New Cat MH3040 material handler for millyard operations
The boom, sticks and other high-stress areas feature thick, multiplate fabrications, castings and forgings to withstand wear and deliver years of durable operation. Specially designed mountings on the upper frame support the new heavy-duty cab. It has a 12 percent faster swing speed for reduced cycle times and allows operators to move more material in the same amount of time. Source
Comprehensive safety measures as JCB production resumes
These include employees self-assessing for COVID-19 symptoms before leaving home, temperature checks overseen by medical staff for every employee arriving for work, issuing of surgical masks to office and shop floor employees, provision of visors for shop floor employees for extra protection, introduction of thermal imaging cameras at UK plants, widespread provision of hand sanitiser, clearly-marked walkways and a reduction in office desks to maximise social distancing, closure of canteen facilities and vending machines and suspension of car sharing schemes, disabling of lavatory hand dryers in favour of paper towels, and working from home for employees where at all possible. Source