Caterpillar's Smart Bucket Rotator Changes the Game with Automatic Grade and Depth Control

New Cat Smart-Attachment technology syncs the chip in this bucket tilt/rotator to the mini-excavator's controller to maintain precise cutting-edge angles and return-to-dig functionality in a complex working range

December 22, 2020

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Consider workers' weights, weight of tools and materials taken up ladders.

March Ladder Safety Month Focuses on Securing The Leading Cause of Fatal Falls in Construction

Lack of training on proper use of ladders is the primary cause of more than 81% of fall injuries treated in US emergency departments, and the safety industry is working especially hard this month to get free training to those who work with ladders

While largely foreign to most contractors in the early stages of the pandemic, platforms such as Zoom soon enabled companies to maintain critical face-to-face interactions.

Will Construction’s High-Tech Embrace Continue Post-pandemic?

Construction has seen a surging acceptance of various forms of technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. But will it continue once the crisis is over?

Dominate the Long Haul

Dominate the Long Haul

How did John Deere improve on its E-Series Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs)? They simplified. They took powerful, productive, and popular ADTs and made them even more comfortable and easy to use with the introduction of the new E-II Series.

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Kinshofer Tilt Couplers

This line of tilt couplers with cylinder-less rotary actuators is suited for excavators with an operating weight 1.5 to 23 tons.

Bobcat Large Attachments Hydraulic Quick Coupler

Bobcat Hydraulic Quick Coupler

Coupler can be paired specifically with the E145 and E165 large excavators to easily switch out attachments.

Kinshofer Cmx Coupler Gb10 Bucket Thumb Combo

Kinshofer Coupler-Bucket-Thumb

3-in-1 combination includes an X-Lock coupler, general bucket and thumb attachment as a set.

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Steelwrist TCX Tilt Coupler and S30 Quick Coupler for Mini-excavators

Suited for mini-excavators up to 2 tons and can be delivered with manual locking or hydraulic locking

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Steelwrist and Rototilt Jointly Announce Open Standard for Automatic Quick Couplers

Open-S provides a standard for fully automatic quick couplers for excavators to ensure attachment compatibility.

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Geith Tilting (GT) Quick Coupler

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Caterpillar Expands Line of Pin Grabber Couplers

With the addition of the VB and HB sizes of pin grabber couplers, there is now a coupler for every size of excavator from the 311 to 390

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Cat TiltRotate System (TRS)

Caterpiller has added a TRS to expand the versatility of the mini excavator.

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Rototilt and Steelwrist Strive for an Alliance for Symmetrical Fully Automatic Quick Couplers for Excavators

Steelwrist and Rototilt jointly announce the ambition of achieving global interchangeability between work tools with integrated oil couplings within the Symmetrical Standard.

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[VIDEO] Engcon Tiltrotator Improves Jobsite Efficiency By Eliminating Carrier Movement

Curtis Albert with Engcon North America estimates contractors are doing jobs an average of 30% faster using the Engcon Tiltrotator

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[VIDEO] Close-up of the Engcon Tiltrotator on Hyundai's HX140Lc Excavator

Additional footage of an Engcon tiltrotator coupler attachment in action on the Hyundai HX140Lc at the 2019 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition.

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[VIDEO] Engcon Tiltrotator on Hyundai's New HX140Lc Excavator

Hyundai now offers the Engcon tiltrotator on its excavator lineup, including the new HX140Lc. The combination is shown in action at the 2019 International Construction Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition in Louisville, KY.

The Bob-Dock system has two main parts: an adapter plate mounted to the attachment and a patented floating coupler block housed within the Bob-Tach mounting system interface. The adapter plate connects your hydraulic attachment and has a locked hydraulic connection integrated within.

Hands-Free Hydraulic Connections Simplify Powered Attachment Changes

Several construction equipment coupler makers leap forward with the ability to automatically, remotely connect hydraulic attachments with no helping hands

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Rototilt Updates Four Tiltrotators

Four models include advanced technology and a new rotation sensor for more precise positioning

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[VIDEO] Bob-Dock Attachment Mounting System Boosts Concrete Cutter's Efficiency

Troy Hilsgen, who specializes in concrete cutting and removal, says the Bobcat Bob-Dock attachment mounting system "makes me so much more efficient" and "sets me apart from the competition."

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Kobelco Demonstrates Automated Excavator with Engcon Tiltrotator

Kobelco, in collaboration with Engcon and Leica Geosystems, exhibited a near fully automatic excavator with tiltrotator function

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Genesis to Offer Steelwrist Hands-Free Quick Coupler on Demo Tools

Cooperation agreement with Steelwrist will supply Genesis with quick-attach couplers that allow changing demolition attachments without leaving the cab

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Bobcat Bob-Dock Hands-free Attachment Mounting System

Quickly change hydraulic attachments without leaving the compact loader cab.

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[VIDEO] Steelwrist Delivers Quick ROI in Challenging Utility Applications

Saltmarsh Industries, Inc.'s Steelwrist tiltrotator coupler has “paid for itself” by upping productivity and safety, and expanding the services the company can provide for its customers.

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Solesbee’s Quick Couplers

Feature a wedge-locking principal to connect to attachments in two places for optimal locking force

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[VIDEO] Steelwrist Tilt/Rotating Couplers Add Versatility

Tilt/rotating couplers allow you to quickly change the position of attachments, which results in productivity gains.

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Kinshofer X-Lock Couplers

Wedge-locking principal allows the coupler to connect to the attachment in two separate places for increased safety

Hyundai Quick Coupler For Hl900 Wheel Loaders

Hyundai Quick Coupler for HL900 Series Wheel Loaders

Redesigned coupler available as an option on Z-bar wheel loader models

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National Attachments SMP Tiltrotator Coupler

National Attachments' SMP Tiltrotator improves flexibility by allowing the tiltrotator can be mounted onto the existing quick coupler or directly onto the dipper arm