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Tag: MINExpo 2016
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PHOTOS: The giant trucks, dozers and diggers of MINExpo 2016
Equipment World editors have spent the last week walking the equipment-filled show floor and outdoor lots of the 2016 MINExpo trade show in Las Vegas. This show is home to some of the largest heavy machines in the world and, increasingly, some of the smartest, with the introduction of more and more electrified and autonomous machines […]
September 30, 2016
Construction Equipment
Komatsu unveils Autonomous Haulage Vehicle, a mining truck that doesn’t even have a cab
Though it offers autonomous operation on its 830E and 930E haul trucks, Komatsu has unveiled at the MINExpo show in Las Vegas a mining truck designed specifically for unmanned operation. Typically, the only difference you can spot between manned and unmanned mining trucks is the lack of an operator inside the cab. But Komatsu’s aptly-named […]
September 29, 2016
Construction Equipment
Terramac unveils production RT14R rotating crawler carrier
After several months of demonstrating a prototype of its RT14R rotating crawler carrier in a series of “tow and show” events at local dealers, Terramac is introducing the production version of the machine at MINExpo this week. Designed for jobs that call for the carrier’s low ground pressure and high maneuverability in rough terrain, the […]
September 29, 2016
Business
Komatsu, Joy Global CEOs talk merger at MINExpo meeting
In an already busy week for Komatsu at the MINExpo show in Las Vegas that included the unveiling of a fully-autonomous haul truck and even a wedding, the company found time to also tout its pending acquisition of Wisconsin-based surface and underground mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global. On the show floor, Komatsu president and CEO […]
September 29, 2016
Trucks
Liebherr unveils 100-metric-ton T 236 mining truck, D98 engine series at MINExpo
At MINExpo Tuesday, Liebherr unveiled its T 236 100-metric-ton mining truck, in addition to a new D98 diesel engine series. While not yet commercially available, the company expects pre-series T 236 units to be made available for selected markets. Using a vertically integrated Litronic Plus Generation 2 electric drive system, the T 236 is designed […]
September 28, 2016
Trucks
With nuptials atop a 930E haul truck, Komatsu hosts ultimate Vegas wedding
Not everyone who gets married in Las Vegas remembers much of it. Or wants to. But if memorable does happen to be what you’re going for in a Vegas wedding, having them take place two stories high aboard a giant haul truck is certainly one way to go about it. At the MINExpo show Tuesday, […]
September 28, 2016
Vocational
How Cat is using the 793F haul truck to bring automation to more machines
Caterpillar first started internal discussions on autonomous trucks back in 1996, says Jim Hawkins, director of the company’s mining technology enabled solutions, “but really we didn’t start in earnest until 2012. We really wanted to focus on how to make an autonomous truck outperform a truck with an operator.” Company executives, including Hawkins and Cat group […]
September 27, 2016
Technology
Preco unveils PreView Sentry, adjustable heavy equipment object detection that sees all the way to the face of the machine
Preco Electronics is debuting the PreView Sentry at the MINExpo show in Las Vegas this week, an object detection technology that uses a different radar bandwidth than before, thus making it more functional, says Doug Whitfield, director of marketing. Sentry has a fully adjustable detection zone, with the ability to detect objects from the face of […]
September 27, 2016
Dealers
Caterpillar execs stress confidence in long-term health of mining, despite present depths
Topmost in the mining industry’s mind are these two questions: “Have we hit the bottom of the mining cycle? Is it possible there will be a slight upturn in 2017?” “While there are some definitely optimistic signs that we are at the bottom, we’re still not seeing it in sales.” says Denise Johnson, Caterpillar group […]
September 26, 2016
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