Emily Buenzle - Tue January 02, 2018
Construction Crews Unearth Ancient Discovery
Crews at a Chinese construction site on Christmas Day uncovered 30 dinosaur eggs. Construction was halted at the site of a new middle school in the city of Ganzhou after the workers found the 130 million-year-old eggs while clearing rock with explosions, BGR reported....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 30, 2017
Trump, China Strike Preliminary Pipeline Deal
In a recent visit to China, President Trump and President Xi discussed a preliminary deal to build an 800-mile natural gas pipeline in Alaska. In the deal, Alaska and China would split the $43 billion cost of the project, and China would agree to buy the gas from the new pipeline, PRI reported....
Fri November 17, 2017
LiuGong Holds 2017 Global Dealer Conference
LiuGong held its 2017 Global Dealer Conference in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on Nov. 13. With the theme of “Innovation Creates the Future,” LiuGong shared its 60-year heritage as well as its future expectations with more than 1,000 attendees made up of government officials, industry leaders, LiuGong dealer representatives, media friends and LiuGong employees from more than 70 countries....
Tue November 14, 2017
Terex Utilities to Deliver 5,000 Aerial Devices to China
Terex Utilities and its dealer Xuzhou Handler Special Vehicles Co. Ltd. have signed a letter of intent for Xuzhou to purchase 5,000 units of insulated aerial devices from Terex over a five-year period, with a total value of more than $250 million....
Thu November 09, 2017
U.S. Companies Share Line Maintenance Best Practices With Chinese Electric Utilities
Delegates from the China Southern Power Grid (CSD), Mongolia Power, National Energy Administration (NEA) Electricity Safety Department, and Guangzhou Foreign Commercial Service, recently visited the United States to participate in a two-week training program sponsored by the U.S....
Thu November 09, 2017
Caterpillar, China Energy Investment Corp. Join Forces
Caterpillar Inc. and China Energy Investment Corporation Ltd. (China Energy) – both leaders in their industries – have signed a five-year strategic cooperative framework agreement. The signing was witnessed by Wang Yang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, and U.S....
Emily Buenzle - Thu November 09, 2017
Looking Back: What Ancient Structures Tell Us About Earthquake-Safe Construction
A 1,410-year-old building is a key resource for modern-day earthquake-safe building methods. Built in 607 A.D., Japan's 122-ft.-tall Horyu-ji temple is one of the oldest wooden structures in the world, and has survived almost 50 earthquakes at magnitudes of 7.0 and greater, the New York Daily News reported....
Mon November 06, 2017
AEM Announces 2018 Officers, New Directors
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announces its 2018 officers as well as directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and AG and CE Sector Boards at its recent annual business meeting....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 10, 2017
Old Mines, Quarries, Repurposed into Spectacular Worldwide Attractions
Did you ever wonder what happens to old mines and quarries after they have been abandoned? Some might just sit empty, but others around the world have been repurposed into amusement parks, hotels, parks and more....
Emily Buenzle - Mon September 25, 2017
Caterpillar's Transformation Takes Hold, Promises Big Changes in Future
Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby has been hard at work transforming the equipment giant since he took over the position in January, and it's showing. First, the numbers. Caterpillar believes its projected annual sales and revenue for 2017 will be somewhere between $42 and $44 billion—better than its initial prediction of $38 to $41 billion....
