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Article: Making sure bigger really is better: how Liebherr used LMS simulation technology to ensure its newest mine haul truck can withstand rigorous duties.(DESIGN TOOLS)
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- March 1, 2009
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There is probably no other type of off-road equipment that has a more grueling life than large mine haul trucks. With load capacities as high as 400 tons, these behemoths lug iron ore, copper, gold, coal, tar sands, etc., over every type of terrain from boggy flats to spiraling roads that plunge as much as 1900 ft. down into the pit at speeds as high as 40 mph.
Notwithstanding the current downturn, demand for commodities has risen in recent years, prompting mine operators to demand equipment that can help them get precious metals and other materials out of the ground faster and more efficiently. That has led to the growth in size ...