Introducing the Caterpillar company
Caterpillar is an American heavy industry manufacturer. Caterpillar is one of the largest manufacturers of heavy construction machinery, mining machinery, diesel engines, gas engines, internal combustion engines, diesel-electric locomotives and gas turbines.The shares of this company are traded in the New York Stock Exchange. Also, agricultural machines, forklifts, locomotives, hydraulic pumps, gearboxes, axles, electric motors and trucks are among the other products of Caterpillar.
History of Caterpillar
The story of the caterpillar goes back to the end of the 19th century, when Daniel Best and Benjamin Holt tried to use steam tractors in agricultural fields. Until 1904, these large steam tractors had plowed the fields of California for 14 years and occasionally got stuck in the soft soil of California fields, especially after rain.It was very difficult to get rid of these huge tractors, even with high horsepower. Benjamin Holt had an idea, and that was why these machines did not move?
The Caterpillar company became very famous because of the Caterpillar 30 and Caterpillar 60. The Caterpillar company was formed in 1925 from the merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company from Stockton and the Gas Traction Company from San Landro, California. The company’s first year sales were equivalent to 13 million dollars. By 1929, sales had increased to 52 million dollars, and this increase continued until 1930. Found. The Holt manufacturing company was the pioneer in the use of caterpillar tracks during the First World War.
Caterpillar products
Caterpillar products include: chain tractors, hydraulic shovels, backhoe loaders, graders, dump trucks, agricultural tractors, diesel and gas engines, and gas turbines. These products are used in road construction, mining, forestry, energy, transportation, transportation, and material handling. Caterpillar bulldozers played a vital role during World War I.
Where is the Caterpillar company?
The company and the main office of Caterpillar is located in Deerfield, located in the state of Illinois, USA. However, regarding where Caterpillar is made, it should be said that due to the large volume of customer requests, many Caterpillar products are produced in other industrial countries such as Brazil, China, India, Japan, Britain, etc.
