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CATERPILLAR SIGNS SPONSORSHIP WITH NHL, ANNOUNCES OFFICE RELOCATION

Caterpillar Inc. has added yet another sport to its sponsorship roster, signing a multi-year global sponsorship with the National Hockey League (NHL) naming Caterpillar the official heavy equipment and industrial power sponsor of the NHL. Launching this fall, the sponsorship will focus on recognizing those who manufacture, sell, and operate Cat products and services.

Caterpillar and its dealers may identify opportunities to assist the NHL by providing behind-the-scenes products and services to support NHL games and special events.

The NHL will incorporate Cat products into NHL events by highlighting the company’s equipment and industrial power generators with TV-visible signage and in-arena branding at events.

Along with the NHL agreement, June was a lively month for Cat, which also announced it will move its global headquarters to the company’s existing office in Irving, Texas, from its current location in Deerfield, Illinois. Caterpillar has had a presence in Texas since the 1960s across several areas of the company.

Caterpillar will begin transitioning its headquarters to Irving in 2022.

In addition, at Caterpillar’s annual general meeting, 96 percent of investors (based on the company’s preliminary tally) supported a shareholder resolution filed by As You Sow, Amalgamated Bank, Canada Post, and SHARE.

The resolution asks management to release a report disclosing interim and long-term greenhouse gas targets aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of maintaining global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius and progress made in achieving those goals. Importantly, targets should cover Scope 3 emissions from use of products that combust fuels for operation, which account for a vast majority of value-chain emissions.

JOHN DEERE COLLABORATES WITH WACKER NEUSON ON DEVELOPMENT OF MINI EXCAVATORS

John Deere has expanded its relationship with Wacker Neuson to include North America.

John Deere and Wacker Neuson will collaborate on the development of excavators of less than five-metric tons, including battery-electric excavators, that will be manufactured by Wacker Neuson. Additionally, John Deere will have control of the design, manufacturing, and technology for the five- to nine-metric-ton models.

“Excavators are an integral part of our customers’ job sites, and we anticipate growing demand to continue,” says Domenic Ruccolo, senior vice president of sales, marketing, and product support, global construction equipment at John Deere. “As we look to the future of our excavator lineup, this agreement will allow us greater flexibility as we continue to deliver a robust product portfolio that prioritizes the operator experience.”

Distribution, parts, service, and support will continue through the John Deere dealer network.

“We’re excited about the expanded agreement as it supports our goal of bringing productivity-driven features and industry leading technology to customers with greater agility,” said Jerred Pauwels, vice president, excavators, strategy and business development, John Deere. “Through this relationship, we’ll innovate faster and offer additional features and performance differentiation for our customers.”

LOU-TEC EXPANDS AERIAL LIFT EQUIPMENT FLEET WITH ACQUISITION OF ACCÈS LOCATION + HYUNDAI CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AMERICAS ENTERS ADT MARKET

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas is entering the articulated dump truck market with two new models – the HA30 and HA45 articulated dump trucks – targeting the popular 30- and 45-ton segments. The first of the new ADTs are now available for order through Hyundai’s North

American network of authorized dealers.

With rated payloads of 28 and 41 tons respectively, the HA30 and HA45 articulated dump trucks provide an ideal haul truck match for Hyundai’s larger crawler excavators and wheeled loaders. Designed primarily for high-volume earthmoving projects, highway construction, and mine and quarry operations,

Hyundai says its articulated haulers provide ideal drive and traction in job site conditions, maintaining year-round productivity for the customer.

DATA KEEPS MINE TIRES ROLLING

Kal Tire is using data collection and automation to cut downtime for a large mining operation. Read how on page 46.

With Lou-Tec’s acquisition of Accès Location +, LouTec has increased its ability to deliver equipment for construction projects in Quebec. The company’s clients will have access to a larger fleet of aerial lift equipment and a wide range of other equipment. Lou-Tec has a network of 28 locations throughout Quebec.

VOLVO CE DELIVERS ADT MADE OF FOSSIL-FREE STEEL TO NCC ASV’S FIRST COMPACT TRACK LOADER COSMETICALLY RESTORED

Volvo CE has delivered an articulated hauler built using fossil-free steel. The A30G articulated hauler was handed over by Melker Jernberg, president of Volvo CE, to Swedish construction company NCC. The A30G uses fossil-free steel from steel company SSAB.

The move comes just nine months after Volvo CE unveiled what it says is the world’s first vehicle concept using fossil-free steel, as part of the testing of the implementation in an ordinary production setup. While the commercial introduction is expected to be gradual with selected customers, this first handover is an important milestone in Volvo CE’s global climate goals. A SV Holdings has cosmetically restored an Ag-Track compact track loader prototype. Built in 1988, the machine led to ASV’s first commercial compact track loader, the Posi-Track MD-70. The restored Ag-Track is now on display at ASV’s headquarters in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

To restore the machine, the Ag-Track was disassembled down to the frame. Components were sanded down and sandblasted, fibreglass was repaired, the armrests were reupholstered, and more was done to the machine.

ASV’s team used as many original parts as possible. The only new pieces of the restored Ag-Track are the seat, the headlights, and several hoses.

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GRYB INTERNATIONAL ACQUIRES RAD TECHNOLOGIES AND DALKOTECH HILTI LAUNCHES OPEN API FOR ON!TRACK UNITE

Hilti North America has launched ON!Track Unite, a new open API for software integration. The platform allows for an ideal digital integration experience which unifies data from multiple sources, increasing data quality and consistency, and automating processes involving other software. ON!Track Unite helps make ON!Track features more extensive.

Contractors can use off-the-shelf integrations available on the marketplace or create their own integrations by leveraging the

ON!Track Unite open API. Developers can rely on guidance and modern API documentation on the ON!Track Unite hub to build scalable integrations.

GRYB International has acquired Rad Technologies and Dalkotech. The acquisition comes as the result of aligning company cultures. The newly acquired companies will expand and enhance the GRYB portfolio. Both Rad Technologies and Dalkotech bring decades of experience in lean manufacturing, along with a history of developing products specifically for the OEM market, specializing in light implements for the snow and agricultural segments. GRYB now has over 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space, eight factories, nearly 1,000 employees, and a fleet of fully automated welding equipment.

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