Future requires history...
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1907 |
The company Carlshütte developed and built the first European electric driven track-laying (crane) shovel. |
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1925 |
DEMAG (Deutsche Maschinenfabrik AG) took over the company Carlshütte AG |
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1930 |
DEMAG engineering department K11 developed the Universal Excavator with crawler tracks and the milestone innovation of welded structures. The power unit could be steam, electric, petrol or diesel. |
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1931 |
E20 series universal excavator introduced as the first modern crawler excavator with bucket size of 0,5 cum (0,65 cuyd) up to 2,7 cum (3,5 cuyd) |
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1935 |
K-series crane-excavator advanced the development of mobile crane techniques and the shovel design with pivoted or sliding dippers. Operating levers are simplified for just two hand control. |
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1937 |
DEMAG AG decided to build a dedicated new excavator plant to meet rising demand at a new site next to the DEMAG owned Benrath Works at Buscherhofstraße, Düsseldorf. This was established in 1939 as the Benrather Baggerfabrik GmbH. |
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1949 |
B300 and B400 series universal rope excavator introduced with bucket sizes from 0,4 cum (0,5 cuyd)up to 7,0 cum (9,1 cuyd). For reduced operator fatigue self contained cabs and air assisted levers to supplement mechanical linkages were introduced. |
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1954 |
The B 504 – the world’s first diesel powered all hydraulic crawler excavator- was presented by DEMAG at the Hannover industrial fair. |
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1969 |
The considerably expanded production of rope and hydraulic excavators, cranes and associated road machinery saw the company re-named DEMAG Baumaschinen GmbH. |
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1972 |
Europe’s first large hydraulic quarry and mining shovel H 101 with 100 t service weight and bucket capacity of 5 cum was introduced into the market and delivered to a German customer. |
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1978 |
The larger machines brought new developments which resulted in a revolutionary single engine H241, large hydraulic mining shovel, with 270 ton service weight and a bucket size of 16 cum. |
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1979 |
The company is re-registered as Mannesmann DEMAG Baumaschinen GmbH. to reflect the full ownership of Mannesmann AG |
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1986 |
Rising demand and improved mining techniques of the raw material industries pushes the demand for even larger hydraulic mining shovels. The H485, with 500 ton service weight and 23 cum bucket capacity was delivered to a Scottish coal mine, – the world’s largest hydraulic mining shovel. |
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1996 |
DEMAG Komatsu GmbH is registered as the joint venture company formed by Mannesmann DEMAG and Komatsu Limited of Japan for the engineering and manufacturing of large hydraulic mining shovels in Duesseldorf-Benrath. |
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1999 |
Komatsu takes full control of the company and it is re-registered as Komatsu Mining Germany GmbH. |
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2000 |
The larger hydraulic mining shovels of the Düsseldorf plant are re-identified with the PC series and Super Shovel designation to compliment Komatsu’s existing excavator range. |
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2004 |
PC 8000-6 with 750 ton service weight and 42 cum bucket capacity - available as front shovel or backhoe – is announced as the latest development of this series manufactured excavator. |
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2005 |
The 50th PC 8000 is delivered to Brazil. |
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2007
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This year celebrates a continuous line of innovative engineering and investment in hydraulic mining shovels. 100 years of ground breaking advances, manufacturing challenges and the integration of the most modern techniques in design allow our manufacturing staff today to produce the best and advanced technology of large hydraulic mining shovels. |
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2008 |
Komatsu Mining Germany presents the first PC5500 with Tier II EPA Engine at the MinExpo in Las Vegas. |
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2010 |
The 75th PC8000 super large Hydraulic Mining Shovel delivery to Canada |
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2011 |
The whole product line has been redisigned to fullfil Tier II requirements (as option). KomtraxPlus Machine Health Monitors System has been integrated |
