Komatsu released two new excavators: the PC220LC-12 and the PC220LCi-12.
Both models feature a cab and controls designed for operator comfort, efficiency and productivity, according to Komatsu. The PC220LCi-12 features IMC 3.0, the company’s latest intelligent machine control technology, incorporating automation enhancements to improve operator productivity.
The 21- to 24 ton-class hydraulic excavators are designed for residential and commercial contractors, Komatsu says. They are suitable for basic land clearing, general earthwork or more advanced GPS design-driven site development.
Compared to the PC210LC-11, the company says both excavators feature a larger cab, increased fuel efficiency, reduced maintenance costs and significant performance upgrades.
The PC220LCi-12 features what Komatsu calls a “first” in the construction industry: factory-integrated 3D boundary control. This technology is designed to help improve efficiency, allowing operators to set a work-restriction surface for height, depth, front, back and side boundaries. The machine is designed to stop automatically when it approaches a restricted zone. The 3D boundary control also helps operators work efficiently across the entire jobsite by remembering multiple restriction zones specific to each work area.
Along with comfort features such as the spacious cab, air-suspension seat and ergonomic controls, a new operator ID system stores up to 50 profiles. Once an ID is entered, operators have their personalized setting automatically loaded.
In an effort to protect employees both in and out of the cab, both models come with rollover avoidance alerts, a KomVision 360 camera for enhanced bird’s-eye views, people and object detection alert mode, and other features.
“We’ve built these excavators for the ones who need to get it done on every shift,” says Peter Robson, senior director of product and service at Komatsu. “That was the thinking behind the design of these next-generation machines – to empower operators to perform at their very best, which translates into greater productivity on the jobsite. With the most advanced working environment we’ve ever created, these are excavators your operators will love to run.”
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