrain concept

Less than a year after outlining its roadmap to electrification, Cummins has unveiled its first electrified off-highway powertrain concept. The range extended electric driveline (REEV)...

Mining in mud at El Teniente

RCT helped El Teniente, the world’s largest underground copper mine, safely reach dangerous places RCT has helped the world’s largest underground copper mine, El Teniente,...

Skyjack’s answer to off-highway rental fleet telematics

Skyjack has created a new telematics solution specifically designed for off-highway rental fleets. Dubbed Elevate, the new system aims to break down the barriers to...

John Deere adds SmartGrade tech to 750K crawler dozer

John Deere has equipped its 950K Power-Angle-Tilt (PAT) crawler dozer with SmartGrade technology. John Deere’s SmartGrade technology improves the quality of work and jobsite accuracy...

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HVO versus diesel: dispelling the myths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK2hYb7SYfw As alternative fuels gain popularity to power machinery, Perkins Engine Company is fielding more questions surrounding the viability of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The renewable...