Cat equipment, technologies, services to be displayed at Bauma 2022

Caterpillar dealer Zeppelin, based in Germany, will display Cat construction equipment inside and outside Hall B6 at Bauma 2022, a construction and mining machinery trade fair held in Munich, Germany. Under the theme “Let’s Do The Work,” the overarching messages will expand beyond the equipment to highlight Caterpillar’s technology, services and sustainability solutions.  

The exhibit will feature more than 70 pieces of Cat equipment and attachments from Caterpillar Construction Industries (CI). Separately, the Caterpillar Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) will display multiple Cat engines from its product range, from 0.5-liter to 30-liters, in Hall A4, stand 336. 

Among the multiple technologies on display, the Cat Command Station enables operators to work remotely and safely, nearby the site or many kilometers away, seated in a virtual cab with familiar controls and display. Attendees will be able to sit in the Command Station and operate a machine remotely.  

Accessed via laptops and mobile devices, Cat Productivity will be on display, demonstrating a cloud-based application that provides a complete overview of machine and job site production. It delivers consolidated and actionable site-level information to analyze performance and improve productivity, the company says. 

Cat Grade with Assist for excavators uses machine position sensors and operator-defined depth and slope parameters to automate boom and stick movements for more accurate cuts with less effort to help increase operator efficiency.  

The Cat PL161 has been designed for asset tracking and work tool recognition, according to Cat. It mounts to attachments and other items so their locations can be viewed across multiple sites. When installed on a Cat work tool operated by a next generation Cat excavator, the PL161 enables numerous additional features, such as work tool recognition and the tracking of hours worked.  

Cat dealers can offer customers solutions like VisionLink to help increase uptime and maximize profitability, Cat says. Attendees will experience many services choices at Bauma. One key offering is Customer Value Agreements (CVA), which provide customers hassle-free ownership of their new and used equipment to help reduce owning and operating costs. 

Bauma 2022 attendees also will learn about the hundreds of new Cat Reman and Rebuild product offerings as well as the range of repair options that lower equipment owning costs. Cat Rebuild services run 350 separate tests and recondition or replace up to 7,000 parts during a Cat Certified machine rebuild to return it to a like-new condition at a fraction of the cost of a new machine.  Cat Reman salvages, re-engineers and remanufactures components to provide like-new performance and durability at a price that is on average 20 percent to 40 percent less than the equivalent new part, Cat says.

Caterpillar also will unveil to Bauma 2022 attendees several electric models currently under development.  

The exhibit will include different model platforms to effectively meet a broad range of customer needs and applications.  

Highlights of the Caterpillar Building Construction Products (BCP) division display include nine next-generation Cat mini hydraulic excavators, all delivering increased performance, higher breakout forces, longer service intervals and lower owner and operating costs compared to prior models, the company says. From the 1- to 10-metric ton models, these mini excavators offer common features and consistent controls layouts to simplify training and operator adaptation. The 3.5- to 10-metric ton next-generation models can now be equipped with Cat Grade technologies as an aftermarket option.  

Among the exhibited compact wheel loaders, attendees will see the recently introduced Cat 906, 907 and 908 (in a high-lift configuration) models. They feature a re-engineered operator’s station that leverages Caterpillar technologies to improve operator experience and the new Cat 2.8 engine with an upgraded drive and powertrain for faster roading speeds and drivetrain performance.  

The nearly 30 displayed Caterpillar Global Construction & Infrastructure (GCI) models are anchored by nine tracked and four wheeled next generation excavators ranging in capacity from 15 to 95 metric tons, a rail-road excavator and three material handlers. The 980 XE medium wheel loader features a continuously variable transmission (CVT) delivering increased fuel efficiencies up to 35 percent compared with the M series models. It also has an expanded technology platform to increase machine performance, Cat says. 

 To move large volumes of materials, the Hall B6 stand also includes articulated and off-highway trucks with capacities ranging from 30 to 70 metric tons and Cat 992 and 988K XE wheel loaders. Rounding out the CI exhibit, recent updates to the D4 dozer take the value up a level with improved sight lines, reduced operating costs and a broad choice of Caterpillar technology features. Complementing the range of Cat construction equipment, dozens of attachments will be on display. They include hammers, shears, grapples, couplers, buckers, Smart dozer blades, augers, demolition grapples and tiltrotator systems.  

Team members from Cat Financial will be available to discuss the latest leasing and financing programs as well as extended protection packages to help secure customers’ investments.  

Caterpillar IPSD will exhibit in Hall A4, stand 336 a range of current and future power solutions designed to support original equipment manufacturers in their energy transition goals. The display features a newly released Cat C3.6 industrial power unit, plus to C7.1, C9.3B, C13B and C18 engines—each meeting EU Stage V emissions standards and compatible with low-carbon fuels.  

The exhibit will also include Caterpillar’s latest telematics service offering that supports customers’ connectivity requirements.