Hitachi is developing an enhanced boom and arm for its ultra-large hydraulic excavator range with boosted durability that can extend service life*1 by 1.5 times previous models, and is now testing its durability at a Rio Tinto site in Australia. The OEM recently said that it has improved durability by expanding the applicability of steel castings to the boom and…
Read MoreCanadian miner Artemis Gold has turned to Finning International to furnish its primary and ancillary operations fleet for the operator’s Blackwater mine project, now in development in British Columbia, Canada. The machines, which will be utilized as part of phase one operations at a total cost of C$134 million, will include load and haul units made up of Cat 6040…
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Liebherr has added to its hardware power with its newest truck, the 305-tonne-capacity T 274, which will be available with the company’s trolley assist system to aid customers in reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The OEM said the new truck will serve to bridge a gap between its 363-t model T 284 and its newly upgraded 240-t model R…
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Attendees at MINExpo 2021 can witness a Komatsu excavator located more than 400 miles away in Arizona be operated from the Vegas show floor during a scheduled demonstration by the OEM this week. The company will teleoperate the new Komatsu PC7000-11 hydraulic excavator from a remote console as it loads the company’s autonomous concept truck at its proving grounds outside…
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Liebherr said in late March it had rolled out the new R 9600 hydraulic excavator, a new version of its R 996 600-tonne machine, with several enhanced features.
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