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Construction Equipment

Komatsu taps head trucks engineer Funcannon as new mining VP

Komatsu America has named the new vice president of its mining division following the departure of former VP Erik Wilde. Dan Funcannon, who has been with Komatsu for 22 years, is the company’s new mining head and general manager. He will be responsible for mining sales and support throughout North America and for 200-ton and larger mining […]

August 29, 2016

Construction Equipment

Watch as a massive Komatsu PC8000 mining shovel is assembled in this time-lapse

The Komatsu PC8000 is big. So big it requires the power of two 2,010-horsepower diesel engines (or two 1,450 kW electric motors) to do its job. And while the amount of earth this mining monster can move is impressive, maybe more impressive is what goes into putting the thing together. RELATED >> VIDEO: Watch a […]

August 18, 2016

Dealers

Komatsu acquires mining equipment maker Joy Global for $3 billion

Largely unscathed by the sharp declines in demand for mining equipment that have been bleeding money from competitor Caterpillar over the last few years, Komatsu has decided now is the time to become a more meaningful player in the industry, announcing it will acquire Wisconsin-based surface and underground mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global. Joy Global, founded in […]

July 22, 2016

Construction Equipment

Lego’s amazing Bucket Wheel Excavator set will include a dump truck; can be rebuilt into aggregate plant

One of Lego’s largest (and coolest) available Technic sets is the remote-control Volvo CE L350F wheel loader. The set includes 1,636 pieces and is capable of being rebuilt into an A25F articulated hauler. And somehow, the toy maker has come up with something even better. RELATED >> VIDEO: Meet the 31 million-pound bucket wheel excavator. The largest land […]

January 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar launches 6015B hydraulic shovel with increased power, more loading capacity

After testing four of its new 6015B hydraulic shovels in locations across the globe for roughly a year to validate the model’s power, efficiency and capacity under extreme conditions, Caterpillar officially launched the machine at a press event in Tucson, Arizona, last week. The machine is based on the 5110B structure and incorporates several proven components […]

November 20, 2015

Construction Equipment

Watch a Caterpillar 797 mining truck manufactured and crane-assembled in this awesome time-lapse

Anyone who’s had the thrill of standing next to a Cat 797 mining truck knows the machine is larger than life. So, it should come as no surprise that the task of manufacturing such a machine is a bit…involved. For instance, some of you might be unaware that the trucks are so massive they are only […]

July 1, 2015

Business

Caterpillar to lay off another 150 workers at Illinois mining plant

Caterpillar has announced a second round of layoffs at its Decatur, Illinois facility. Following a January 19 round of cuts that laid off more than 200 workers across the Decatur and East Peoria plants, Caterpillar has confirmed plans to lay off an additional 150 workers in Decatur where the company manufactures products for the mining industry. The […]

May 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

bauma China 2014

With more than 2,800 exhibitors from 38 countries, the 300,000 square-meter bauma China construction equipment show will be larger than the previous 2012 show, say show organizers.

September 5, 2014

Construction Equipment

How to haul a bulldozer with a mining truck and make an awful noise in the process

We’ve seen plenty of backhoes hop up into the beds of dump trucks before. But this is entirely different. In the video below, we see a mining truck hauling a large bulldozer onto a jobsite. And then, with a cringeworthy screech, just dump it out to the ground like it’s no big deal at all. […]

August 1, 2014

Business

Caterpillar profit up 4% in 2Q despite decline in sales; improves full-year forecast

Despite a dip in sales and continued soft demand for mining equipment, Caterpillar today announced a 4-percent increase in profit during the second quarter. The company today announced profits of $999 million, or $1.57 per share, for the second quarter ending June 30. That’s up 4 percent from the $960 million earned during the same […]

July 24, 2014

Construction Equipment

Mining excavator flattens pickup truck with one smash of the bucket

The ease with which this mining excavator is able to completely smash this pickup into the ground is nothing short of amazing. It’s the Hulk Smash of heavy equipment and the ultimate display of breakout force. But what’s best about this video is that the operator isn’t quite happy with the first pass and decides […]

June 13, 2014

Construction Equipment

Meet the 31 million-pound bucket wheel excavator. The largest land vehicle ever built

No. 3 Video in 2014 « NO. 4 NO. 2 »   Deemed the largest land vehicle in history by the Guinness Book of World Records, the Bagger 293 is the single best digging machine man has ever built. Built in 1995, this bucket wheel excavator is 315 feet tall—dwarfing the Statue of Liberty—738 feet […]

April 9, 2014