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    Komatsu and ABB Collaborate on Electrification

    Aug. 19, 2024
    The companies will focus on bringing solutions to haulage, loading, and auxiliary equipment.
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    Komatsu ABB electrification platform

    By: Komatsu

    Komatsu and ABB Process Industries have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop “integrated electric solutions that will help bring net zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery,” the companies say. 

    Recognizing the varying stages of electrification standards across the mining industry, Komatsu and ABB are focusing on haulage, loading, and auxiliary equipment. This approach aims to build a comprehensive portfolio of production and support equipment to accelerate adoption into customers’ operations.

    “We‘re pleased to embark on this collaboration with ABB and are excited to leverage one another's industry leading products and technological expertise to help move mining operations toward net zero emissions, empowering a sustainable future where people, business, and the planet thrive together,” said Dan Funcannon, SVP of Surface Haulage for Komatsu, in a statement.

    “By working together, we will tackle electrification and make a difference to the way mining companies operate their sites in the near future,” said Joachim Braun, division president, ABB, in a statement. “We recognize the strategic importance of this agreement and believe there will be mutual business benefits and potential technology solutions for the mining market.”