KOMATSU : Customers in Focus - Construction & Mining Equipment

Hard-Working WA600 Reaches 30,000-Work Hour Milestone with No Breakdowns

A Komatsu WA600 wheel loader purchased by Geraldton-based Central Earthmoving nearly five years ago has reached the 30,000-work hour mark by operating double shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a load-and-haul operation feeding a crusher, with no major repairs needed.

Aiming for a New Eco-Friendly Quarry Industry by Introducing Hybrid Excavator and Recycling Quarry Sludge

In business for more than 40 years, Yayoi Sekizai Co., Ltd. has been striving to enhance environmental friendliness not only by introducing a Komatsu hybrid excavator but also by effectively utilizing waste arising from quarry operations and recycling it into new resources. The roadbed material the company has developed from this waste has been certified as an exceptional recycled product. This initiative was aimed at making the next-generation quarry industry more environmentally friendly.