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Komatsu breaks ground on Milwaukee mining headquarters
Komatsu Mining broke ground on its $285 million, 2.5-million-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing campus in Milwaukee’s Harbor District. When announced in 2018, Komatsu said it expected the facility to employ nearly 1,000 people by 2030. The 57-acre complex will include facilities for advanced technology, robotics, engineering and R&D labs; a large office complex, training facilities, a […]
September 10, 2020
Dealers
Komatsu-owned dealers take on corporate Komatsu badging
Komatsu-owned dealer locations in North America will now be branded “Komatsu” to “reflect their inclusion in the company’s corporate footprint,” says the company. The branding initiative is the result of the creation of a new North American corporate unit within Komatsu, designed to “strengthen the growth of company-owned distributor branches,” the company says. The new […]
April 2, 2020
Construction Equipment
Komatsu WA900-8 Loader Does the Digging and Dumping For You
Designed for loading 70-150-ton trucks in quarries, the new Komatsu WA900-8 replaces the previous WA900-3E0 with a loader that is more powerful and has a redesigned cab with improved visibility. But the headline features of this new loader are tech-based, including a few new autonomy features that make this loader capable of automatic digging and […]
January 10, 2020
Construction Equipment
Milwaukee OKs Komatsu Mining’s waterfront headquarters
The Milwaukee Common Council has officially approved Komatsu Mining's plans for a waterfront headquarters campus. Check the latest details on Equipment World.
December 27, 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
Dealers
Komatsu 1Q sales up 15% on strong North American demand
Komatsu construction equipment sales show a big spike in percentage for Q1 of 2018. Check out the numbers behind Komatsu equipment sales numbers on EW.
July 30, 2018
Construction Equipment
Komatsu’s new WA480-8 loader ups productivity with new bucket and dig system, nixes steering wheel
Aiding in the loader's increased productivity is a new bucket design, a couple of operator assist features that optimize machine performance, and more.
July 16, 2018
Construction Equipment
New 845 forwarder anchors Komatsu’s more powerful lineup
Komatsu has introduced a new lineup of forwarders that offers improved performance and operator comfort and includes a new 12-metric-ton model. The four-model lineup includes the new 845 along with the updated 855, 875 and 895 models. Each of the new models are powered by Tier 4 Final engines and the three returning models feature […]
June 27, 2017
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
Dealers
Komatsu’s new ‘Smart Construction’ service takes all the guesswork out of GPS/GNSS earthmoving
One-stop shopping is a concept everybody knows from the retail world. For Komatsu this same idea is the key to getting more customers to engage with GPS/GNSS earthmoving technology. Last week at its Cartersville, Georgia demonstration facility, Komatsu unveiled a program it calls “Smart Construction.” And though it shares the name of Komatsu’s radical drone-assisted, automated […]
June 3, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsu’s new D39PXi-24 semi-auto dozer brings reverse grading mode to iMC lineup
Less than a week out from a media event focusing on “the jobsite of the future” at its North American customer center in Catersville, Georgia, Komatsu on Thursday unveiled its latest semi-automatic dozer. The new D39PXi-24 replaces the D39PXi-23 which was introduced in 2014. It is the second-smallest dozer in Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control (iMC) product […]
May 19, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsu’s new WA500-8 loader boosts productivity with better bucket, auto-dig
Komatsu has updated its WA500 wheel loader, saying the new machine is 10 percent more productive and 5 percent more fuel efficient than its Dash-7 predecessor. The WA500-8 is designed for use in loading articulated dump trucks on construction sites, on-highway trucks or smaller rigid trucks in quarry applications and for load and carry applications, says […]
May 17, 2016
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