Claimed to offer up to 20% greater fuel efficiency than previous models, Caterpillar will be unveiling its 988K wheeled loader at bauma. The 988K, a complete upgrade of the H Series, meets the stringent European Union (EU) Stage IV/United States (U.S.) EPA Tier 4 Final emission standards. Another Cat wheeled loader being showcased at bauma is the 966K XE, equipped with an advanced powertrain system.
LiuGong is investing hard in Europe, determined to be seen as a global player whose products are “made in Europe, tested in Europe and supported in Europe.” Along with new European headquarters based in Warsaw, LiuGong is also opening up a new European production line and a new continent-wide parts distribution centre at its Dressta manufacturing centre in Stalowa Wola. Geoff Hadwick reports
Chinese firms are growing their expertise in terms of products and international sales – Mike Woof reports
China’s major off-highway construction equipment manufacturers have grown in a relatively short period and now number amongst the largest players in the sector. Some of the key firms are looking to boost exports and are providing tough competition, particularly in the emergent markets.
Best known for its wheeled loaders, LiuGong has been developing its excavator range, with production of the E
LiuGong Machinery Corporation is showing its line of dozers at INTERMAT. The three dozers are manufactured in the company’s newly-acquired plant in Poland following the recent acquisition of HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) Dressta, a company noted for bulldozer technology. This is the first time the dozers are being presented as part of LiuGong and they include the TD-14M with an operating weight of 15,550kg and a blade capacity of 4.28m³; the TD-20M (operating weight 23,650kg and a blade capacity of 8.45 m³) and t
