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Tue October 04, 2022 - National Edition #2
As part of the company's enterprise strategy to support customers during the energy transition to a lower-carbon future, Caterpillar announced the development of 48-volt, 300-volt, and 600-volt batteries for the off-highway industry.
Leveraging expertise across Caterpillar's global network of technical centers in the United States, U.K., China and India, the program focuses initially on battery solutions for equipment used predominantly in industrial applications.
The battery range uses lithium-ion technology and features a modular design to optimize performance and packaging. Furthermore, they have been engineered with sustainability in mind throughout their lifecycle, with the potential to reuse and recycle at the end of life, according to the manufacturer.
The development program also encompasses inverters, motors, electronic controls, digital services and other critical technologies to deliver the performance, reliability, durability, maintainability and long-term value needed for equipment buyers working in harsh operating environments.
Caterpillar will showcase prototypes of its battery technologies in hall A4, stand 336 at bauma 2022, which will be held Oct. 24 to 30 in Munich, Germany.
"Caterpillar has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to sustainability through improvements in our operations and by helping our customers achieve their climate-related goals," said Steve Ferguson, senior vice president Caterpillar Industrial Power Systems.
"Today's announcement of our battery program is our latest step in combining a wide-ranging inventory of innovations with extensive knowledge of the off-highway industry to offer solutions for a range of power needs, application types, duty cycles and operating environments."
Caterpillar has committed that 100 percent of its new products through 2030 will be more sustainable than the previous generation, which is reflected in Caterpillar's lineup of industrial-power solutions and integrated services finely tuned for owners of third-party equipment powered by Cat engines.
"Improved sustainability is a journey, not a destination, and one size doesn't fit all in determining the appropriate power solution for equipment owners," Ferguson said.
"Our offerings can help customers and end users start improving the sustainability of their operations today through high-efficiency engines, fuels and digital solutions now available for the job site, by extending value and reducing waste over the lifecycle of equipment they already own, and by powering the next generation of equipment with innovations precisely configured for the job site."
Caterpillar supplies a wide spectrum of solutions and expertise that helps customers achieve their goals for a low-carbon future.
For more information, visit caterpillar.com.