A Cat excavator is next in line to carry on the tradition of Cat equipment appearing on the big screen when it joins the team of hero robots in the highly anticipated film “Transformers: The Last Knight,” directed by Michael Bay.
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JCB Machines Featured In New Film: Alien: Covenant
By Mark S. Kuhar The “Alien” films make up a science-fiction horror franchise that depicts Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as “the Alien” or “Xenomorph.”
Read MoreThis is a Story About Rings. Yes, Jewelry
By Mark S. Kuhar Do you wear your wedding ring at work? How about when you engage in outdoor activities such as biking, running, skiing or snowboarding? Yeah, probably not.
Read More150 Years of Dynamite
Explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel traces its roots back to Alfred Nobel and his pivotal invention of dynamite. The name dynamite is derived from the Greek word dýnamis, meaning power. This year marks 150 years of progression due to the power of dynamite.
Read MoreA Bridge to Tomorrow
By Mark S. Kuhar Sustained funding and improved practices over the past 25 years have led to a steady improvement of the condition of U.S. bridges. The latest National Bridge Inventory (NBI) data released by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration reveals a remarkable decline of structurally deficient bridges to 55,309 (9 percent of nationwide inventory) in 2016 from 118,757 (21…
Read MoreHelp a Boy Scout Earn a Merit Badge
By Christopher Hopkins In February 2014, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) along with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) created a new merit badge, “Mining in Society,” which studies the history of mining, the purpose of the materials, reclamation and careers. There are numerous tasks that are required to earn the merit badge but there are specifically…
Read MoreBrrrr! Terex Trucks Offers Extreme Weather Protection Advice
By Mark S. Kuhar Winter is the time of the year when the relationship between man and machine is put to the ultimate test. From frostbite to fatigue failures, operating in extremely low temperatures where downtime is not an option is always a challenge. Terex Trucks’ Regional Customer Support Manager John Hunter offers some key practices to aid safe operation,…
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Read MoreMeet Otto
By Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron Highways are the backbone of America. They are the country’s original network, and have sparked new communities and businesses in their wake. Today, U.S. interstate highways total 222,000 miles and carry the 4.3 million commercial trucks that have become just as powerful a symbol of the American transportation system as the roads themselves.
Read MoreMining Asteroids
By Mark S. Kuhar Deep Space Industries announced its plans to fly the world’s first commercial interplanetary mining mission. Prospector-1 will fly to and rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid, and investigate the object to determine its value as a source of space resources. This mission is an important step in the company’s overall plans to harvest and supply in-space resources…
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