Tag: Komatsu D61PXi-24

Machine control

Komatsu says Proactive Dozing Control “Closes the Skill Gap”. But what is it?

Komatsu has introduced a new grade control technology for dozers that it says can be used 100 percent of the time, unlike other grade control systems which are typically only used for finish grading. In this video we break down how the system works and why Komatsu says it “closes the skill gap” between experienced […]

December 23, 2019

Machine control

Komatsu unveils Proactive Dozing Control, dozer machine control that can be used “100% of the time”

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 […]

August 15, 2019

Construction Equipment

State-of-the-Art Dozers: OEMs loading the latest of these hardworking earthmovers with smart technology

By Richard Ries The general public may perceive dozers as simple, lumbering beasts. But those in the construction industry recognize them as focal points of advanced technology. One of the most obvious advances in dozer technology is ever-improving machine control. “You could argue that no product category has been more affected by the continued adoption […]

July 24, 2019

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