Komatsu began distributing Topcon retrofits in 2018, and then added digital solutions such as Sitelink and Dashboard. Over time, the structure of Smart Construction for Latin America was acquired, which has taken an important step from theory to reality in its multiple benefits for distributors.<\/p>\n
If 2023 was the year of successful proofs of concept (PoC), 2024 is projected to be the year of tangible results in the field.<\/p>\n
One notable achievement was the introduction of Topcon retrofits for bulldozers and motor graders. At the most recent version of the Annual Distributors Meeting, the GD655 – GPS Auto system was exhibited, evidencing an increase of more than 50% in efficiency, since these solutions mean that operators do not necessarily have a high level of experience in the operation of the equipment and can also work at night.<\/p>\n
In order to increase the retrofit supply, at the end of last year, Aftermarket sealed the Komatsu Latin America-Earthbrain alliance to promote these kits specifically for excavators, whose additional benefit lies in the inclusion of Payload Meter<\/em>. Field Days have already been held with distributors and will continue to be organized in this new period.<\/p>\n Two cases stood out in these rounds with customers. One of them was the proof of concept (PoC) carried out in Chile, at Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Salitre y Yodo, because after their purchase of retrofits for D375A-6R bulldozers, they were also shown Smart Construction’s digital services (DX), flying with drones to digitize the terrain, post processing and later displaying the digital twin on the SC Dashboard. With both technologies, the efficiency of leaching heap formation, which heaps need to have defined height and slopes, increased by 50%.<\/p>\n The other case was with Argentinian company Contreras y Hermanos, who only had to see Smart Construction’s presentation to realize the great benefit that their GD655-5 motor graders could achieve thanks to the retrofits. The 40% productivity they achieved in the first months, in the leveling of roads of the construction and operation project known as \u00abSal de Vida\u00bb, developed in a lithium mine, confirmed the decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Komatsu began distributing Topcon retrofits in 2018, and then added<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-edition-33","tag-aftermarket"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHighlights<\/h3>\n