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Caterpillar
Cat Command offers a portfolio of remote-controlled machinery. The broad offering includes Command for Compaction, Command for Dozing in Construction, Command for Excavating and Command for Loading.
Caterpillarreceived gold for its Cat Command for Construction system during this year s Edison Awards program. It was recognized as being the best of the best for the Smart Productivity Tools – Living & Working Environment category.
Named after Thomas Alva Edison, the Edison Awards have recognized some of the most innovative products, services and business leaders in the world since 1987.
Cat Command removes the operator from the machine, offering safe operation in hazardous areas. The Command console and station delivers remote-control operation from the comfort of an air-conditioned office, thousands of miles away from the project site. Eliminating shift-long machine vibration feedback, the system reduces the chances for operating
Nutrien first to use remote control Cat dozer June 1, 2021
Regions
Nutrien is the first fertilizer company to adopt the Cat Command remote control system on its dozers.
Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR), is the first company in the fertilizer industry to implement the Cat Command for dozing remote control system at its Aurora, N.C., phosphate facility to create a safer working environment and improve reliability.
This innovative technology allows workers to operate bulldozers safely from a few thousand feet away in an indoor control station, thereby physically removing them from potential risks.
Nutrien’s Aurora facility is the largest mining site to implement this non-line of sight remote control system for