KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA recently added Powerscreen of Northern California (a Molson Group Company) to its growing dealer network. The new authorized dealership will provide KOBELCO parts, rental, sales, and service from its facility in Dayton, Nev., just outside of Reno.
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JCB North America Collects 18,000 Items in Annual Food Drive
JCB recently held its annual food drive event, named “The Big Dunk” Benefitting America’s Second Harvest Food Bank. The event was led by a team of JCB interns, fostering the company’s culture of giving back and camaraderie. With the goal of collecting 1,500 items, their expectations were well surpassed with 18,000 total donations. This year saw the introduction of a…
Read MoreJohn Deere Debuts New Large-Sized P-Tier Excavators
John Deere added three new P-tier excavator models to its line of large-size equipment. These heavy-duty machines are the latest excavator models to launch as part of the John Deere Performance Tiering strategy.
Read MoreEDDY Pump Addresses Problems Pumping Sand and Aggregate
Sand and aggregate pits usually are dredged using drag lines or excavators to mechanically dig up the sand and aggregate and then place it into big piles. The sand and aggregate are then loaded into large trucks and driven to the processing plant. This is a very costly and time-consuming process that incorporates large capital equipment and manpower. EDDY Pump…
Read MoreDoosan Releases Next-Generation Crawler Excavators
Doosan Infracore North America introduced its next-generation -7 Series crawler excavators in the United States and Canada. The initial launch includes four models, with more excavators to be announced in the coming months. The first models are the Doosan DX140LCR-7, DX225LC-7, DX255LC-7 and DX350LC-7. The innovative Doosan -7 Series crawler excavators deliver the fuel efficiency and productivity that operators need…
Read MoreDoosan Releases Next-Generation Crawler Excavators
Doosan Infracore North America introduces its next-generation -7 Series crawler excavators in the United States and Canada. The initial launch includes four models, with more excavators to be announced in the coming months. The first models are the Doosan DX140LCR-7, DX225LC-7, DX255LC-7 and DX350LC-7. The innovative Doosan -7 Series crawler excavators deliver the fuel efficiency and productivity that operators need…
Read MoreHitachi Construction Machinery, Immersive Technologies Extend Exclusive Partnership
Since 2007, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd (HCM) and Immersive Technologies have had a Technical License Agreement and a Partnership Agreement in place. These two agreements seek to support their mutual customers and ensure the highest level of simulated training experience of mining equipment to equipment operators to maximize safety, production efficiency and product integrity. The Exclusive Partnership agreement enables…
Read MoreKomatsu Expands Range of Hydraulic Breakers
Komatsu breakers are essential tools, from scaling a tunnel, to running a pedestal-boom on a quarry or tearing out reinforced concrete abutments. Designed and tested for compatibility with Komatsu excavators from the PC210 up to the PC490, Komatsu’s new JMHB-V breaker series helps customers achieve excellent impact energy and performance in a variety of demolition applications.
Read MoreTerrain Processing Technology for Heavy Autonomous Excavator Navigation
Researchers from Baidu Research Robotics and Auto-Driving Lab (RAL) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have developed a real-time mapping approach for autonomous navigation of excavators on complex terrains named Terrain Traversability Mapping (TTM). Using TTM, an autonomous excavator can navigate through unstructured outdoor environments consisting of deep pits, steep hills, rock piles, and other complex terrain features.…
Read MoreCaterpillar Expands Remote-Control Operation to Excavator Line
New Cat Command for Excavating provides remote-control operation for select Cat excavators. Removing the operator from the machine in potentially hazardous operating environments, Command for Excavating enhances safe machine operation, while reducing operator fatigue to increase productivity. Six Cat excavators spanning the 20 to 40 metric ton class sizes – Cat 320, 323, 326, 330, 336 and 340 models – can…
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