What keeps Komatsu building construction equipment in America after 40 years? We traveled inside the company's Chattanooga, Tennessee, manufacturing facility to find out. At this exclusive event, Komatsu celebrated 40 years of manufacturing in Chattanooga and the production of its 60,000th excavator.
Get a first look at Komatsu's D175AX-10 dozer
General Manager Steve Olson explains why the plant continues to grow, what machines are built here, and how the facility plans to support the next generation of construction equipment. If you enjoy factory tours, construction equipment, and behind-the-scenes manufacturing videos, be sure to subscribe for more coverage from Construction Equipment.
About the Author
Frank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.