Ponsse opens factory expansion
Finlands Minister of Economic Affairs, Mika Lintilä, opened Ponsse’s new factory expansion in Vieremä. The factory investment is the largest in Ponsse’s history, expanding the production facilities from 2,700 m2 to 4,000 m2. The new factory uses new smart storage technology that enables a smooth flow of components to production lines. The storage automation includes 15,500 storage places for small goods and 3,900 pallet places. Source
JCB appoints a new OEM engine distributor in the USA
M&L Engines, based in Schriever, Louisiana, will provides sales and service support to OEM customers in Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana. The company has over 50 years of experience selling major diesel engines brands and engine packages. The JCB engines have been selected to fill a gap in the company’s portfolio of Tier 4 compliant engines. Source
Komatsu partners with Propeller to bring drone analytics solutions to the construction industry
Komatsu America Corp. and Propeller Aero Inc. are partnering to boost the efficiency of construction job sites using drone-powered mapping and analytics software. With drones becoming an increasingly common worksite tool, Komatsu has identified aerial mapping and analytics as a key component of their Smart Construction initiative—a range of integrated hardware and software products designed to offer an end-to-end workflow for each phase of construction. Source
JCB celebrate the contribution made to farming productivity by the Fastrac 3000 Series tractor over the past 20 years
When introduced in 1998, the 150hp Fastrac 3155 and 170hp 3185 built on the success of their 100 Series predecessors in establishing the JCB Fastrac as a uniquely productive and versatile machine on farms around the World. Now, as the 3000 Series bows out of production at the Cheadle factory in Staffordshire, JCB’s considerable design, engineering and production resources are focused entirely on the new generation 4000 and 8000 Series designs, which take the Fastrac to new heights of performance and productivity with advanced CVT transmissions, all-new cabs and integrated guidance and ISOBUS electronics. Source