Pit & Quarry, August 2018

UPtoSPeed EQUIPMENT VolVo Penta eyes 2021 for electric Power driVelines V olvo Penta plans to provide electric power solutions for its land and seabased business segments by 2021 Volvo Penta is embracing the electric transformation and will be at the forefront in delivering compelling business cases to customers using this new technology says Björn Ingemanson president of Volvo Penta We will take a full systems supplier approach helping our customers in the transition to the new technology This will happen application by application on the basis that the business case for switching to electric will differ across our many customer segments Volvo Penta even restructured its organization to accelerate the switch toward electric power It invested more in its electrification program which includes the construction of an electromobility development and test laboratory at its Swedish headquarters This is the start of a long term transition Ingemanson says Diesel and gasoline powered primary drive systems will remain the most appropriate power source for many applications for years to come Volvo Penta part of the Volvo Group has about 3500 dealers in more than 130 countries T EchNology Volvo Ce to test 5G enabled technologies in special program olvo Construction Equipment Volvo CE will trial 5G mobile technology as part of a collaboration with Telia Co According to Volvo CE the Telia journey to 5G Partnership V Program represents a new era of digital innovation and aims to provide a group of partners with a platform to develop technologies For Volvo CE this means pushing the boundaries for autonomous machines and potentially developing site solutions that increase safety productivity and uptime Volvo CE will test 5G enabled technologies at a site in Eskilstuna Sweden potentially years ahead of 5G becoming available to the public Only a handful of companies from across the Nordic countries and from a range of industries will be chosen to take part in the two year program Volvo CE says The program is a collaboration between Telia and mobile telecoms firm Ericsson The advantages of a faster more reliable 5G network represent a huge step forward in connectivity says Patrik Lundblad Volvo CEs senior vice president of technology Within the construction industry it opens up great potential for processing mobile data and will inevitably impact the ways our machines communicate and interact remotely To be at the forefront of this digital revolution and collaborate on developing new technologies is a game changer for Volvo CE This new generation mobile network is expected to deliver transfer speeds faster than the current 4G network Volvo CE adds Volvo CE will test 5Gs potential by creating a local cellular network at its facility in Eskilstuna and use it to expand its competencies and develop ongoing research into autonomous technology 5G allows us to transport data in ways we could only ever dream about and can increase the possibilities for autonomous and remote controlled machines in our future says Calle Skillsäter Volvo CEs technical specialist for connected machines By eliminating the potential safety hazards and downtime associated with operations like mining we can move closer to fulfilling our ambitions to deliver zero emissions zero accidents and zero unplanned stops pitandquarry com August 2018 PIT QUARRY 9 Photos courtesy oF voLvo Penta toP voLvo ce bottom Johan Carlsson Volvo Pentas chief technology officer left and system engineer Karin Åkman discuss innovation for electromobility at the companys new development and test laboratory Volvo Ce is pushing the boundaries for autonomous machines and developing site solutions to increase safety productivity and uptime