An Overview of Heavy Equipment Industry

Heavy Equipment Industry Primer

Accomplishing feats of heavy industry, like building skyscrapers, takes a village: a long and complex value chain and many participants.

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This primer is all about recognizing and understanding a critical industry that falls somewhere in the middle of this village: the space of companies that make high-powered machines that enable intensive work. This is the Heavy Equipment Industry, and it includes hundreds or thousands of different types of machines, ranging from excavators for digging, ultra-large trucks for hauling, and rollers for smoothing out roads and other surfaces. It also includes tractors and agricultural equipment, forestry equipment, oil drilling equipment, and so much more.

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In this primer, we break it all down: the types of equipment, the companies that make equipment, the key steps of the value chain, and the major trends to expect.

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Course: 6 Chapters

Est. time: 45 mins

What's Covered In This Primer?

Introduction

The Products

The Market Landscape

Design, Manufacturing, and Assembly

Sales and Distribution

Trends

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Chapter 1 Breakdown

What is heavy equipment?

Chapter 2 Breakdown

Understanding heavy equipment
Types of heavy equipment
Other products

Chapter 3 Breakdown

What are the companies that make heavy equipment?

Chapter 4 Breakdown

What does it take to produce heavy equipment?

Chapter 5 Breakdown

What does it take to sell heavy equipment?

Chapter 6 Breakdown

How sustainability considerations are impacting heavy equipment
How technology is impacting heavy equipment

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Heavy Equipment Industry Trends

Lower-emissions equipment

Sustainability and emissions reduction are key trends in heavy equipment. Companies are developing low-emissions equipment with electrification and alternative fuels.

Increasing sophistication of technology

Advances are being made across the ‘tech stack’ of the equipment, from underlying hardware and operator interfaces, to fleet-level software.

Sustainable steel production

Traditional steel production involves high emissions due to coal and carbon coke use. More sustainable production initiatives include recycling, remanufacturing, and green steel.

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