- May- 2025 -12 MayIndustry News 02_2025
Komatsu makes Smart Construction Remote Standard for all its Machine Control and Guidance Systems
Komatsu is pleased to announce that Smart Construction Remote will now be available as a standard, included with all purchases of Komatsu-branded guidance and control systems. This includes Intelligent Machine Control (iMC), Smart Construction 3D Machine Guidance, and the newly launched PC220LCi-12, which features iMC 3.0 technology. This initiative applies…
Learn more - 12 MayIndustry News 02_2025
BAUER AG continues positive business performance in 2024 after turnaround in previous year
The BAUER Group has continued to pursue its course towards becoming a sustainably successful and profitable company. In an environment where the political and economic conditions around the world remained challenging, Bauer considerably increased total Group revenues to 2,183.4 M €. At 89.1 M €, EBIT was on a par…
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BEUMER Group secures double contract win for FAM iron ore mining equipment in Brazil
Automated materials handling specialists BEUMER Group South America has been awarded two contracts by Gerdau S.A. to supply stockyard machines to the Gerdau Açominas Ouro Branco steel plant (Figure 1). The double win will see BEUMER Group South America supply a new FAM bridge type bucket wheel reclaimer, one stacker…
Learn more - 6 MayIndustry News 02_2025
Komatsu expands wheel loader product range with new WA170M-11
Komatsu is introducing the new WA170M-11 wheel loader, expanding its wheel loader series in the 9-10 tonne operating weight range. This new model, developed and produced in Hannover, Germany, was shown for the first time to a wider audience at Bauma 2025.With an operating weight of around 10 tonnes, the…
Learn more - 6 MayIndustry News 02_2025
Komatsu’s Smart Construction 3D Machine Guidance Now Compatible with Industry-Leading Tilt Rotators
Komatsu Europe is proud to announce that its cost-efficient Smart Construction 3D Machine Guidance system (Figure 1) is now fully compatible with the industry-leading tilt rotators brands, including Engcon, Steelwrist, Rototilt, and OilQuick. This milestone ensures that companies and their operators can achieve greater efficiency, precision, and versatility on the…
Learn more - Mar- 2025 -28 MarchNews in Brief 02_2025
The deconstruction of the former Auguste Victoria Shaft 8 mine in Marl/Haltern am See has begun
The official approvals and permits for the deconstruction of the surface facilities of the Auguste Victoria 8 mine in Marl/Haltern, Germany, have now been obtained (Figure 1). The preservation order will be observed. “The deconstruction work is scheduled to start at the end of February 2025 and is expected to take…
Learn more - 28 MarchNews in Brief 02_2025
Brinkfortsheide: pumping tests for future stationary groundwater treatment plant
RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany, has been monitoring the groundwater in the area of the Brinkfortsheide spoil tip since mid-2020 (Figure 1). A pumping test is now starting to plan a groundwater treatment plant. Ten of the 13 additional groundwater measuring points planned have already been sunk and integrated into the monitoring…
Learn more - 28 MarchNews in Brief 02_2025
Foundation stone laid: ultra-modern research and depot building to be constructed
On 17th January 2025, the Deutsches Bergbau Museum Bochum – Leibniz Research Museum for Georesources (DBM), Bochum/Germany, celebrated another milestone in the construction of its new research and depot building at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum. In the presence of around 80 invited guests, including project participants, architects and planners, as…
Learn more - Feb- 2025 -25 FebruaryIndustry News 01_2025
Komatsu Europe introduces new WA700-8 wheel loader
Advancing Safety, Productivity, and Efficiency in Quarry and Mining Operations. Komatsu proudly announces the all-new WA700-8 wheel loader, engineered with over a century of quarry and mining expertise to deliver unparalleled levels of safety, increased productivity, exceptional durability, and impeccable environmental credentials. Before commencing development, our engineers actively collected customers´…
Learn more - 5 FebruaryIndustry News 01_2025
Sandvik’s return to bauma – a showcase of innovation
Sandvik will showcase its latest advancements for infrastructure, mining, tunneling and quarrying at bauma 2025 in Munich, April 7-13. Attendees can explore Sandvik’s latest advancements in ground support, surface drilling, stationary crushing and screening, rock tools and parts and services, with a focus on sustainability and digitalization, in Sandvik’s 450-square-meter…
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