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I DA U N I V E R S A L N ove m b e r - D e ce m b e r 2 0 1 8 35 NUTS AND BOLTS NEWS Nuts & Bolts continued on page 36 Hitachi Construc- tion Machinery Americas Inc. announced that the fi rst medium-sized Hitachi ZX200-6 utility hydraulic excavator, built for the North American market, has shipped from Hitachi Construction Machinery Tsuchiura Works (Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan). e ZX200-6 excavator is the fi rst of many Hitachi-built and branded machines soon to be available throughout North America and Latin America. With the joint venture dissolu- tion between Hitachi Construc- tion Machinery Group and Deere & Co., announced earlier this year, HCMA is committed to independently developing and deploying the latest product advancements, technol- ogies, and services throughout the region. To celebrate this milestone for Hitachi and its customers, Hitachi Ships Medium-Sized Utility Hydraulic Excavator to U.S. the team in Japan responsible for developing and building this fi rst excavator unit gathered to give it a proper sendoff . Draped across the machine is a banner with the phrase "Empowering the Americas – e Lineup Grows More Powerful." is message signifi es HCMA's commitment to its customers moving into the future. Since 1965, with the intro- duction of the Hitachi UH03, Japan's fi rst hydraulic excavator, Hitachi hydraulic excavators have been a fl agship product of the Hitachi Construction Machinery portfolio. With a range of models available to meet customers' specifi c requirements, these machines excel at leveling and forming work for large-scale residential land and the development of social infrastructure for roads, railways and riverways. Hitachi utility excava- tors available in the Americas, including the ZX200-6 model, are equipped with Solution Linkage Assist, a proprietary machine control feature, which enables effi cient work to be performed without over- excavating the target work surface. e units also feature a hydraulic system that features high-effi ciency "Aerial Angle" technology to help improve worksite safety and the brand's ConSite oil service solution. ese machines are designed to help contractors in the Americas maintain the quality of work amid labor shortages and the decline in experienced opera- tors, as well as to contribute to improved productivity and safe operation. Local sales for the latest Hitachi-built line of equipment will start in North America in March 2022. ● www.rermag.com 11/21