MATERIALS HANDLING
AGILE INDUSTRY
Customised solutions from Caterpillar promise to help with technology integration and the energy transition
E
xperts in material handling, are, like all other segments of the mining industry, keen to balance technology that
will help with the energy transition and their customers’ need to increase efficiency and productivity. Industry leading manufacturer,
Caterpillar, has brought several new innovations to market that aim to both advance the industry’s green credentials and streamline their operations. One example is a 372-tonne (410-
ton) Cat 798 AC mining truck. The vehicle is configured for autonomous haulage with Cat MineStar Command for hauling. Marc Cameron, senior vice president, Caterpillar Resource Industries says of the truck: “Autonomous technology will help monitor and orchestrate the complex balance of onboard energy, available charging assets and production targets to achieve the lowest operating costs.” In addition there is the underground
Cat R1700 XE load-haul-dump (LHD) loader which aims to contribute to industry-wide energy transition efforts by featuring battery-electric propulsion producing zero exhaust emissions and generating less heat than a reciprocating engine powered model. The Cat R2900 XE LHD provides a high-efficiency switch
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reluctance electric drive system that meets the mining industry’s needs for bigger payloads, faster loading and lower emissions, according to the company. The loader’s PGS 1260 HD Energy Storage System (ESS) module offers energy storage for charging battery electric machines, and the MEC500 provides mobile equipment charging for the underground mining industry. Brian Weller, vice president of
electrification, Caterpillar Resource Industries says: “We have been working alongside select customers to accelerate the deployment of Caterpillar’s first battery-electric haul trucks. These machines will soon be operating at our customers’ sites where they will be tested and validated across a variety of applications.”
OPTIMISING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY In addition, Caterpillar provides scalable building block technology packages to meet the mine operators’ needs as they move along their technology integration journey. Caterpillar is also planning to
launch two new technology offerings to its ‘MineStar’ ecosystem at the MINExpo trade show on 24-26 September in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ecosystem comprises a suite of
technology products and solutions related to health, fleet, terrain, command, detect, and edge. The elements of the ecosystem aim to track, monitor, manage, and sometimes automate different types of assets including production machines, light vehicles, and personnel. The first technology offering at the
show will be the Collision Awareness System (CAS). A site-wide solution using technology advancements to enhance situational awareness by warning operators of potential machine interactions before they happen. Second will be a new office
application for Terrain Payload Management that expands the payload tracking technology to Cat Electric Rope Shovels and Draglines. A virtual reality experience at the show will allow attendees to ‘get into the cab’ of the Cat 7495 Electric Rope Shovel and 6060 Hydraulic Mining Shovel to showcase the capabilities of Cat Command technology via two remote operating stations that will give visitors the chance to operate a dozer or rotary blasthole drill located hundreds of miles away from the Caterpillar exhibit.
For more information visit:
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