Our products operate on lower-carbon intensity fuels, including biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biogas

Mukul Dixit
Director of Sales & Marketing for Global Construction & Infrastructure, Caterpillar India

Could you provide an overview of your company’s Motor Grader product range and their unique selling propositions?

Customers expects the product solutions to be equipped with technologies that provide them improved fuel efficiency, increased productivity and increased dependability. and Cat 120NG and 120 GC Motor Grader is designed keeping customer preferences in mind and with the possibility to customize the machine to specific uses. Our Motor Graders are highly configured with some of the best industry defining features.

Productivity: Cat Motor Graders are easy to own and operate. These machines provide precision grading by controlling the blade using the lever controls of the cab and ensures maximum productivity and reduces rework.

Fuel Efficiency: Our new Cat Motor Grader consumes less fuel compared to its predecessor, pushing up performance to a great extent, all the while bringing down the operating cost. The ground-up redesign of the all-new cab ensures enhanced visibility with connecting rear windows, seat options along with the new information display screen. The new filtration technology and the extended maintenance intervals reduces the maintenance cost. The new hydraulic valves provide continuous matching of hydraulic flow and pressure to power demand and ensures precise, predictable, and consistent implement movement.

Smart Technology: Cat Motor Graders are equipped with technologies like Cat Product Link™ along with GPS connect, which not only help improve traceability and visibility but also enable the systems to observe, identify and understand different facets of heavy machinery operation without human intervention and improves the maintenance and operation of machines. Cat Motor Graders are also equipped with AccuGrade™ Grade Control System which enhances grading accuracy and virtually eliminates the need for survey stakes and reduces guesswork and costly rework by moving dirt right the first time, reducing the operating costs. The revolutionary Caterpillar solution is factory integrated, sensor-independent, and features a suite of products which includes cross slope, sonic, laser, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Automatic Total Station (ATS) technology. Automatic blade control allows operators to improve efficiency and productivity by achieving grade faster and in fewer passes than ever before, reducing the need for traditional survey stakes or grade checkers helping the customers to complete their project way before their timeline. Stable Blade technology is proactive and senses the blade bounce before you to reduce machine speed until you are on smoother ground. It lessens wear and tear on the blade. 

How has the demand for Motor Graders evolved in recent years, and which sectors are witnessing the highest adoption of Motor Graders, and why?

With the government of India’s focus on infrastructure development, we believe the construction industry in India will continue to grow in the long term. The need for infrastructure such as railroads, roads and highways, dedicated freight corridors, airports, electrification and many more necessitates a wide variety of major infrastructure projects across the country. Together, all these developments and projects would lead to a parallel growth of the construction equipment market across the rural as well as urban segment of the country which implies that there will be a strongly growing demand for Motor Graders along with other equipment for supporting these developments.

What are the latest technological innovations integrated into your Motor Graders and how are these advancements enhancing efficiency, productivity, and safety?

We are committed to understanding the needs of our customers and delivering pioneering products by growing our reliance on services with a focus on digital-enabled solutions and aftermarket. Our technology solutions combined with the unmatched support and experience of the Cat dealer network help customers maximize their fleet efficiency and profitability.

Maximizing Productivity: Cat® Product Link™, along with GPS connect, which not only help improve traceability and visibility but also enable the systems to observe, identify and understand different facets of heavy machinery operation without human intervention and improves the maintenance and operation of machines.

With more than 1.5 million connected assets capturing and reporting machine operating data, customers are now availing solutions like Cat Productivity and VisionLink® to help increase uptime and maximize profitability. VisionLink connects customers with a comprehensive overview of their entire fleet to optimize equipment performance and gives the customers confidence in their operation and access to actionable information.

Cat Productivity, a cloud-based productivity management tool helps to deliver real benefits for customers such as fuel reduction, cost reduction, improved productivity, optimized efficiency, improved utilization, and payload reporting.

How is your company addressing the need for environmentally sustainable Motor Graders? Are there any initiatives towards reducing emissions or enhancing fuel efficiency?

We have committed that 100% of our new products through 2030 will be more sustainable than the previous generation. We consider sustainability in our technology development strategies and new product introduction (NPI) process. Through R&D efforts, we develop new and more sustainable products and services for customers. Our products operate on lower-carbon intensity fuels, including biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biogas. These fuels reduce lifecycle GHG emissions in the fuel value chain; GHG emissions at the tailpipe are essentially the same as traditional fuels. Our products are designed to be remanufactured, offering sustainable options. By restoring components to like-new condition, we reduce waste and conserve resources like energy and water needed for new parts.

As Caterpillar turns 100 this year, what message would you like to give to your customers

Our centennial milestone is an opportunity to celebrate the legacy and achievements of our first 100 years while looking towards the future. Helping our customers build a better, more sustainable world has always been at the heart of who we are—yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It’s our DNA and guides everything we do. The work we do alongside our customers is essential to everyday life around the world, and the future holds limitless possibilities for an even greater impact. No matter what challenges or opportunities the next 100 years bring, we will continue to develop innovative products and solutions that empower our customers to build stronger communities and drive sustainable progress.