JOHN DEERE SELECTS ENGCON AS ITS PREFERRED SUPPLIER

Engcon, a leading tiltrotator manufacturer, and “We strive to provide our customers with prodJohn Deere have entered into a major agreement uct and technology offerings that improve their with a focus on the United States and Canada. performance on the job site,” said David Thorne,

Through this preferred supplier agreement, senior vice president, sales & marketing, John Engcon’s products will be available to end users Deere Construction & Forestry. “When we through the John Deere and Hitachi excavator launched our Smart Industrial strategic direction, dealer network throughout the United States and we committed to investing our resources in soluCanada. This collaboration will ensure that cus- tions that deliver increased value to our customers, tomers are able to purchase their John Deere and such as this agreement with Engcon. Our excavaHitachi excavators equipped with Engcon’s pro- tors are known for their multi-functioning capabilductivity enhancing products. ities and hydraulic control, and, with the addition

Engcon’s mission is to change the world of dig- of the Engcon tiltrotators, we’re providing addiging. With an Engcon the excavator is turned into tional solutions to help our customers increase a tool carrier changing the way operators dig and productivity and efficiency on the job.” enabling new ways to use an excavator. Through authorized John Deere and Hitachi

The Engcon tiltrotators are designed to maxi- excavator dealers in the United States and Canada, mize productivity and profitability. When customers will be able to select Engcon’s tiltrotaequipped, a tiltrotator enables an excavator bucket tors for the John Deere excavator range from 26G or other attachments to rotate 360 degrees around to 345G and the Hitachi excavator range from the axis and tilt up to 45 degrees side to side. A ZX26 through ZX345. tiltrotator-equipped excavator offers enhanced Engcon’s EC-Oil automatic quick couplers also value for customers, especially those working in will be available through authorized John Deere tight, challenging job sites or tackling applications and Hitachi excavator dealers for the John Deere that require precision and versatility, such as site 75G to the 380G excavators and Hitachi ZX75 to development, underground work and landscap- the ZX380 excavators where the operator can coning. Using a tiltrotator, the time required to com- Through this preferred supplier agreement, Engcon’s products will be available to end users through the John Deere and Hitachi excavator nect hydraulic tools without leaving the cab, Engcon’s standard locking control for machine plete tasks such as digging, contouring and back- dealer network throughout the United States and Canada. and tiltrotator coupler and the proportional DC2 filling is significantly reduced, increasing job site control system. production and enhancing the operator’s user experience. tions available in the U.S. and Canada together with John “At John Deere, we have always been focused on providAdditionally, with a tiltrotator, wear on the machine’s tracks Deere and Hitachi excavators. However, the real winners in ing products and technology that enable our customers to is decreased as a result of reduced travel. this are the operators and end customers that will be able to optimize efficiency and uptime on the job site. Through this

Engcon’s tiltrotator, together with an Engcon quick cou- work in new ways and be more productive and profitable,” agreement with Engcon, customers are further equipped to pler, gives operators the ability to change tools without leav- said Krister Blomgren, CEO Engcon. benefit from enhanced jobsite performance and ultimately ing the cabin and use them in new ways that increase the “Through this agreement we’re building on the strengths profitability”, said Thorne. flexibility and efficiency of their excavators, according to the of Engcon and John Deere to enable contractors to optimize Customers can take advantage of easier and quicker company. All this ultimately leads to increased productivity machine efficiency and productivity on jobsites that require access to Engcon’s products through their local John Deere and profitability for customers. versatility and precision,” said Blomgren. “Our proven tiltro- and Hitachi excavator dealers. This marks a milestone in

“This journey started in the Nordic countries 30 years ago tator solution incorporates innovative features to deliver bot- making the tiltrotator concept more accepted and known based on the idea that it was possible to dig and utilize exca- tom line-boosting results. By offering our lineup through the globally and particularly in the United States and Canada vators in a better way. At Engcon we are thrilled to increase John Deere and Hitachi excavator dealer networks, cus- where Engcon is expecting large growth in the coming years. the pace of this journey together with John Deere, we believe tomers will have streamlined access to some of the industry’s For more information, visit www.engcon.com and that we will both benefit by making Engcon’s proven solu- top products.” www.JohnDeere.com. 

Through this preferred supplier agreement, Engcon’s products will be available to Engcon’s EC-Oil automatic quick couplers also will be available through authorend users through the John Deere and Hitachi excavator dealer network through- ized John Deere and Hitachi excavator dealers for the John Deere 75G to the 380G out the United States and Canada. excavators and Hitachi ZX75 to the ZX380 excavators