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Smart controls for Komatsu excavators

Komatsu is now offering 3D machine guidance and payload metering across its excavator range. The technology is available for crawler and wheeled excavators, with features including dynamic payload metering.
By Mike Woof February 16, 2024 Read time: 1 min
The 3D Machine Guidance Kit technology will be an available add-on for crawler and wheeled excavators of any brand from 13-120tonnes

The 3D Machine Guidance Kit technology will be an available add-on for crawler and wheeled excavators of any brand from 13-120tonnes. The kit also offers a wide range of configurations for machines across all generations.

By purchasing an excavator with the 3D Machine Guidance Kit, customers will be able to operate their machines with 2D and 3D machine guidance. The 3D package can be customised with various optional additions such as a tilt bucket and couplers kit, two-piece boom kit, super long front kit, and SATEL radio kit. These options allow the kit to better accommodate each customer's machine configurations and operating conditions.

Developed by Komatsu for Smart Construction to the same strict standards as the machines, the 3D Machine Guidance Kit hardware components provide customers with guaranteed reliable quality and performance.

Komatsu says that a key benefits of the 3D Machine Guidance Kit is its ability to digitally transform any excavator of any generation.

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