Like Case and Deere before it, Vermeer branched off from farm machines into construction machines.

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Wheel loaders outsell all other construction equipment in China by far--130, 000 last year, or 60% of all construction machines sold in 2007.

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In a dusty bit of Maharashtra state sits one of the first Chinese factories in India, run by Sany, which makes diggers and other construction machines.

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In short order, they could begin construction of new machines that would show how to build and operate a real power plant operated by fusion.

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Obviously there has been a process for the construction and the procurement of those machines.

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All that began to had began to change a century or so ago with the discovery of Boolean algebra and the construction of the first modern computing machines.

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Construction took three years and countless man-hours, as machines were barely used.

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Whirlpool, which makes household appliances including refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines, relies on three main drivers: replacement of older appliances, new home construction and discretionary purchases related to renovations or remodeling.

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As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.

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