Komatsu and Anglo American begin commercial operation of remote operation of large ICT bulldozers at Minas-Rio iron ore mine in Brazil

Komatsu Co., Ltd (Hereinafter referred to as“Komatsu”) Through its wholly owned subsidiary Komatsu Brazil International Limited and resources giant Anglo American（Anglo American）Cooperation，In May 2023, the large-scaleICTBulldozer——“D375Ai-8 remote control specification dozer”The commercial operation of。

In BrazilMinas-RioRemote operations in iron ore minesD375Ai-Type 8 Bulldozer

Komatsu and Anglo American are targeting a site in southeastern Brazil owned by Anglo American.Minas-RioIron ore builds a new solution，In order to solve the problem of taking into account both safety and productivity in the mine site.。Since June 2020，Promoted the introduction of remotely operated Bulldozers for mines。With the cooperation of the two companies，Since October 2022, remote control trial operation has been carried out at the production site.，This commercial operation began to be realized.。

The machine has the automatic control technology of bulldozer blade independently developed by Komatsu and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Komatsu.Modular Mining Systems Inc.Machine guidance system“ProVision”Combined function。In trial operation，Verify that the dozer and dozer blade can be easily operated by remote control without the involvement of a skilled operator。At the same time，Through remote control，Allows the operator to be completely liberated from the large vibration environment，Thereby greatly improving the comfort during operation.。

Given the success of this empirical experiment,，Minas-RioThe mine has decided to introduce six units that can be equipped with remote control kits by the end of 2023.D475A-8RType bulldozer，It also plans to push forward the remote control of all six bulldozers in stages.，Komatsu will also continue to cooperate with Anglo American in the field of mine solution technology.。

Left:Bulldozer Operator Remote Control，Right:D375Ai-8 Remote operation at the production site

Medium-term management plan“DANTOTSU Value–Together, to“The Next”for sustainable growth”For the growth strategy ，Komatsu passed“In kind (Automation and self-control of construction and Mining Machinery) ”And“Practice (Optimization of the entire site process) ”，Digitizing the Global Field，Our goal is to achieve security with our customers、Efficient、Intelligence、Clean Future Site。In the future，We will continue to passDANTOTSU Value ，That is, through revenue improvement andESGThe virtuous circle of problem solving realizes the creation of customer value.，New steps towards the realization of the future scene，Strive to pass on a sustainable future to the next generation。

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