Get FinancingBobcat To Highlight Battery-Electric Machinery & Technologies At AEM’s Celebration Of Construction Event
Bobcat is headed to Washington, D.C., for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM’s) Celebration of Construction on the National Mall, taking place May 14th to 16th. The event will emphasize the construction industry’s role in building a more sustainable world.
Bobcat will showcase construction machinery and digital technologies from its developments in fields such as alternative energy, autonomous operation, and operator-assisted operation. Its electric products at the show will include the T7X compact track loader, the S7X skid-steer loader, and the E10e and E32e excavators. The manufacturer will also perform demonstrations of its advanced head-up display (HUD) technology and its collision warning and avoidance system, and will show its diesel-powered E60 excavator with the Bobcat Intelligent Control System.
“We aim to empower people to accomplish more, and to do that, we have developed a number of breakthrough technologies and sustainable solutions to make work more efficient and build a better tomorrow,” says Joel Honeyman, Doosan Bobcat vice president of global innovation.
Electric Bobcat Compact Loaders
Besides the sustainability benefits of Bobcat’s electric construction machines, the manufacturer says they can do more than their diesel-hydraulic counterparts with less noise and vibration, fewer parts, and dramatically less fluid onboard. In addition, their electric power and torque are available instantaneously, without the lag of a traditional, internal combustion-powered machine. The electric Bobcats also produce no fumes or emissions, so they can be used indoors.
The company’s T7X all-electric track skid steer and S7X all-electric wheel skid steer both run on lithium-ion batteries that are rechargeable through a 220- to 240-volt, 50-amp power source. They can use a variety of non-hydraulic attachments, and Bobcat is developing electric alternatives to common hydraulic tools. The T7X has 107 peak horsepower (80 kilowatts) and a 2,900-pound (1,315-kilogram) rated operating capacity at 35% of its tipping load. The operator experiences a noise level of only 65.4 dB. The S7X skid steer, meanwhile, offers up to 8 hours of runtime per charge.
Excavators From Bobcat
The Bobcat E10e battery-electric excavator is just 28 inches (711 millimeters) wide with its undercarriage retracted, so it can fit through doors en route to indoor jobs in small areas. It can bring 10.05 HP (7.5 kW) of power and 5.28 gallons (20 liters) per minute of auxiliary hydraulic flow to bear on a project. It can recharge overnight from a 120-V, 15-A power source or in as little as two hours on a 240-V, 50-A connection.
The larger Bobcat E32e is a 7,862-lb (3,566-kg) digger with 16.58 HP (12.36 kW) of capability. A 240-V, 50-A power source can fully recharge this electric workhorse in about eight hours. The E32e is 59 in. (1,500 mm) wide and has 16.9 gpm (64 Lpm) of auxiliary flow.
Bobcat will also feature its diesel-powered E60 excavator at the AEM event. Its Bobcat Intelligent Control System gives the operator more customization control over the E60’s work modes for applications involving grading, slewing, and trenching. The excavator also supports the new Drive By Joystick travel control. Bobcat plans to build on its Intelligent Control System with powerful depth-check features, Bobcat MaxControl remote operation, and even autonomous operation. The 55-HP (41-kW), 6-ton (5.4-metric-ton) E60 excavator comes in long-arm and extendable-arm versions with respective digging depths of 157.2 and 177.6 in. (3,993 and 4,511 mm).
Source: Bobcat