2010
As use of ICT for construction equipment became more common, things like crewless dump trucks, IT execution, and KOMTRAX were further developed. Hybrid equipment that decreased both fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission was introduced and marked a new generation of construction machines.
Began introducing the D155AXi-8, a large-scale ICT (information and communication technology) bulldozer, equipped with the world’s first automatic blade control system into the North American and Japanese market.
The automatic blade control system has shown to be greatly effective for large-scale bulldozers with immense work loads on the blades during heavy excavation work, as well as improving work efficiency. Outline a roadmap for bulldozers through the launch of key products to further expand and popularize computer-aided construction, and establish the adoption of computer-aided construction in a wide range of sites.
In addition, support the new regulations regulation of emissions that have been enacted for the first time for ICT machinery since 2014 in Japan, US and Europe.
Bulldozer
Since its first emergence in 1951, it took only 50 years for the hydraulic shovel to establish its primary position on construction sites worldwide. Its size ranges from mini to super size depending on the scale of construction, and during the half century, it kept evolving by achieving a minimum rear-swing radius and adapting styles that would work with characteristics of each site. Mirroring the movement of a human hand, a hydraulic shovel will continue to evolve during the 21st century.
