Japanese excavator manufacturer Takeuchi, one of the world's leading manufacturers of excavators up to 14 tonnes, has improved lead times for its dealers by introducing an Engcon Ready option for the TB295W excavator. This is the start of expanded collaboration between Takeuchi and Engcon – with the goal of offering factory-installed and integrated solutions.
Engcon's tiltrotator, intelligent control systems and automatic machine hitches can increase the flexibility, efficiency and safety of smaller excavators at a time where there is great interest in these products. Simultaneously as interest and demand for Engcon products increases, so does the demand for shorter lead times. So, minimizing the time equipment stands at the dealer and providing customers quicker access to their machines is becoming increasingly important in times like these, where “time is money”.
The Engcon Ready option for the TB295W is the result of a collaboration between Engcon and Takeuchi to enable plug-and-play installations, reducing the installation times for Engcon products. This in turn works to the advantage of common customers.
TB295W - The first machine with an Engcon Ready option The launch of this Engcon Ready option is the first step in an expanded collaboration with Takeuchi with the goal of offering factory-installed and integrated solutions.
“The TB295W is the first machine to have Engcon Ready as a factory-installed option. A smart choice as we see in many markets excavators equipped with an Engcon tiltrotator”, says Fredrik Eklind, product owner at Engcon Control Systems.
Eklind explains that the factory installation of Engcon's proportional control system, ergonomic handles and a locking system for safe tool changes, reduces the time it takes to get the machine ready at the dealer.
“The only thing missing when the machine reaches the dealer's workshop is an Engcon machine hitch and a tiltrotator for the configuration to be complete”, Fredrik Eklind continues.
A fully integrated solution with benefits In addition to a faster lead time, being factory-installed has additional benefits compared to the traditional process where the dealer undertakes installation. The factory-prepared Engcon Ready solution has the components of the Engcon control system fully integrated as a part of the machine.
The Engcon Ready option for the TB295W means that the machine is delivered with Takeuchi-labelled Engcon handles machine-adapted cable gland and a hydraulic locking solution that is adapted for Engcon's fully automatic machine hitches that connect tools, hydraulics and electronics without the driver having to leave the cab. Engcon Ready has been specially developed in collaboration with Takeuchi, installed at the Takeuchi Nagano factory in Japan and is covered by the same factory warranty as the rest of the machine.
Production of the TB295W installed with the Engcon Ready solution started in August 2021 and the first units will be delivered shortly to selected markets in Europe. It will then be launched globally.
“The collaboration with Takeuchi provides benefits to everyone involved and enables customers to experience the harmony created by Takeuchi TB295W and the range of compatible Engcon products, control systems, tiltrotators and automatic machine hitches”, concludes Fredrik Eklind.