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Yanmar builds 16,000th wheeled excavator

Earlier this month, there was an air of elation in Yanmar CE EMEA (Yanmar CE)’s production facility in Crailsheim, Southern Germany, as the team proudly celebrated the rollout of its 16,000th wheeled excavator. The momentous event took place on September 4th, but not before some final touches were added to the custom-painted Navy Grey B110W unit.

The production team at Crailsheim gathered in a half-moon around the excavator, where Yanmar CE’s Kai Hacker stepped forward with a big smile to crown the B110W with a ‘Celebrating 16,000k excavators’ sticker. The unit’s exterior cabin is also adorned with an exclusive glossy geometrical print, which blends between grey to Yanmar’s classic ‘Premium Red’ – a striking colour combo that looks the part to spotlight the occasion.

­Five decades
Yanmar CE has been manufacturing wheeled excavators for over 50 years. Production started in Langenburg, was relocated to Crailsheim, Gerabronn, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and how gone back to its early roots in Crailsheim. Currently, three wheeled excavator models weighing between 7.5 and 11 tonnes are manufactured at the Crailsheim plant: the B75W, the B95W and the B110W anniversary excavator; with the latter being the heavier-weight
champion of the trio.

Yanmar CE wants to build on this success and is continuously working to further improve production – in terms of manufacturing principles, operator workplace ergonomics and implementation of the latest legal requirements. The company also prides itself on the philosophy of the wider Yanmar Group, which includes respecting people and communities.

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