39 APRIIL 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Autonomous Technology Heads to Aggregate Industry Adapted from Information by Caterpillar, Inc. Caterpillar Inc. is teaming up with the country’s largest family-owned and -operated producer of crushed stone, sand, and gravel, to deploy its autonomous solution. The Luck Stone’s Bull Run Plant in Chantilly, Virginia, will be home to the company’s first autonomous deployment in the aggregates industry, expanding the company’s autonomous truck fleet to include the 100-ton-class Cat® 777. The company is seeking to speed up autonomous solutions beyond mining and is implementing its Cat® MineStar™ Command for Hauling system at the Bull Run quarry. This will allow the company to gather insights on quarry operations so the next generation of autonomous solutions can be more specific to quarry and aggregate applications. “Luck Stone and Caterpillar’s partnership has been grounded in shared values for many years,” said Charlie Luck, president and CEO of Luck Companies. “Together we believe that safety, innovation, and a commitment to people are critical, not only to propelling important projects like this, but to ensuring our focus on the future and all of the exciting possibilities technology affords our industry. Our collaboration will provide opportunities for associates to learn and grow, improve safety and result in production efficiencies. We are thrilled to partner with Caterpillar to achieve this ‘first’ for our industry.” Denise Johnson, Caterpillar Group President of Resource Industries said, “Caterpillar has a long-standing relationship with Luck Stone, and we look forward to working together to bring the demonstrated benefits of increased safety and productivity to the quarry industry. We’re excited to get in the dirt and work alongside Luck Stone’s innovative team, so we can learn how to scale our already proven mining solution for another industry.” The current autonomy solutions will be implemented in 2024. This project builds on Caterpillar’s long history in autonomy and automation. The company is widely recognized as an industry leader with the world’s largest fleet of autonomous haul trucks, now numbering more than 560. These trucks have traveled more than 116 million miles and autonomously moved more than 5.6 billion tons of material all without a single zero lost-time injury. MIN This is just a sneak peek ~ visit www.worldwidedrillingresource.com/gallery.html for more photos online! Steve well-represented Alloy Screen Works. Dawn & Jerry for Cotey Chemical Corp. Hope you got to talk with the DSM Team. The GEFCO group was busy. New guys on the block: Walthall Manufacturing Inc. WPS had a number of knowledgable guys on hand. Daniel with THE WINDENGINE 702. 2023 See Ya Next Year! TGWA 2023 With locations in Houston and SanAntonio, Texas, the Alsay, Inc. Team was pleased to show their first P10 pump hoist from Pulstar / Preferred Pump. Pulstar / Preferred Pump Send your deals to: michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com Dealmakers
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