Komatsu - Wed July 27, 2022
Komatsu Smart Construction Retrofit Kits
Looking for a simple way to improve your grading performance? Now, with Komatsu's easy and affordable Smart Construction Retrofit Kits, conventional Komatsu excavators can be equipped with 3D guidance and payload monitoring, giving operators and managers alike more ways to help work efficiently and accurately, according to the manufacturer....
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. - Wed July 27, 2022
Kirby-Smith Machinery Hires Bo Ross as General Manager, Used Equipment
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) has hired Bo Ross as its new general manager of used equipment. Ross brings more than 34 years of heavy equipment industry experience to the position, which includes extensive time in used equipment management positions for other Komatsu distributors, as well as running his own used equipment company....
Komatsu - Mon July 11, 2022
Komatsu, Codelco Agree to Conduct Trial of New Mining Tunnel Boring Machine
Komatsu Ltd. , through its subsidiary Komatsu Cummins Chile Ltda., has agreed with Codelco, a major state-owned mining company in Chile, to collaborate on trialing a new tunnel excavation method using Komatsu's newly developed mining tunnel boring machine (TBM) starting in 2024 at Codelco's Chuquicamata Mine in Chile....
Komatsu - Thu July 07, 2022
Komatsu, Cummins to Collaborate On Advancing Development of Zero Emissions Mining Haul Trucks
Komatsu, a global provider of equipment and services for the construction and mining industries and Cummins, a global power leader, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of zero-emissions haulage equipment....
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. - Wed July 06, 2022
Meyer, RMS Share Priority of Finding Creative Solutions
Completing projects requires more than manpower and diesel fuel. Every job site poses unique obstacles that must be dealt with. Some of the solutions are as simple as adding a machine to the fleet, but others require real ingenuity....
Komatsu - Wed July 06, 2022
Komatsu Forest AB Acquires Bracke Forest AB
Through Komatsu Forest AB, a wholly owned subsidiary in Sweden, Komatsu Ltd. is acquiring Bracke Forest AB, headquartered in Bräcke, Sweden, which develops, manufactures and sells application-specific attachments for silviculture....
Komatsu - Wed June 15, 2022
Komatsu Announces Agreement to Acquire Mine Site Technologies
Komatsu Ltd. , through its wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, has agreed to acquire Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia (MST Global), a provider of operational optimization platforms for underground mining that leverage communication devices and position tracking systems....
Komatsu - Wed May 18, 2022
Komatsu Corporate Campus in Milwaukee Receives Top Awards
Komatsu recently received awards recognizing the company's newly completed office building project in Milwaukee, Wis. The Daily Reporter, a construction industry publication, honored Komatsu's South Harbor office building and parking structure with both a 2021 Top Projects award and the Best in Show award, an accolade bestowed on the top project among all the 2021 award winners....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Tue May 17, 2022
Firm Turns West Texas Sand Into Quality Fracking Products
High-quality sand is one of the main components necessary for the hydraulic fracturing process. Until relatively recently, oil and gas companies in west Texas imported the material from as far away as Wisconsin, which came with a sizable price tag....
Komatsu - Thu May 05, 2022
Joy Compak Next Gen Hydraulic Control System Helps Improve Performance of High Production Longwall Systems
When mining in challenging, unpredictable conditions, operators need confidence in their longwall systems, and building that confidence starts with the hydraulic functions in powered roof supports (PRS)....
