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Palfinger’s new Comfort Drive topseat

21 April 2023
Palfinger’s Comfort Drive lateral topseat focuses on the operator and addresses their specific needs and requirements to handle a tough working day. The result is a well thought-out solution, with an all-round view and an ergonomic control layout to create a future-oriented workplace.
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Stem code visualisation from Komatsu

19 April 2023
Komatsu Maxifleet has a new feature called stem code visualization. With this feature, individual stems can be visualized with stem codes based on, for example, biodiversity considerations. The feature provides operator support and makes it easier to make good decisions. Source: Timbe
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New product support rep for Tigercat NZ

19 April 2023
Tigercat has appointed Ryan Petersen to the position of product support representative for New Zealand. Based in Porirua, just north of Wellington, Mr Petersen will provide after-sale technical and operational support to Tigercat’s customer base across New Zealand, with a focus on the
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Logset turns black

17 April 2023
Logset has changed its official colours for its machines after celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Logset last year. For the occasion, the company manufactured forwarders and harvesters with a special full black edition with gold decals. The success was such that Logset decided to
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Medium-power mulcher from Seppi

14 April 2023
After the introduction by Seppi of the high-power S9 series a few years ago, the company’s new medium-power mulcher series, S7, is almost ready to be launched. The new S7 line with its S7 “classic” and S7 “dyna” variants replaces the traditional SMO and SMO fh in the power range from
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Tigercat’s dual winch skidder

12 April 2023
Tigercat’s new 612 dual winch skidder is specially designed to operate in selective harvesting applications, extracting high value timber in steep or sensitive terrain conditions. Source: Timberbiz The Tigercat 612 series skidder platform was created to manage the extraction function
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Forward motion for hydrogen machinery engines

12 April 2023
JCB’S £100 million ($186M) project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines was recently given an international debut. A team of 150 engineers is working on the pioneering initiative to develop hydrogen combustion engines with more than 50 prototypes already manufactured at JCB’s U
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A Cat’s vision for the future

05 April 2023
Caterpillar’s new VisionLink provides an integrated full-fleet management solution for asset tracking to maximize machine uptime and optimize utilization. The platform’s refreshed intuitive interface helps customers efficiently manage their entire fleet, regardless of manufacturer. Im
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Short range remote control adds safety to handling jobs

31 March 2023
An advanced Short Range Remote Control solution designed by Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and CE Engineering Solutions is delivering increased safety, visibility and flexibility. Source: Timberbiz Now offered on request on the EC250E, EC300E and EC350E excavators, the techno
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Get even more attached to your Cat

29 March 2023
Caterpillar has a range of new Cat attachments available for backhoe loaders and mini excavators. Rugged and reliable, the new models span the range of demolition and sorting grapples, multipurpose grapples for Cat Tiltrotators and vibratory compactor plates. Source: Timberbiz Expandi
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