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Hitachi to test excavator system at Rio Tinto mine

Operator assist system to be installed on an EX3600-7 ultra-large hydraulic backhoe excavator

A Hitachi EX3600-7 ultra-large hydraulic backhoe excavator. Photo courtesy Hitachi

A Hitachi EX3600-7 ultra-large hydraulic backhoe excavator. Photo courtesy Hitachi

A system developed by Hitachi and soon to be put to the test at a Rio Tinto iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara later this month aims to help excavator operators get better. Ultra-large hydraulic...

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