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Caterpillar Teams With Nvidia to Deploy AI in Factories

January 9, 2026

LAS VEGAS—Caterpillar is investing millions of dollars in artificial intelligence technology to transform its factories and products.

Manufacturing History

Caterpillar—A Bold New Era of Manufacturing and Assembly

The tractor manufacturer pioneered numerous new assembly technologies.

Austin Weber

May 1, 2025

Competitive market pressures forced Cat to adopt new technology and implement lean manufacturing processes.

Caterpillar—A Century on Track

The construction equipment giant’s assembly lines have crawled through decades of progress.

Austin Weber

March 27, 2025

During the last 100 years, Caterpillar has grown and prospered by subscribing to a unique philosophy of vertical integration, globalization, lean production processes, high quality products and state-of-the-art metal fabrication technology.

Caterpillar Relocating Global Headquarters in Dallas-Fort Worth Area

June 21, 2022

DEERFIELD, IL—Caterpillar Inc. recently announced it will move its global headquarters to the company’s existing office in Irving, TX, from its current location here.

Bradley Teams Up With Caterpillar to Teach Collaborative Engineering

Austin Weber

January 11, 2018

The ability to collaborate is vital to a successful career in just about any profession. That's why Bradley University is focusing on projects that enable students majoring in either business or engineering to work together.

Caterpillar Reshores Production

August 5, 2015

VICTORIA, TX—Caterpillar will move its vocational truck manufacturing operation from Mexico to its assembly plant here. The move will bring 200 new jobs to the facility.

Illinois Leaders Try to Keep Caterpillar From Moving Jobs to Mexico

January 26, 2015

TROY, IL—As Caterpillar considers moving 230 jobs to Mexico from its manufacturing plant here, local leaders are trying to determine what can be done to keep the work in town.

Caterpillar to Hire 100 at Georgia Assembly Plant

April 7, 2014

BOGART, GA—Caterpillar is planning to hire 100 more workers for its new assembly plant here. Caterpillar is seeking welders, assemblers and other workers as it prepares to start making small tractors and add a second shift to build mini-hydraulic excavators.

Caterpillar Opens Georgia Assembly Plant

November 4, 2013

ATHENS, GA—Caterpillar opened a sprawling new assembly plant here that will make “small-track” bulldozers and mini hydraulic excavators. So far, approximately 300 of a promised 1,400 workers have been hired.

New Caterpillar Assembly Plant on Track to Open Next Month

October 24, 2013

ATHENS, GA—Caterpillar expects to have the assembly line at its new factory here rolling by Nov. 1, according to a company engineer. The plant is expected to turn out 20 tractors and 50 to 60 excavators per day. It could employ up to 1,400 people at the plant by 2018.