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Roland Machinery, Komatsu Team Up to Introduce By Katherine Petrik CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
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oland Machinery invited customers to an information session of the latest technology available on Komatsu machines. The workshop took place March 2 at the Operators Training Center of ASIP-Local 150 in Wilmington, Ill. Representatives of Komatsu and Roland Machinery were on hand to demonstrate how Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control 2.0 (iMC 2.0) works. Equipment available for demonstration were a PC290LCi excavator, a D39PXi dozer and a D61PXi dozer, all with iMC 2.0. “We want to spend time with operators, go through the basics of iMC 2.0 and then start to introduce them to what we call Smart Construction, which includes some of the tools that can be added to intelligent Machine Control 2.0 to make it more cost-efficient and more productive," said Jenkins Davis of Komatsu North America. “We also want to show how to use the machines.” As part of Komatsu’s Smart Construction suite, iMC 2.0 offers new features for productivityenhancing automation. iMC 2.0 is available on the company’s mid- to large-size excavators. According to
Komatsu, iMC 2.0 is an added tool that helps minimize over-excavation and allows operators to dig straight to grade quickly and accurately. On dozers, iMC 2.0 measures the terrain it tracks over and uses the data to plan the next pass. The steering control automatically tilts the blade, maintaining straight travel, even over rough terrain. It also allows operators to press a button to spread fill material automatically, according to the company. “This is really a workshop dedicated to educating contractors on the concept of iMC 2.0,” said Davis. “The technology is new and requires a better understanding of how it works and how it operates. We’ll give a classroom session for a couple of hours and then take them out in the field and let them operate the machines so they can really experience it firsthand.” Reuben Cuevas of Lake County Grading attended the event to learn more about the machines and the iMC 2.0 system. “I’m interested in looking at the Operator Jesiah Lee of C. Lee Construction Services in Gary, Ind., goes over some instructions with Komatsu excavator today with its Roland Machinery’s Zac Lucas, technology solutions expert. GPS setup," he said. “Based on what we’ve seen so far, it looks interesting. It looks like it improves efficiency.” Cuevas’ opinion was reinforced after trying the machine.
Matt Dobler of Local 150 Operating Engineers tries out the Komatsu PC290LCi with intelligent Machine Control 2.0.
Customers had the opportunity to run this Komatsu D61PXi dozer at the Local 150 training facility in Wilmington, Ill.
