Komatsu has upped the ante in machine control—again.
Six years after the company became the first equipment OEM to bring a fully-integrated machine control system for dozers to market, called intelligent Machine Control, Komatsu is back with an update that is “far more advanced” than other systems on the market today, says Derek Morris marketing manager for Komatsu’s Intelligent Machine Control and Smart Construction divisions.
Morris adds that the new dozer machine control system “opens up a world of possibilities.” More specifically, Komatsu says the new Proactive Dozing Control (PDC) system isn’t just capable of finish grading. It can perform auto-stripping, auto-spreading and high production dozing as well.
”Traditionally, GPS machine control focused on finish grade, which meant operators could only use the technology approximately 10 to 20 percent of the time,” Morris explains. “Proactive Dozing Control logic is a game-changer because the integrated system now lets operators use automation any time, whether for general site clean-up, backfilling trenches and more.”
The key difference between the new PDC system and the integrated intelligent Machine Control system found on Komatsu dozers since 2013, is that PDC understands how the terrain is changing in real time.
