PERTH, Australia — In an industry first, Rio Tinto and BHP will collaborate on the testing of large battery-electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara, Western Australia, to accelerate the potential for its future deployment. The two companies will work with manufacturers Caterpillar and Komatsu to conduct independent trials of … [continued]
GM is pouring 50 years of R&D into a new hydrogen fuel cell truck venture with the leading vocational truck maker Komatsu.
The world is changing fast, and leaders in the auto industry have to make the transition to electric vehicles sooner rather than later. That includes large, gigantic, heavy-duty vehicles as well as the fun, nimble electric cars we typically write about. One of the largest heavy-duty vehicle companies in the … [continued]
In a recent announcement, Moog Construction and Komatsu said they’re planning to show off their latest loader design. Not only is it battery-powered, but it’s all electric (not hydraulic) and has smart controls that can let manufacturers do a lot more with construction equipment in the future. Komatsu and the … [continued]
The hydrogen fuel cell is finding a home in new fast ferries in Norway and in giant mining trucks from Cummins and Komatsu.
Electrification is coming to the construction industry in the form of battery operated excavators from Komatsu and crawler cranes from Liebherr.
A big part of Livingston and Conroy’s pitch to the DoE was to leverage soon-to-be-commercialized oscillating disk technology in a mostly continuous tunneling model. This would entail not only having the oscillating disk cutter, but also automated ceiling bolting and shotcreting for tunnel stabilization.
One of the top mining firms in the world, Rio Tinto, has been operating a fleet of autonomous trucks in various parts of Australia as part of its operations there. Building on these earlier and current deployments, the company is now planning to greatly increase the size of the autonomous truck fleet working in Australia’s Pilbara iron-ore region, according to recent reports.
