Underground Construction - February 2018 - 41

CASE Construction
Equipment
casece.com

CASE Construction Equipment, a
brand of CNH Industrial N.V., received the Good Design Award for
its G-Series wheel loaders. Out of
the thousands of submissions sent
by the world's leading manufacturers and industrial design firms, the G-Series product design
was selected by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. As a winner of the Award, the CASE G
Series wheel loader design is now part of the Museum's Permanent Design Collection.
"This prestigious accolade crowns CASE wheel loaders' long history of excellence as we prepare to celebrate this product line's 60th Anniversary in 2018," said Carl Gustaf Göransson, brand
president for CNH Industrial's construction equipment businesses.
CASE credits the experience and resources of CNH Industrial's Design Centre to achieve many
of the advances that made the award possible.
The cab of the CASE G Series wheel loaders sets new standards in comfort and safety with a
revamped operator environment, controls and interface that make it the brand's most intuitive
and easy-to-operate loader line ever. Every element has been designed to provide an automotive
feel, while boosting industrial power and performance.
The superior visibility from the cab was of particular interest to judges. A one-piece windshield
provides an unobstructed, panoramic view to the front of the machine. Multiple rear-view convex
mirrors, rear view cameras, a slim engine hood and rear grid defroster offer excellent visibility to
the rear.
The cab interior was designed to maximize space for the operator. An ergonomically designed
joystick steering system provides a symmetrical operating station to control loader functions
and machine steering, which reduces fatigue - especially during repetitive, high-production
applications. The premium control interface offers intuitive navigation through the machine's
information and settings.
Excellent operator comfort, and reduced noise and vibration, are made possible by a suspended cab featuring an air ride active suspension premium seat and positioning the engine at the
rear of the machine.

ALLU
allu.net

The Old Rock Breakers division of RD Williams
(RDW) is the new ALLU distributor in Australia.
Based in Brisbane and servicing clients nationwide, RDW is considered to be an industry
leader in earthmoving equipment solutions.
With four dedicated business units, the RDW
team uses its extensive industry knowledge and
problem-solving skills to find the best solution for its clients' needs.
In addition to providing point-of-contact customer support, RDW can now call on round-theclock assistance from ALLU's Finland-based technical support department, when the situation
requires. This will RDW enable customers to benefit from the specialized advice and assistance
that has made ALLU the world-leading supplier of material processing attachments - the Transformer series.
Designed to operate in demanding environments on a variety of materials, ALLU attachments
are known for their quality and reliability, transforming business solutions throughout the world.
A Transformer series excavator-, loader-, tractor-mounted processing bucket screens, pulverizes, aerates, blends, mixes, separates, crushes, feeds and loads materials into highly valuable
products, making a business more efficient and more profitable.

Akkerman

akkerman.com
Akkerman hosted facility tours so local highschool students could learn more about modern manufacturing processes and to inspire
future generations to consider manufacturing
careers.
After a brief presentation and overview, the
70 students were divided into small groups
and guided through the 65,000-square-foot
plant, highlighting a wide range of steel
processing solutions (heavy manual and CNC
machining, welding, saw cutting, plasma/
flame cutting), hydraulics, mechanical and
electrical assembly, and in-house engineering
services.
The tours concluded with lunch and the
opportunity for the students to network with
Akkerman staff members representing various
manufacturing career paths.
"I believe that it's our responsibility to do
our part to address the shortage of talent in
manufacturing careers that currently exists,"
said Justin Akkerman, operations manager.
"The students were engaged and asked lots
of great questions. Many students reported
that the most interesting stop on the tour was
an 84-inch mixed ground cutter head in the
welding department which will be used on a
microtunneling sanitary sewer project in Ohio."
Brownsdale, Minn., Akkerman was established in 1973 and manufactures four distinct
product lines for the accurate underground
installation of water, sewer and other infrastructure.
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