Caterpillar

WesTrac will introduce the first Cat MD6250 rotary blasthole drill in Australia this week.

Caterpillar has manufactured its 1000th 797 mining truck, 19 years after the first machine was commissioned.

Caterpillar has unveiled the new 814K wheel dozer, which features an updated sound-suppressed cab, efficient power unit and transmission drive, and centralised service station configuration to drive machine uptime and operator productivity.

Mining equipment rental company Emeco is bolstering its digital capabilities by rolling out an advanced Internet of Things (IoT) solution that will track and harvest data from its assets.

Volatile prices of commodities or raw materials is the major trend observed in the last few years, according to Grand View Research. The mining equipment market is also expected to witness the impact of this unpredictability.

Caterpillar dealer WesTrac will launch the Cat 320 GC, 320 and 323 hydraulic excavators at events in Perth and Sydney in May and June.

Caterpillar has assembled its 5000th 793 mining truck, 27 years after the first vehicle was produced.

Equipment manufacturer Caterpillar is optimistic about market conditions in the mining and resources industries.

Caterpillar has announced three articulated trucks — 730, 730 EJ (Ejector) and 735 — to replace the manufacturer’s C Series predecessors.

Building on the strong heritage of the M Series Motor Graders, the new Caterpillar 24 Motor Grader delivers high performance construction and maintenance of mine roads to improve mining truck efficiency.

Peabody Energy has ordered a complete Cat longwall mining system for its North Goonyella coal mine located in central Queensland.

Caterpillar and Minetec have established a global licensing, technology development and marketing agreement targeting hard rock mining challenges.

Rio Tinto will work with Caterpillar and Komatsu to expand its fleet of autonomous haul trucks in the Pilbara by more than 50 per cent in 2019.

Equipment manufacturer Caterpillar has formed a cooperative agreement with technology company FTP Solutions.

Caterpillar will offer its gas blending retrofit kit for the 785C mining truck in 2018.

The global mining automation market is expected to grow in value by almost 50 per cent by 2023, according to a report.

Caterpillar and Fortescue Metals Group are moving ahead with the expansion of Cat Command for Hauling at the iron ore miner’s sites in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Markets conditions have generally improved in mining. What has this meant for the world’s leading equipment manufacturers and their most advanced products?

Caterpillar’s Underground Mining group is preparing to ship a proof-of-concept battery electric LHD (load, haul, dump machine) to a mine site located in Canada.

Improving how technology solutions are integrated will be critical for mining to effectively transform into a digital industry, according to RPMGlobal chief executive officer Richard Mathews.