xpand its reach into Asia/Pacific, Brazil, Poland and the Czech republic.
             Caterpillar's broad product line ranges from the company's new line of compact construction equipment to hydraulic excavators, backhoe loaders, track-type tractors, forest products, off-highway trucks, agricultural trucks, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. Cat products are used in the construction, road building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries. Over the years Cat has earned a reputation for rugged machines that typically set industry standards for performance, durability, quality and value. One of the company's goals is to remain the technological leader in its product lines. In 1998 alone Cat introduced 44 new or improved products.
             Cat machinery can be broken down into 4 categories, construction, mining, agricultural and forestry. Cat construction machines are used to build and maintain the worlds' infrastructure of highways, dams, airports, water and sewer systems, office complexes and housing developments. Mining helps both to extract and deliver raw materials. Agricultural machines help to till soil and harvest crops while forestry machines harvest trees for building materials and pulp for paper. Cats' engi
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