Tag: Komatsu intelligent machine control

Machine control

Komatsu unveils D71PXi-24 dozer with new Intelligent Machine Control 2.0 tech

This is the first – and largest – dozer to get Komatsu's newest Intelligent Machine Control.

April 10, 2020

Construction Equipment

Komatsu expands semi-auto excavator lineup with new PC290LCi-11

The new 30-ton PC290LCi-11 excavator is powered by a 6.69-liter Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 engine and is equipped with the intelligent Machine Control sensor package.

May 27, 2019

Equipment Experts

Dozers are getting better at what they’ve always done—and taking on new tasks

While other equipment basks in the limelight, dozers keep toiling away in the background. There are no new applications, no profound upgrades to design technology, no threat of dozers stealing market share from other types of equipment. Despite that, newsworthy things are happening with dozers, and it would be a mistake to dismiss them as […]

September 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Dozers are getting better at what they’ve always done—and taking on new tasks

Major improvement are happening with dozers, and it's mistake to dismiss them as the same old machines with slightly altered model designations. Details here.

September 25, 2018

Machine control

Inside Smart Construction: Komatsu’s tech consultation service seeks to level playing field for the company and its customers

After launching Smart Construction in 2016, check out how Komatsu's helping improve customers' businesses and how it benefits customers on Equipment World.

September 11, 2018

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros PC390LCi-11 excavator with semi-auto control

Komatsu is bringing its intelligent Machine Control technology (iMC) to another excavator size class with the introduction of the PC390LCi-11. It’s the fourth iMC-equipped excavator in the Komatsu lineup but the company says it’s the first 3D semi-automatic excavator that combines the “nimbleness and speed” of a 36-ton machine with the stability of a larger […]

April 2, 2018

Equipment Experts

Komatsu launches second-gen PC210LCi-11 semi-auto excavator with improved controls

Last year Komatsu let us do some digging with their new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology on their big PC360LCi-11 and PC490LCi-11 excavators. And now the company has introduced the second generation model of its first semi-auto excavator, the 23.5 metric ton PC210LCi. First launched in 2014, the PC210LCi-10 (the ‘i’ stands for intelligent) was […]

September 8, 2017

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches second-gen PC210LCi-11 semi-auto excavator with improved controls

Last year Komatsu let us do some digging with their new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology on their big PC360LCi-11 and PC490LCi-11 excavators. And now the company has introduced the second generation model of its first semi-auto excavator, the 23.5 metric ton PC210LCi. First launched in 2014, the PC210LCi-10 (the ‘i’ stands for intelligent) was […]

September 8, 2017

Machine control

Side-By-Side: Comparing Cat, Deere, Komatsu and Topcon mast-less dozer GPS systems

GPS* machine control started out as a tangle of aftermarket products all bolted on and wired up as retrofits to existing dozers. These systems revolutionized the operation of dozers, but there were a lot of parts to track and maintain. In the past 18 months, however, several major manufacturers have begun integrating these systems into […]

April 7, 2017

Technology

How to get the most out of all the latest excavator technology features

Excavators from 19- to 50-metric tons are brimming with technology, from electronic controls to hyper-adjustable seating. But, questions still abound about how this technology benefits the contractor, and especially how contractors can learn to get the most from these features.   A la mode Excavators have multiple modes, multiple names for those modes, and those modes provide […]

November 25, 2016

Construction Equipment

Komatsu unveils D85i-18 dozers, expanding semi-auto dozer lineup to 7

Komatsu is expanding its lineup of semi-automatic machines with the unveiling of a new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozer. The D85EXi/PXi-18 are the seventh iMC dozer model to be introduced to the lineup and fall between the D65PXi-18 and D155AXi-8. The D37PXi-23, D39PXi-24, D51PXi-23, D61PXi-23 form the rest of the lineup, which in 2013 introduced the concept of a […]

July 13, 2016

Construction Equipment

D61i-24 semi-auto dozers bring powertrain upgrades to Komatsu’s original iMC machine

Tagging along with the launch of a new radio control option on its largest semi-auto dozer and the addition of two new semi-auto excavators, Komatsu has upgraded its first ever machine equipped with intelligent Machine Control (iMC). Unveiled in June 2013, the D61i dozers were the pioneering machines in Komatsu’s iMC lineup, introducing the concept of […]

June 10, 2016