Caterpillar Rewrites the Rules of the jobsite at Bauma Munich 2019

By MEq April 7, 2019 21:30

Caterpillar and its German dealer, Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, will exhibit a wide range of equipment, technology, and services at bauma Munich, April 8-14, 2019. “Rewrite the Rules” is the Caterpillar theme, and displays will emphasize the renewed efficiencies and profitability that equipment users gain when partnering with Caterpillar—a partner providing customers the widest choice of machines, the best connectivity for managing machines and the jobsite, and the most advanced technology for increasing fuel efficiency. Caterpillar resources empower and encourage customers to “rewrite the rules” for their businesses.

Caterpillar will display 64 machines, 20 of them new introductions – the most new products Caterpillar has ever introduced at bauma Munich. The Caterpillar display will occupy more than 9 000 m2 in the main indoor exhibit in hall B6.

Global Construction and Infrastructure
Illustrating the depth of machine choices for customers who partner with Caterpillar are the new D6 models, available in a broad choice of configurations and updated technologies for next-level versatility and performance. The D6 XE is the world’s first high-drive electric drive dozer offering up to 35 percent better fuel efficiency than its D6T predecessor and the quick dirt-moving ability of constant power to the ground.

The wheel loaders also illustrate Caterpillar choice—not only offering a wide selection of model sizes, but also giving customers a choice of drive-train design. On display are the 950 GC, 950M, 962M waste handler, 986K, and 992K, plus several XE models—966M XE, 972M XE, and 988K XE.
Choice continues with Cat Next Generation excavators—the new 330 GC, 330, and 336 will be showcased. The 330 and 336 are equipped with integrated Cat Connect Technology that can increase operating efficiency up to 45 percent, compared with conventional grading operations, and can enhance fuel efficiency as much as 20 percent, compared with predecessor models.
Additional models on display include the 973K track loader; and 325F, 340F UHD (ultra-high-demolition configuration), and 390F excavators. Wheel excavators will be represented with the M314F, M315F, M317F, and the M318F. Material handler models include the MH3024 and MH3026.

Building Construction Products (BCP)
Five new Cat Next Generation mini hydraulic excavators in the BCP lineup are on display—301.5, 301.6, 301.7 CR, 301.8, 302 CR—designed to provide customers the best performance, versatility, safety, operator convenience, and affordability in the smallest possible packages for 1-to-2-ton class machines.

The Cat range of Next Generation mini excavators continues with three new models in the 7-to-10-ton category on display. The new models—308 CR VAB, 309 CR, and 310— provide a selection of basic configurations, allowing customers to choose the machine that works most efficiently in their applications, whether standard configuration, compact radius, or variable-angle boom.

A concept compact wheel loader, the zero-emission 906 is powered by a lithium-ion battery with an electric drivetrain, designed, again, to give customers choice. Additional BCP machines on display include wheel-loader models—907M, 908M, 918M with a waste configuration, 926M in an agricultural configuration, and the 938M; a backhoe loader (444); the 226D skid steer loader; 259D compact track loader; and TH408 telehandler.

Connectivity
To ensure optimum efficiency, profitability, and machine protection, equipment owners must be able to monitor the location and performance of their machines—anytime, anywhere. The Caterpillar display at bauma Munich will emphasize this essential capability. The Cat Product Link telematics system collects data from machine assets—any type, any brand—data including, for example, asset location, engine on/off, work hours, fuel burn, and diagnostic-code alerts. New is the introduction of PL161 to track operating hours and location of work tools (see work tools paragraph). This information is available to the owner via a secure website, Cat VisionLink, which conforms to ISO standards.

Also, on display at bauma Munich will be recent examples of Caterpillar technology that further expand machine connectivity. The new, industry-first Cat App is designed to allow users remote access to telematics data—tracking machine hours, location, receiving diagnostic codes, and managing maintenance directly from their mobile phone without turning on their computer. Also new is a suite of Cat Connect technologies that provides remote equipment diagnostics and software updates. Cat Remote Services includes two key offerings—Remote Troubleshoot (allows dealers to run diagnostic testing and pinpoint potential issues) and Remote Flash (allows dealers to remotely load current versions of on-board software).

Mining & Off-Highway Trucks
For users of off-highway trucks, on display at bauma Munich will be the 777G, a 90 mt hauler with a Cat C32 engine rated at 945 net hp (704 kW) with US Tier 2 equivalent emissions. The new truck features a refined cab that positions the operator seat on the left side, along with a new console with an integrated hoist and shift lever.

Cat articulated trucks will be represented at bauma Munich by the completely redesigned 730, weighing 22 percent less than its predecessor, the 730C, yet retaining 98 percent of its predecessor’s capacity. The new truck features automatic control of traction, dumping, and retarding, as well as the Caterpillar Stability Assist system.

Caterpillar technology that keeps operators safe, comfortable and productive also will be on display at bauma Munich with the D8T dozer remote-control station. With multiple levels of remote control and even semi-autonomous operation, Cat Command for dozing is available in two configurations—an over-the-shoulder remote-control console or the remote-operator station. Operators have full control of the dozer without being exposed to job-site hazards.

Customers involved in under-ground mining will find the new R1700 loader of interest. The new underground loader handles payloads of 15 tonnes, 20 percent more than its predecessor. High breakout forces and a traction-control system increase production potential.

Paving, Compaction & Milling
The AP555F is a mid-sized, rubber track paver that excels on highways, streets and other urban work sites. The AP555F features advanced, easy-to-use control technology and quick-heating SE50 VT electric screeds that boost productivity of the machine and crew. It features the exclusive Cat Mobil-Trac rubber track undercarriage, which delivers high travel speed, excellent flotation, superior traction, and superb mobility.

The machine used on a wide range of projects, the vibratory soil compactor, is represented at bauma Munich by Cat models CS12 GC, CS44B, and CS66B. All three models can be equipped with Cat Compaction Control, which provides compaction measurement technology and can also provide satellite mapping, which enhances the capabilities of operators, resulting in greater efficiency and more consistent, uniform compaction.

Along with the paver and compactors, a PM310 cold planer will be on display. PM 300-Series models are designed for small-to-medium job sites and feature three drum sizes, wheel or track undercarriages, and articulating right-rear leg for right-side flush cutting. Features include advanced controls and system integration, as well as a full range of options.

Engines and Generator Sets
A range of industrial engines meeting EU Stage V emission standards will be on display, including the C2.2, C3.6, and C4.4, as well as the new C13B industrial power unit and the C27. The C7.1 and C9.3B engines. The XQP100 generator set can either meet EU Stage IIIA emission standards or provide low- fuel-consumption performance for customers in non-regulated territories.

Work Tools & Ground Engagement Tools
Caterpillar is expanding its excavator work tools with the new GC silenced hammers, the TRS23 tiltrotator, as well as the MP332 (mounted on the 340F UHD) and MP345 demolition multi-processors. The new S3050 scrap shear will represent the range of Cat shears. Caterpillar is introducing the Cat Product Link Locator PL161 which tracks the operating hours and location of work tools. From mid-2019, PL161 will be standard on most Cat work tools on excavators from 11 tonnes.

Cat Advansys is the next generation of Ground Engagement Tools for wheel loaders and excavators and features easy, hammer-less removal and installation, longer tip life, and better penetration for optimum fuel efficiency. A wide range of seven different tip options have been developed to offer the right choice of tips in every application, whether excellent penetration or high abrasion-resistant tips are required.

Yellowmark
Yellowmark, a Caterpillar brand, offers Cat equipment owners an alternative to Cat genuine and Cat reman parts that balance reliability and convenience at a lower cost. The Yellowmark offering now includes more than 6,000 repair and replacement parts, covering drive train, engines, hydraulics, ground engaging tools, and undercarriage for more than 500 Cat models.