The National Group have closed out a record breaking 2018 and started 2019 off with a bang by delivering a pair of brand new excavators into Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The first of these Excavators, a Hitachi EX5600, was added to...
Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, and Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia are improving operational safety and productivity through the use of autonomous haulage systems in an Australian coal mine. Hitachi selected Rajant Kinetic Mesh because it...
Hitachi Construction Machinery has developed an Operator Assist System to support the digging and loading operations of ultra-large hydraulic excavators. Hitachi will conduct a verification test at one of Rio Tinto’s mine sites in WA from late March 2024. Through...
Following the official announcement of Hitachi’s EX-7 series of mining excavators, the EX1200-7 has been unveiled at the premiere EX1200-7 Sundowner launch event in Perth, Western Australia. On Thursday 5th July, HCM officially announced the upcoming release of the EX-7...
Grounded in support for ISO Standards and a drive to encourage new entrants into the mining industry, HCM is pioneering this open and interoperable approach to autonomy among global mining technology leaders. With this announcement, HCM is publicly declaring...
John Deere Construction & Forestry Company (Deere) and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Hitachi) have a long and successful global partnership spanning multiple continents and product lines. This partnership has served both companies well and supported each company’s global...
The Australian Taxation Office has made changes to the instant asset write-off for businesses. The instant asset write-off threshold has increased to $30,000 for each asset from 7.30pm (AEDT) 2 April 2019 and the write-off period extended to 30...
Hitachi, Ltd. announced that a dedicated 5G network has been installed at its Silicon Valley Research Center, part of the Research & Development Division of Hitachi America, Ltd. in partnership with Ericsson. The network will leverage 5G and Hitachi’s...