UXB experts develop system to convert Bobcat skid steer into a remote-controlled robot. QinetiQ, a company more commonly associated with remotely-controlled equipment used to diffuse bombs and explosives, has developed a kit that can be installed in about 15 minutes on any of 17 models of Bobcat skid-steer, all-wheel steer, or compact track loaders that…Read moreRead more
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Bobcat consolidation…
Skid steer market leader Bobcat returns to its roots with anti-recession consolidation. US magazine Construction Equipment reports that Bobcat is transferring all North American machinery production to its original manufacturing facility in Gwinner, North Dakota, a move that will result in discontinuing production at Bobcat’s Bismarck plant by the end of 2009. Click here for…Read moreRead more
Bobcat layoffs hit community…
A small US community is feeling the effects of the latest round of Bobcat layoffs. The entire world is feeling the effects of the current global recession. But it is the small communities that rely upon a local employer for their very existence that are feeling it worst. Take for example the 800 residents of…Read moreRead more
Bobcat passes manufacturing milestone…
In its golden anniversary year, Bobcat has achieved yet another significant milestone by manufacturing the company’s 750,000th skid-steer loader 50 years after the Melroe and Keller brothers came together to introduce the Melroe self-propelled loader, the forerunner to the Bobcat® skid-steer loader. Neil Woodfin, President, Bobcat EMEA, said: “It was only in February 2001, that…Read moreRead more
