The undercarriage line includes a vast range of components among which chains, shoes, rollers, sprockets, idlers and segments entirely manufactured at the Asian plants of the Group. The ITR undercarriage is studied and designed in the Engineering and R& D Departments of the Group using CAD systems and with the collaboration of partner universities. A fundamental characteristic of the undercarriage product line is that its production is entirely managed in-house: from design of the component to the choice of material through to production. Numerous quality controls are carried out starting from raw material purchasing based on the know-how and expertise in the field of metallurgical processes and metal materials. Broad expertise covers the entire complexity of the production process from die-casting to heat treatments to the assembly and painting lines. The ITR undercarriage products are the most complete range on the market, which as well as including the more standard excavator/ dozer applications range from asphalting to drilling to logging machines. The production flexibility and the design expertise also allow making ‘ tailor-made’ products for special applications