{"id":1182568,"date":"2020-05-05T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T23:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1022839"},"modified":"2020-05-05T18:18:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T23:18:24","slug":"rct-automates-k-series-caterpillar-loader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1182568","title":{"rendered":"RCT automates K-series Caterpillar loader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RCT, a leader in the autonomous solutions space, has announced that it is the first independent technology provider to successfully automate&nbsp;Caterpillar\u2019s&nbsp;recently released R1700K underground loader.<\/p>\n<div class='ad-slot' id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {    googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');    googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function (event) {        if (event.isEmpty) {            var id = event.slot.getSlotElementId();            var x = document.getElementById(id);            if(x == null) return;            if (x.parentElement.classList.contains('ad-slot')) {                x.parentElement.style.display = 'none';            }\t\t\t\t        }    });});<\/script><\/div>\n<p>The K-series is the latest iteration of Cat\u2019s heavy equipment product range with several new features.<\/p>\n<p>RCT recently successfully installed and commissioned its ControlMaster Guidance Automation solution onto a Cat R1700K underground loader in Kalgoorlie just weeks after it was introduced into the Western Australian market. <\/p>\n<p>Guidance Automation allows operators to manage these loaders from a ControlMaster Automation Centre located either on surface or within designated areas of the mine.<\/p>\n<p>Brendon Cullen, RCT\u2019s automation and control product manager, said the work is a major milestone for the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRCT has a long history of successfully integrating with machinery developed by any original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and this project is no different,\u201d Cullen said in a release. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, we will be able to commission ControlMaster Guidance Automation on the CAT R1700K loader on any mine site backed by technical support from our regional offices around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, RCT set up its ControlMaster Guidance Automation onto\u00a0Sandvik\u2019s\u00a0newly released I-series loader and previously also installed ControlMaster Guidance Automation on a new\u00a0Eprioc\u00a0ST18 loader. <\/p>\n<p>RCT will provide full technical assistance and ongoing after-sales support from its Kalgoorlie branch to regional mining companies that purchased the Cat R1700K loader.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This article first appeared in the&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.canadianminingjournal.com\/\" ><em>Canadian Mining Journal<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company announced that it is the 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