Built by Caterpillar: Lünen, Germany

The Caterpillar facility in Lünen Germany is home to the design and manufacture of underground longwall and hard rock cutting mining products. This engineering center of excellence is home to the design and software development of Cat longwall coal mining equipment and hard rock haulage and cutting products. Cat MineStar components, Detect and Command, that…

Cat® 988K Wheel Loader – 50 Year Legacy

Committed to your success. All day. Every day. Since 1963, the Cat® 988 Wheel Loader has helped more customers than any other model in its class. We continue that legacy with the innovative 988K, which combines the long life and reliability you expect from Caterpillar with the improved fuel efficiency and performance you demand. Source

The Cat® 6030 Hydraulic Mining Shovel

The Cat® 6030 may be the smallest shovel in the Cat Productivity Class lineup, but it’s the most popular. Owned by more customers than any other product in the HMS portfolio, the 6030 is in operation around the world. Equipped with proven and reliable C27 engines, the 6030 provides the most powerful engine output in…

Cat® G Series Off-Highway Truck – 775G Features

The 775G is the newest Cat® truck in the 70-Ton size class. The new 775G features a 5% horsepower increase for improved performance, easier serviceability, safety and life cycle costs. With new ways to conserve fuel, Tier 4 Final and Tier 2 equivalent emission controls and design updates that will contribute to prolonged component life,…

Productivity: How to Minimize Shift Change Interruptions

The time that mine sites spend on shift change can have a significant impact on their overall productivity. Fortunately, it’s an area that offers opportunities for improvement through the implementation of best practices and the use of technologies like Cat MineStar™ Fleet, Terrain and Command. In this video, we use first and last hour tons…

Huge Mine Requires Oversized Support Equipment

http://bit.ly/2eWSL7q Cat powered Haulmax support trucks keep Peabody Energy’s Wilpinjong Mine operations in Australia running around the clock. Maintaining fleet efficiency and peak production requires oversized support trucks that refuel and maintain equipment, move machines efficiently around the site and minimize haul road dust. Source