Komatsu Ltd. (President and CEO: Tetsuji Ohashi) starts sales of the HD1500-8 mechanical mining dump truck in April after having fully remodeled its predecessor deployed mainly in overseas mines. The new full-model change version is powered by a 50-liter engine, compared to a 45-liter one in the preceding model, offering powerful running, supported by ample […]
Continuously striving to produce world-class equipment that delivers customers with the highest value possible, John Deere added Final Tier 4 engine technology to the 944K hybrid wheel loader, providing customers an increase in fuel economy from the Interim Tier 4 model. Other machine updates include improving operator comfort and increasing uptime, while lowering daily operating costs. […]
Lattice boom crawler cranes typically steal the wind-turbine-installation show and with good reason. Decked with their turbine packages, long booms and heavy counterweight, they are the most visible part of the operation, called on to lift turbine components weighing up to 300 U.S. tons (272 tonnes). As with any show, however, much behind-the-scenes prep work […]
Signifying the importance of the luffing jib tower crane design to the Terex equipment offering, Terex Cranes introduces the new Terex® CTL 272-18 luffing jib tower crane that boasts a 10% increase in jib length over the previous class model. The new Terex model features a 61 m (200 ft) maximum jib length, 270 ton-meter […]
The 2018 Paris Motor Show gave car manufacturers from across the globe the chance to lift the curtain on their future plans. We saw a varied range of new production car launches but also a tantalising line-up of concept cars previewing design and technology innovations that will shape the road cars of the future. In one sense, […]
PT Komatsu Indonesia (hereafter “KI”) (President: Pratjojo Dewo), a wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd. (hereafter “Komatsu”) (President and CEO: Tetsuji Ohashi), has received the Deming Prize for 2018. Since 1961, when Komatsu introduced the company-wide quality control (QC) program, Komatsu has proactively promoted total quality control (TQM) over the years. In 1964 Komatsu won […]
MILWAUKEE, WI — Just shy of its 135th anniversary in the Milwaukee area, Komatsu today announced intentions to build a new, state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing campus of Komatsu Mining Corp. (hereinafter “Company”) near the location of the Company’s original machine shop off South First Street. The Company’s 2.5 million-square-foot South Harbor Campus is planned for […]
The estimated distance between the state of California and the Indonesian island of Lombok is 8,452 miles. Their respective cultures, languages, geography and people are very different. However, these two distinctive locations currently share an unfortunate challenge – battling deadly natural disasters. In both places, Cat® dealers and Cat machines are helping in the daily […]