I DA U N I V E R S A L S e p te m b e r - O c to b e r 2 0 2 0
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CONTENTS
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
4 Editor's Notes
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President's Post
13 Legal Line
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Trends and Tidbits
29 Nuts and Bolts
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Advertisers Index
51 Trade Show Calendar
Editor
Nancy Estes
Art Director
Bonnie Hickman
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IDA World
Trade Week
see pages 5-9
UNIVERSAL
Built Robotics
and Autonomous
Construction
Equipment
Guidance systems can
be installed on existing
equipment from any
manufacturer.
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IPD Xtra Now Off ers
Expanded CaterpillarĀ® Coverage
for the Global Construction
Equipment Industry
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Maxiforce's Caterpillar line expands IPD's equipment
coverage and IPD has one of the largest and most
experienced sales teams in the world.
e mining industry faces
challenges, some that autonomous
equipment will solve.
Global Trends in
Mining Equipment
and Transport Logistics
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