Cargotec as an investment

R&D investments focus on digitalisation as well as improving competitiveness and cost efficiency of products.

Countries with assembly/R&D activity are highlighted on the map

Research and product development expenditure in 2019 totalled EUR 101.9 (89.0) million, representing 2.8 (2.7) percent of sales. EUR 0.2 (0.5) million was capitalised.

R&D in business areas in 2019

Kalmar

Product launches

• New-generation version of Kalmar's forklift solution for demanding loads of up to 54 tons
• Kalmar One, the first open automation system for container terminals
• Automated Truck Handling (ATH) to Kalmar's AutoStrad™ offering
• Navis N4 3.7, the newest version of its flagship TOS
• Fully electric version of the Kalmar empty container handler
• Medium electric forklift powered by emission-free lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology
• Navis Smart architecture
• Navis Smart Suite

 Other actions

• Collaboration with Bosch Rexroth to develop fully electric versions of Kalmar reachstacker and heavy forklift solutions
• Kalmar Electric Terminal tractor and Kalmar FastCharge™ charging solution for battery-powered machinery were awarded first place in the PEMA (Port Equipment Manufacturers Association) Innovation Awards
• Kalmar organised an Explore Automation! event in its Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland for key industry stakeholders
• Kalmar’s multi-assembly unit in Stargard, Poland celebrated the 1,000th straddle carrier produced at the site
• Kalmar opened a customer experience and training centre in North Charleston, USA
• Cummins as the electrification solution provider for Kalmar’s terminal tractor offering

Hiab

Product launches

• A specialised drywall crane HIAB K-505 HiPro for the US and Canadian markets
• Hiab will connect the majority of its equipment (all electronic control equipment) as a standard feature from factory
• HIAB S-HiPro 230W waste collection crane
• HiVision™ system expanded to MULTILIFT hooklifts
• The next generation column lift DEL DL500
• Two new modular installation systems for truck bodies; Hiab BodyWorks for heavy cranes and Hiab T-Body for HIAB T-series light range cranes
• Effer's R.A.C.E (Remote Assistance Control EFFER)
• Effer announced the launch of two brand new light range crane models, 105 and 120

Other actions

• EFFER spare parts available on Hiab’s webshop
• Extension of the standard warranty to two years for all LOGLIFT and JONSERED forestry and recycling crane models
• 75,000th Hiab truck mounted forklift was delivered to Die Behrens-Gruppe of Germany
• Full operations of MULTILIFT’s test area in Raisio, Finland, where Hiab will test trucks equipped with skiploaders and hooklifts

MacGregor

• MacGregor and Kongsberg Digital, part of KONGSBERG, collaborate to test the interface of MacGregor’s OnWatch Scout condition monitoring and predictive maintenance service within Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight data infrastructure solution
• Breakbulk Optimiser introduced to the market. Breakbulk Optimiser is an automated, cloud-based application that increases cargo planning efficiency and optimises vessel and fleet capacity utilisation
• Digitally-enabled predictive maintenance service, OnWatch Scout, was introduced to the market
• FibreTrac crane, the first fibre-rope offshore crane to enter the market