Fri March 26, 2010
Komatsu’s SK820-5 Skid Steer Loader Includes Vertical Lift Loader Design
Komatsu’s enhanced loader arm and bucket control make the SK820-5 capable of handling tough conditions without losing power or performance. Equipped with an automatic power control (APC), this control allows the operator to work at full power during any phase of the job without concern about engine stall-out....
Wed March 17, 2010
Komatsu Launches PC228USLC-3 Short Tail Swing Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC228USLC-3 short tail swing excavator with Tier III engine has a flywheel horsepower of 148 hp (110 kW), an operating weight between 49,900 to 51,110 lbs. (22,634 and 23,183 kg) and a bucket capacity range of 0.66 to 1.57 cu....
Mon February 22, 2010
Komatsu Announces PC35MR-3 Compact Hydraulic Excavator
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC35MR-3 compact hydraulic excavator is designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort to contractors in a variety of construction, utility, landscaping and other applications....
Sat January 30, 2010
Columbus Equipment Showcases Komatsu Hybrid Excavator
Columbus Equipment Co. held an open house to showcase its new Komatsu. During the event, area contractors were able to get behind the controls of the PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator. According to Jeff Richards, marketing manager of Columbus Equipment, the event provided attendees with the opportunity to inspect and operate the recently introduced “green” Komatsu PC200LC-8 hybrid and to learn more about the technology behind this excavator, which is to greatly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions....
Mon February 08, 2010
Komatsu CEO Ranked Among Top 20 World-Wide By Harvard Business Review
Masahiro Sakane, chairman of Komatsu Ltd., the parent company of Komatsu America Corp., was named one of the best-performing CEOs in the world, according to a recent Harvard Business Review article. CEOs on the list were selected from nearly 2,000 CEOs of large public companies worldwide, and were ranked based on the performance of their companies over their entire time in office — or, for those still in the job, up until Sept....
Mon January 25, 2010
Komatsu Group Pledges $100K to Haitian Relief Efforts
Komatsu America Corp., as a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., and on behalf of Komatsu Group, will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross, a leading group assisting Haiti’s citizens in the wake of the earthquake devastation there....
Wed January 13, 2010
Komatsu America Plant Produces Wheel Loaders in Newberry, S.C.
Komatsu America Corp. has begun shipping wheel loaders manufactured at its Newberry Manufacturing Operation (NMO) in Newberry, S.C. Production of Komatsu wheel loaders commenced at NMO late in 2009. “Komatsu customers depend on our wheel loaders because they are designed to provide the highest production, while minimizing fuel consumption,” said Erik Wilde, vice president, marketing, Komatsu America Corp....
Thu December 31, 2009
Komatsu Unveils New Hybrid PC200LC-8 Excavator in NYC
Fourth and fifth graders from P.S. 115 in Brooklyn, N.Y., learned about the newest environmentally friendly construction equipment — a Komatsu Hybrid PC200LC-8 — when they visited a construction site adjacent to the Canarsie Pier near exit 13 of the Belt Parkway on Dec....
Tue December 15, 2009
Columbus Equipment Unveils Komatsu Hybrid Excavator
Columbus Equipment Company unveiled a newer, greener future to the Ohio construction industry when it demonstrated the world’s only hybrid excavator, the Komatsu Hybrid PC200LC-8, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov....
Wed November 25, 2009
Komatsu Delivers Hybrid Excavator to Job Site in Illinois
Komatsu America Corp. held a ceremony to commemorate the delivery of the first PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator to Montemayor Construction Nov. 3. The event took place at Montemayor’s facility located at 290 Willard Ave....
