Equipment World Digital Magazine
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O ne-stop shopping is a concept everybody knows from the retail world. For Kom- atsu this same idea is the key to getting more customers to engage with GPS/ GNSS earthmoving technology. Komatsu has unveiled a program it calls "Smart Con- struction." And though it shares the name of Komatsu's radical drone-assisted, automated equipment service launched last year in Japan, the U.S. version of Smart Construction is basically a one-stop service to bolster the company's intelligent Machine Control lineup, of- fering comprehensive training and support for any- thing and everything related to GPS/GNSS earthmov- ing operations. At the heart of Komatsu's Smart Construction strategy is the TSE – or technical solutions specialist – dealer employee. EquipmentWorld.com | July 2016 11 reporter | staff report Komatsu 'Smart Construction' one-stop tech service I n a pending agreement with Yanmar, Terex will significantly reduce the types of machines it sells under its construction division. In a $60 million cash deal, Yanmar will receive Terex's compact and midi excavators, wheeled excavators and compact wheel loaders, all manufactured in Germany. Yanmar says the acquisition is primarily aimed at its European presence, allowing it to "actively develop its business in the small- to medium-sized construction machinery market in Europe." After the sale is closed in the second half of the year, Terex's construction division will continue to make skid steers, compact track loaders, backhoes and some specialty material handlers. – Marcia Gruver Doyle Terex sells part of construction equipment division to Yanmar Komatsu's TSE's will assist contractors and operators with all facets of GPS/GNSS machine operation. (continued on page 13)