Caterpillar
Founded:1925
Industries involved: heavy manufacturing, finance & training
Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, as well as a company providing financial services to other companies. Locally, Tractors Singapore is tied to Caterpillar. Caterpillar also manufactures branded footwear.
Here is a link to an introduction to caterpillar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pMCAS5Ei1M
The design of Caterpillar excavators emphasises the safety and comfort of the person operating the excavator. Features such as the Automatic Climate Control adjusts temperature and flow and determines which air outlet is best in each situation. The hydraulically adjustable cab tilts back to further improve upward visibility and to allow the operator to adopt a more comfortable body position.
One of caterpillar's machines in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9JBDC2ah5E
I think what really "wowed" me was the scale of the operations of the company. By being a MNC, I already know that its scale of operations would be vast, but it was only after I researched the history of the company that I could really grasp how large it really is, having been a crucial asset to so many projects and cleaning-up efforts, such as the Trans-Alaskan Highway, Three Gorges Dam.
I would like to learn how these machines are made as well as their operation methods.
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