Doosan Infracore has launched the largest excavator in its product line, the 100-ton DX1000LC.
The flagship model integrates Doosan Infracore’s latest technologies and performance features, and it is the first model being launched by the company under its global platform strategy, an advanced production method which adds parts and performance specifically for market characteristics to the platform with standard major parts such as engine and chassis, to respond to each market with speed and flexibility.
The maximum bucket capacity of the DX1000LC is 6.80m3, or about 1.2 times the company’s previous largest model, the 80-ton excavator, at 5.58m3. It is 40 times that of the 5-ton excavator (DX55-5K, bucket capacity: 0.175m3), the best-selling model in Korea.
The DX1000LC applies the electronic integrated hydraulic system and Smart Power Control, a fuel optimization system developed in-house, to increase fuel economy and provide optimal work performance with loss-free power and speed even under harsh working conditions, such as mines. Moreover, the eco-friendly product applies the world’s best level engine post-processing technologies to meet Europe’s Stage-V and US’s Tier4 Final exhaust regulations.
The Intelligent Boom function of the excavator mitigates work shock to the equipment and all-around view monitoring (AVM) to provide a 360-degree view around the equipment to maximize durability and safety. It also provides the standard DoosanConnect service with cutting-edge IoT solution to monitor the machine location information, operation status, and main part status remotely; thus improving ease of equipment maintenance significantly.
The launch of the DX1000LC was accompanied by orders from Chile and Mongolia. The order from Chile was from a mining company which operates 30 Doosan Infracore machines and plans to use the DX1000LC at a copper mine in Chile. The order from Mongolia was from a new Doosan customer which operates large gold and iron mines and placed orders for the DX1000LC as well as an 80-ton excavator.Â