Caterpillar will equip most of its new core, mining and industrial machines with EquipmentManager and Product Link—the remote asset management solution developed by Caterpillar. The remote tracking and management system will be a standard feature in the United States and Canadian markets. Caterpillar has provided remote asset management capabilities as an option since 1998; now Cat will deliver these capabilities as an integral part of most core Caterpillar^® machines. Product Link will be available as an option for the remaining Caterpillar machines.

More Information can be found here - Caterpillar News

Tags: Asset Management, Caterpillar, Remote Tracking, Systems, Technology

Railroad maintenance equipment is an interesting product set in the world construction equipment. Many manufacturers create variants on equipment that serves one purpose and then with the chassis being retrofitted it then hits this category.

On the other hand there are manufacturers who make products specifically for the industry and do a great job. One example of this is Colmar which is an italian manufacturer who makes railroad cranes specifically designed for railway line maintenance. They were designed to be compact. They can be used for cutting foliage along railway lines, or for ballasting maintenance. Rail wheels come standard on railway cranes, enabling them to move unaided along tracks, as well as being transported via rail cars for long journeys.

Tags: Colmar, Crane, Gradall, Railroad, XL3100

Link-Belt sets a new benchmark in the 80-ton (72.6-mt) lattice boom crawler crane class with the introduction of the 138 HSL.  With better capacities and even easier assembly and transportability, the HSL will extend the 138’s market dominance.

Read more at Link-Belt’s Website

Tags: Crane, LatticeBoom, Link-Belt