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Normet acquires Lekatech

Normet acquires Lekatech

🕔13:33, 3.Sep 2024

Earlier in 2023, Normet announced their minority investment in Lekatech, a Finnish start-up company founded in 2018 with the ambition to revolutionize hammering technologies by introducing linear electric technology for hammering applications. Normet is excited to announce that it has

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Komatsu adds WX11 LHD to underground hard rock lineup

Komatsu adds WX11 LHD to underground hard rock lineup

🕔12:16, 29.Feb 2024

Komatsu is excited to introduce to the global market the new WX11 LHD, a powerful, 11-tonne machine that offers best-in-class breakout force and best-in-class payload helping to maximize productivity and provide a lower total cost of ownership. The WX11 showcases

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Liebherr R 930 Tunnel crawler excavator launched on the world market

Liebherr R 930 Tunnel crawler excavator launched on the world market

🕔20:50, 6.Nov 2023

The Liebherr tunnel excavator range expands with the new R 930 Tunnel crawler excavator, now launched on the world market. Developed at Liebherr-France SAS in Colmar (France), the R 930 Tunnel replaces the R 924 Compact Tunnel and allows high-level

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Normet enters a new market by launching the Xrock product line

Normet enters a new market by launching the Xrock product line

🕔19:21, 17.Oct 2023

Following the acquisition of Rambooms and Marakon in the beginning of 2023, Normet’s long-standing technology experience and customer support network is now reinforced with the world-leading products and solutions for rock breaking. This comprehensive, high quality product lineup, called Normet

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Built especially for underground mining

Built especially for underground mining

🕔12:54, 2.Aug 2023

The PMKM 8030 has been designed for underground mining and especially for narrow conditions. It is again featuring one of the most compact and powerful machines in its class. Particular attention to its development was paid to high productivity –

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Sandvik introduces AutoMine AutoLoad 2.0 for improved autonomous bucket loading

Sandvik introduces AutoMine AutoLoad 2.0 for improved autonomous bucket loading

🕔22:18, 15.Jun 2023

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is introducing AutoMine AutoLoad 2.0, a new AutoMine feature that enables fully automated production cycles for loaders operating in fixed drawpoint and dump point mining applications. This autonomous loading technology aims to increase loading cycle

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New Sandvik battery boosts BEV runtime by 36 percent

New Sandvik battery boosts BEV runtime by 36 percent

🕔23:09, 23.May 2023

Sandvik is introducing a higher-capacity battery for its BEV loaders and trucks that delivers 36 percent more energy in the same envelope. Featuring the same less volatile lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry ideal for underground mining, the new battery is

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Nokian Tyres Armor Gard 2 Mine, now available in smaller size of 9.00-20

Nokian Tyres Armor Gard 2 Mine, now available in smaller size of 9.00-20

🕔21:02, 22.May 2023

For drill rigs in the harsh mining conditions, Nokian Tyres Armor Gard 2 Mine offers excellent cut resistance, great handling and a long service-life. The tire has only been available in size 10.00-20. Now the new size, 9.00-20, makes its qualities

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The new Cat R2900 XE diesel electric underground loader features a faster, more efficient and more powerful design

The new Cat R2900 XE diesel electric underground loader features a faster, more efficient and more powerful design

🕔11:20, 5.May 2023

The first diesel-electric underground load-haul-dump (LHD) loader from Caterpillar, the new Cat R2900 XE LHD meets the underground mining industry’s needs for bigger payloads, faster loading and reduced emissions. Built on the platform of Caterpillar’s most popular underground loader, this

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Normet defines the future of underground transportation by launching the innovative Normet ElectroDynamic (ED) architecture and the XL ED platform

Normet defines the future of underground transportation by launching the innovative Normet ElectroDynamic (ED) architecture and the XL ED platform

🕔18:41, 11.Apr 2023

Normet is excited to announce the expansion of its product offering by introducing the XL platform together with the company’s latest technology innovation, the Normet ElectroDynamic powertrain architecture, specifically designed to complement our new high-capacity platform and pave the way

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Epiroc advances even further on safety, sustainability, and productivity goals with battery-electric Scooptram ST18 SG

Epiroc advances even further on safety, sustainability, and productivity goals with battery-electric Scooptram ST18 SG

🕔14:14, 28.Mar 2023

Scooptram ST18 SG is the most powerful loader yet in Epiroc’s growing fleet of battery-electric vehicles. By featuring market-leading battery autonomy and a complete battery safety system, Epiroc’s customers can now go the extra mile when it comes to safety,

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30 tonnes Toro TH430 truck with Stage V engine technology

30 tonnes Toro TH430 truck with Stage V engine technology

🕔14:15, 7.Jun 2022

Sandvik is upgrading its 30-tonne truck with the latest engine technology and adding Toro TH430 to its bull family. This reliable, productive truck is now compliant with Stage V regulations, the most stringent emission regulations in the world. In addition

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Proterra and Komatsu announce collaboration to electrify underground mining machines

Proterra and Komatsu announce collaboration to electrify underground mining machines

🕔14:11, 28.Oct 2021

Proterra Inc., a leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology, and Komatsu, a global leader in construction and mining equipment, today announced a new collaboration to electrify next-generation underground mining machines using Proterra’s battery technology. Under the collaboration, Proterra will

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Sandvik’s latest 50-tonne BEV truck combines best of two worlds

Sandvik’s latest 50-tonne BEV truck combines best of two worlds

🕔22:10, 16.Sep 2021

The new Sandvik TH550B 50-tonne battery-electric truck combines the best of two worlds: Sandvik’s half-century of experience designing and manufacturing equipment for the underground mining industry, and the innovative Artisan battery packs and electric drivelines. This combination of proven solutions

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Caterpillar to unveil new Cat R1700 XE LHD battery-electric vehicle with MEC500 Mobile Equipment Charger at MINExpo

Caterpillar to unveil new Cat R1700 XE LHD battery-electric vehicle with MEC500 Mobile Equipment Charger at MINExpo

🕔21:25, 9.Sep 2021

Underground mining continues to be an early adopter of sustainable mobile equipment solutions, based on the need for a clean and safe working environment. The new Cat R1700 XE LHD, with its 15-tonne payload and 24,190-kg lift and tilt breakout,

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