MarketBook Cold Planers Blog Archive

    Caterpillar Announces Updates To Its PM800, PM600 & PM300 Cold Planers
    Posted On: April 12, 2024
    Caterpillar cold planer updates include VisionLink Productivity data gathering for the PM800 and PM600 Series and a more powerful engine for the PM300 Series. ...
    Wirtgen’s W 220 XFi Cold Planer Enhances Efficiency & Lowers Carbon Emissions
    Posted On: January 10, 2024
    Wirtgen’s new W 220 XFi milling machine is a large, tracked model with assistive technologies to lower carbon emissions and operating costs while making the operator’s job easier. ...
    Wirtgen Recommends W 100 F(i) To W 130 F(i) Milling Machines’ Comfort Cabin Option
    Posted On: December 9, 2022
    The new comfort cabin option for the manufacturer’s cold planers isolates the operator not only from the weather, but also from the noise of the milling drum and diesel engine. ...
    Wirtgen W 220 Fi Cold Milling Machine Helps Remove Interstate Road Surface in Two Passes
    Posted On: October 30, 2020
    The cold planer removed 18.1 inches of an on-ramp and off-ramp as part of a rehabilitation project on Interstate 55 in Bolingbrook, Illinois, just southwest of Chicago. ...
    Wirtgen’s New W 380 CRi Cold Recycler Leads Full-Depth Reclamation Project Of South Carolina Highway
    Posted On: September 18, 2020
    The W 380 Cri led a paving train that also included a VÖGELE SUPER 2000-3i paver and a HAMM HD+ 140 VV-HF tandem roller, recycling more than 100,000 tons of asphalt in the process. ...
    Wirtgen F Series Milling Machine Rehabilitates Barber Motorsports Park’s Racing Surface
    Posted On: July 31, 2020
    The job included the removal of the existing asphalt and base layer, as well as fine-milling the asphalt at variable working depths between 1.2 and 10 centimeters. ...
    Caterpillar Upgrades PM600 & PM800 Series Half-Lane Cold Planers
    Posted On: October 4, 2019
    Caterpillar has announced a variety of enhancements for its PM620, PM622, PM820, PM822, and PM825 half-lane cold planers. ...
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    Next In Line: Scania Launches Its New Generation Touring Coach
    Posted 10/7/2026
    Scania reveals its next generation of coach to the world – the new Scania Touring. ...
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    John Deere Returns To LAMMA With New Machinery Line-up
    Posted 9/30/2026
    The show will give visitors the chance to experience the cabs of John Deere’s new tractors and foragers and see a key wrapping baler for the UK and Ireland. ...
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    Five-Star Quartet! 4 More Scania Trucks Receive Euro NCAP's Top Rating
    Posted 9/15/2026
    Joining Scania's L-series and P-series trucks, which received Euro NCAP's top rating earlier this year, are a pair of R-series and G-series trucks in 4x2 tractor and 6x2 rigid forms, respectively. ...
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    Steyr Advances Hydrogen-Powered Farming With New HYTRAC Research Project
    Posted 9/15/2026
    TU Wien, Vienna's leading technology university, together with Steyr and other project partners, has launched the HYTRAC hydrogen agriculture research project. ...
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    Volvo CE Upgrades L30 & L35 Compact Wheel Loaders For Greater Versatility & Uptime
    Posted 9/15/2026
    Volvo Construction Equipment is upgrading its L30 and L35 compact wheel loaders with their most significant frame redesign since their introduction in 1998. ...
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    JCB: Built For The Job
    Posted 9/8/2026
    Wotblock precast needed the manoeuvrability of a skid steer, the mobility of a tracked machine, impressive lifting capability and the reach of a telescopic handler, and chose a JCB Teleskid. ...
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    Krone GX: New Generation With Contactless Forced Steering & A New Job Computer
    Posted 9/8/2026
    Krone has further developed its GX general-purpose wagon’s comfort and versatility to meet the growing demands of agricultural transport even more effectively. ...
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    JCB Electric Compact Excavators Report
    Posted 9/4/2026
    Technical Journalist Dane Gilkes assesses the development of the JCB E-TECH range of electric equipment including compact excavators models. ...
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    High-Performance XPower Wheel Loaders From Liebherr At Steinexpo 2026
    Posted 9/2/2026
    At this year’s steinexpo, the international demonstration trade fair for the raw materials and construction materials industry, Liebherr will showcase two high-performance XPower wheel loaders. ...
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    Volvo Construction Equipment Tests First-Ever EC500 Electric Pre-Build Machine In Norway
    Posted 9/1/2026
    The EC500 Electric is a 50-tonne-class electric excavator designed to deliver the same performance as the conventional EC500 while offering flexible electric operation through both grid connection and onboard battery power. ...
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