Many industrial applications for autonomous vehicles are in well-controlled environments that do not need the extensive mapping and understanding of varying traffic rules that impact autonomous road vehicles. Part 1 of this blog addressed the different levels of autonomous driving as defined by SAE for road vehicles and introduced the topic of autonomous farming. Part […]
VULKAN awarded Platinum Level SQEP from Caterpillar
American VULKAN Corporation (AVC) attained the Caterpillar Inc. Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) platinum-level certification. Certification levels include bronze, silver, gold and platinum and reflect an order of increasing difficulty. AVC is the only platinum-level supplier for Caterpillar globally. Suppliers are certified through SQEP by meeting or exceeding Caterpillar’s stringent supplier performance standards, such as […]
Engineering a groundbreaking hydraulic hybrid
Here’s an inside look at the concepts, engineering and testing behind Caterpillar’s highly successful 336EH hydraulic hybrid excavator. By Aleksandar Egelja, Engineering Manager, Advanced Hydraulic Systems, Caterpillar Inc. Recently, I had the…
Fluid power and smart iron
At the recent Bauma show in Munich, Caterpillar executives unveiled “The Age of Smart Iron,” the company’s strategy to meld machine and digital technology to make construction equipment…