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January 2015

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EquipmentWorld.com | January 2015 21 W e're used to numbers – some of them in the double digits – when manufacturers talk about fuel effi ciency gains in new equipment. But when Komatsu America introduced its PC210LCi-10 in late 2014, it talked about a huge number, and this time it didn't involve fuel ef- fi ciency, but rather construction time. Komatsu says the semi-automatic Intelligent Ma- chine Control on its PC210LCi-10 excavator will help make over-excavation a thing of the past. And, compared with using a standard PC210LC-10 excava- tor, the company says in fi eld tests the "intelligent" innovations | by Equipment World staff O ur 2015 Innovation award winners include an excavator that goes into semi- automatic mode every time you get close to the target surface, a pickup truck body that was the talk of 2014 and a generator with massive capabilities to give power to remote – even Third World – job sites and communities. Go with us into the design process as we examine how these standout products were created. Komatsu PC210LCi-10's Intelligent Machine Control takes aim at over-excavation INNOVATIONS 2015 Award Winners

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