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KOMATSU, CUMMINS PARTNER TO CREATE REMOTE EQUIPMENT-MONITORING SOLUTION

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 NAM Staff

Unplanned downtime from equipment and engine maintenance at mines can be very costly. To create more value for customers, Komatsu and Cummins have partnered to deliver a new, integrated remote equipment-monitoring solution designed to reduce unplanned stoppages, accelerate maintenance execution, and extend component life and maintenance intervals. By sharing equipment health and performance data over common infrastructure, and collaborating on…

Komatsu’s Chattanooga plant begins production of articulated trucks

February 16, 2023March 13, 2023 NAM Staff

To support growing demand, Komatsu has begun producing the company’s HM400-5 articulated haul trucks at its factory in Chattanooga, Tenn. While the trucks were produced in Chattanooga in the mid-2000s, in 2009 production shifted to the company’s plant in Ibaraki, Japan, where it has remained until now.

Komatsu goes underground with GHH acquisition

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 NAM Staff

Komatsu has entered into an agreement to acquire German manufacturer GHH Group, which it said will expand its underground mining equipment offerings. Founded in the 1960s and currently part of the Schmidt Kranz Group, GHH offers a wide range of equipment focused on loaders and articulated dump trucks in the mid-seam mass mining, narrow vein and low-profile market segments. The…

West Virginia longwall mine deploys Komatsu PPD system

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 NAM Staff

Komatsu recently revealed that it placed an advanced longwall automation system at Arch Resources’ Leer mine in northern West Virginia. Komatsu’s Personal Proximity Detection system, designed to detect and monitor the location of operators on the longwall face, is part of the producer’s mission for zero harm and to increase productivity. The OEM said the system additionally enables Leer’s Roof…

Komatsu rolls out HD1500-8E0 haul truck

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 NAM Staff

Komatsu’s HD1500-8E0 rigid frame off-highway haul truck has been purpose-built for mining, quarry and aggregate applications, with productivity performance, maneuverability technology and safety combined into one machine. Delivering performance with a 1,580 gross horsepower (1180 kW), Tier 4 Final Komatsu SDA16V159E-3 engine, the HD1500-8E0 helps drive high levels of productivity. The redesigned cab, combined with a MacPherson strut-type and hydropneumatic…

Komatsu, Cummins to collaborate on zero emissions

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 NAM Staff

The long-time partners are working to accelerate sustainable solutions for global customers. Komatsu and Cummins have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment. Building on a legacy of diesel engine partnership across a wide variety of mining and construction equipment, Cummins and Komatsu will initially focus on zero emissions power technologies including hydrogen…

Dig smarter

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Jonathan Rowland

New technologies are supporting improved shovel maintenance practices, allowing mines to extend maintenance intervals without endangering the machine. By Jonathan Rowland Shovel breakdownThere are 5,500 hydraulic and 1,900 electric shovels with payloads above 20 metric tonnes currently active, according to the mining equipment trackers at The Parker Bay Company. These are large and complex pieces of machinery that operate in…

Komatsu expands Texas manufacturing campus

September 13, 2022October 7, 2022 NAM Staff

Komatsu has broken ground on a new 56,000-square-foot building at its manufacturing campus in Longview, Texas, to upgrade and consolidate multiple functions into a single location.

Komatsu redesigns Joy 02ESV scoop

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 NAM Staff

With key benefits including longer times between charges, improved performance and optimum operator comfort, the Joy 02ESV has been updated, redesigned and re-released by Komatsu. Ideal for soft-rock mining applications, the 240-volt machine comes in three models: the 02ESV36, 02ESV56 and 02ESV60. The trio offer bucket capacities of 120-165 cubic feet, respectively, with maximum payloads of 18.2-28.7 t. All are…

Komatsu, Proterra collaborate on electrification

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 NAM Staff

Vehicle electrification technology group Proterra and equipment producer Komatsu have teamed up to bring electrification technology to underground mining machines. In a move that signifies the official entry of Proterra into the underground mining equipment market, the collaboration will involve its supply of its H Series battery system technology. Komatsu will develop battery-electric LHDs, drills and bolters with Proterra battery…