Caterpillar’s digital-enabled solutions
Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, showcased its world-class products equipped with advanced technology and digital-enabled service solutions at bauma CONEXPO INDIA.

From connected assets to online parts ordering, data analytics to automation, the Caterpillar exhibit featured a technology ecosystem to help customers get the most from their machines. Customer Value Agreements (CVAs) and other financial solutions enable big as well as small customers to run their business hassle-free. Attendees also learnt about remanufacturing and rebuild options to transform their used machines, and bring new life to assets with a like-new performance at a fraction of the cost of a new machine, while supporting a circular economy and helping our customers build a better, more sustainable world.

With the right tool for the right job, Caterpillar develops customised solutions for the growing needs of India’s infrastructure industry. The exhibit featured a wide range of products including hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, attachments and generator sets from Cat®, SEM, Hindustan and FG Wilson brands.

“We want all our customers, big and small, to be more successful using our products. Caterpillar achieves this by combining services and technology, such as data analytics and automation, to offer solutions beyond its machines,” said Mukul Dixit, India director of sales and marketing in Caterpillar’s Global Construction and Infrastructure Division. “We offer a variety of products for different applications to meet the demand for higher productivity, tighter project completion schedules, competitive cost of operations, safety and more.”

Advanced Technologies: At the exhibit, attendees saw how Caterpillar is leveraging technology and innovation to improve the productivity and sustainability of products, services and solutions for its customers, including:

  • Cat Product Linkâ„¢, along with GPS connect, help improve traceability and visibility while also enabling the systems to observe, identify and understand different facets of heavy machinery operation without human intervention.
  • 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.
  • Cat Motor Grader equipped with AccuGrade Grade Control System enhances grading accuracy and virtually eliminates the need for survey stakes. The revolutionary Caterpillar solution is factory integrated, sensor-independent, and features a suite of products that includes cross slope, sonic, laser, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Automatic Total Station (ATS) technology.