The inaugural machine will be delivered to Alberta’s oil sands region in Canada.

“We’re incredibly proud to work in conjunction with Komatsu to bring the first PC9000 to Canada,” says Dennis Chmielewski, Executive Vice President, Mining at SMS Equipment. “Helping customers increase productivity and safety while reducing emissions is a big part of what we do as an equipment solutions provider. That includes maintaining a continual feedback loop with customers and manufacturers that ensures customers’ needs in the field are translated to future equipment models, as was the case with this machine.”

With more than 100 years of expertise in mining technology, KGM is a pioneer in the development of hydraulic mining excavators for the global surface mining market, defining standards for ultra-large hydraulic mining excavators worldwide. Since the early 1980s, KGM has been leading the way as a trusted partner and manufacturer of machine technology for Canada’s oil sands. Ever since, many machine models have been inaugurated with Canada’s oil sands producers.

More information on the PC9000 will be available closer to its commercial launch.