Wed April 18, 2012
Blanchard Machinery Delivers First Cat CT660 in South Carolina
Blanchard Machinery is honored to have delivered the first Cat CT660 truck sold in South Carolina to N. W. White & Co. The CT660 was delivered on March 26, in Columbia, S.C., when Blanchard Machinery President Joe Blanchard personally presented the keys and a commemorative plaque to Richard Jackson of N....
Mon April 02, 2012
Caterpillar Announces New Parts Distribution Center in Mexico
Caterpillar recently announced further enhancements to its parts distribution network with the addition of a new parts distribution center in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The 500,000-square-foot facility will employ up to 150 people and is expected to be operational mid-2013....
Mon March 26, 2012
Caterpillar to Expand Shandong Engineering Machinery (SEM) Product Line
Caterpillar Inc. has announced investments in new products and additional capacity for Shandong Engineering Machinery (SEM), its wholly-owned, Chinese construction equipment company. These investments will transform SEM from a leading Chinese wheel loader manufacturer to a leading provider of a wide range of construction equipment....
Giles Lambertson - Wed March 21, 2012
Caterpillar Takes Trade Writers on Tour of N.C. Facility
Immerse trade writers for three days in Caterpillar small construction equipment and what is the one-word takeaway? Engineering. Obviously, a lot of things are going on under that Caterpillar Yellow paint....
Fri March 16, 2012
Patten?Industries Inc. Hosts Trip to Caterpillar Headquarters
Patten Industries Inc. hosted a trip to the Caterpillar Headquarters in Aurora and Peoria, Ill., Feb. 2 and 3 for sales representatives and loyal customers. In addition to a tour of the Cat facilities in Aurora, attendees were invited to tour the facilities in Peoria where they visited the Morton parts warehouse and Met lab and the track type tractor assembly and test facility....
Wed March 14, 2012
Cat K Series Medium Wheel Loaders Operate Under Harsh Conditions
The five Cat K Series medium wheel loaders — 950K, 962K, 966K, 972K, 980K — offer complete machine guarding packages to help ensure reliable and durable operation in harsh industrial applications....
Wed March 14, 2012
Caterpillar Expands Manufacturing Facility in SC
Caterpillar Inc. has announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Sumter, South Carolina, that will nearly triple the square footage. The facility currently produces small hydraulic cylinders used in a variety of Cat products....
Mon March 12, 2012
Caterpillar Forest Products to Expand Prentice Self-Loader Line
Caterpillar Forest Products has entered into a marketing agreement with Palfinger Inc. to distribute a line of knuckle boom self-loaders produced by Epsilon Kran GmbH under the brand name Prentice/Epsilon....
Fri February 17, 2012
Caterpillar Will Build new Factory in Georgia
Caterpillar Inc. has announced today it has selected land near Athens, Georgia, as the location for a new facility that will build small track- type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators. The state-of-the-art, one-million-square-foot- facility is expected to directly employ 1,400 people once it is fully operational....
Mon February 13, 2012
Caterpillar Reports Record Sales, Profit for 2011
Caterpillar Inc. delivered record-breaking 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, an increase of 41 percent from $42.588 billion in 2010. Profit in 2011 was $4.928 billion, an increase of 83 percent from $2.700 billion in 2010....
