June 9, 2014 – More than 80 machines will be put through their paces in four ‘live’ demonstration areas (Quarry Face, Rock Processing, Recycling and new for 2014, General Purpose) at Hillhead this year. Hillhead 2014 takes place at Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, UK June 24-26. Machines that will be seen in action include including crushers, screens and shredders…
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ConExpo-Con/Agg Revisited
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, POWERFUL PRODUCTS AND MORE FROM A RECORD-BREAKING SHOW. ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2014 took center stage in Las Vegas March 4-8 with tremendous energy and serious buyers. Total registration of 129,364 soared past the last edition of the shows as they achieved the second-highest attendance in their history. The shows also set new records for exhibit space, number of…
Read MoreKomatsu Expands Intelligent Machine Control
Komatsu America Corp. offers the D51EXi/PXi-22, the latest Komatsu intelligent Machine Control dozer for the North American market. With its fully automatic blade control capabilities, the D51i-22 dozer performs both automated rough dozing and finish grading. “The D51i-22 brings the same intelligent Machine Control technology to another key class size, which has made the Komatsu D61i-23 such a success,” said…
Read MoreKomatsu Kicks into Gear
March 4, 2014 – Komatsu America, at a ConExpo-Con/Agg press conference, featured its CEO and Chaiman Rod Schrader and Rich Smith, vice president of the Information Communication Technology Business Division and Product Marketing. Both speakers highlighted Komatsu’s theme of “Innovative, Intelligent, Integrated.” They specifically addressed how Komatsu strives to design and manufacture customer satisfaction into every machine the company builds. They noted…
Read MoreKomatsu’s KOMTRAX Mobile App for Asset Monitoring
Komatsu America Corp. introduced a feature-rich mobile app that allows owners to see critical machine information from KOMTRAX fleet-monitoring system on their Apple or Android smart phones or tablet devices. Building on the past decade of KOMTRAX technology, the app gives owners access to this critical information anytime and anywhere in daily, weekly or monthly time increments. The new App…
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Komatsu, GE Form Company
February 3, 2014 – Komatsu and GE Mining, a division of GE Transportation, announced a new collaboration to develop next generation mining equipment. By combining their expertise in mining equipment and propulsion systems, the companies will help meet the needs of customers and partners worldwide, with an initial focus on developing solutions to increase customer productivity and safety for underground mines. The new company,…
Read MoreKomatsu Excavator Features Greater Lift Capacity
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC170LC-10 excavator is the newest addition to its dash-10 series. With operating weights ranging from 38,100-41,600 lb., the PC170LC-10 provides improved performance with up to 5 percent greater lift capacity with the standard counterweight, while an optional heavier counterweight provides up to 15 percent greater lift capacity when compared to the previous model PC160LC-8.
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