Case Construction Equipment
Case Construction Equipment (stylized as CASE Construction Equipment, commonly referred to as simply Case) is a brand of construction equipment from CNH Industrial. [1][2] Case produces construction equipment including excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, and compact track loaders. [3]
Early history
The origins of Case date to 1842, when Jerome Increase Case (born in 1819) created Racine Threshing Machine Works in Racine, Wisconsin. [4] The company produced its first steam engine in 1876, which is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution. [5]
In 1957 Case made the 320 Construction King backhoe loader. [6] Since 1969 Case has manufactured skid steers, starting in Burlington, Iowa and later moving production to Wichita. [7]
Recent history
The company evolved into the Case Corporation, which merged with New Holland in 1999 to become CNH Global. [3]
- 2005: Case made it's 500,000th backhoe loader and in 2010 made its 250,000th skid steer loader. [8] [3]
- 2016: Case released the new new G-Series wheel loader lineup consisting of seven new models from 521G thru 1121G. [9]
- 2017: In its 175th year in business, Case announced its facility in Wichita produced its 300,000th skid-steer loader. [10]
- 2017: At Conexpo-Con/Agg 2017 Case released the CX750D excavator. [11]
As of May 2017, according to Trade Arabia, Case "sells a full line of construction equipment around the world, including the number one loader/backhoes, excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, vibratory compaction rollers, crawler dozers, skid steers, compact track loaders and rough-terrain forklifts." [12]
See also
- Case IH is a brand used by CNH Global for agricultural equipment.
References
- ↑ "Case releases limited edition skid steers and loaders - Construction & Demolition Recycling". Construction & Demolition Recycling.
- ↑ "CASE celebrates 175 years of serving construction businesses with effective solutions". www.emiratesprojectsmagazine.com.
- 1 2 3 McLoud, Don. "Case looks back on 175 years of manufacturing construction equipment". Equipment World.
- ↑ Bambridge, John. "Case celebrates 175 years in construction | ConstructionWeekOnline.com". www.constructionweekonline.com.
- ↑ Sanders, Ralph W. Vintage Farm Tractors. p. 46.
- ↑ Nicole, Whitney. "History of Case Tractors". prezi.com.
- ↑ "Case Skid Steers — 2014 Spec Guide - Compact Equipment". Compact Equipment. 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "CASE celebrates 175 years of serving construction businesses with effective solutions". www.emiratesprojectsmagazine.com.
- ↑ Grayson, Wayne. "Case CE unveils G-Series loaders: 7-model lineup a complete design overhaul with new cab, electronics, hydraulics". equipmentworld.
- ↑ Roth, Michael. "Case Manufactures 300,000th Skid-Steer Loader at Wichita Plant". rermag.
- ↑ "Case CE unveils its quarrying excavator at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017". worldhighways.
- ↑ "Case Construction Equipment unveils new styling, livery". www.tradearabia.com.
