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Volvo's skilled workers were spending more time on non-value-added tasks—moving material, hooking it up to a crane, and setting it in a fixture—instead of doing what they do best: complex welds. The automated process has improved ergonomics and requires less manual intervention.

HANNOVER, Germany—New Holland has unveiled an autonomous tractor here that is designed to help orchard and vineyard owners address severe labor shortages.

Deere & Co.'s flagship factory in Davenport, IA is transforming itself with productivity enhancing tools, such as 5G networks, data analytics and digital twins. We take you behind the scenes at this world-class facility.

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

SAN ANTONIO—JCB will double the size of a new assembly plant currently under construction here.

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.

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump says he will impose a 200 percent tariff on John Deere’s imports into the United States if the company moves production to Mexico as planned.

AGCO Corp’s assembly plant in Jackson, MN, has gone green.

Vertical integration once thrived on the Southwest Side of Chicago.

In 1828, Joseph Kuhn, a blacksmith from the small town of Eckartswiller, France, began manufacturing livestock weighing equipment at his village forge.