On November 11, Chinese mining equipment major XCMG Group held an open-pit mine green and intelligent construction exchange conference in Xinjiang, with the theme of “advancing with wisdom and moving towards new lines” to seek new ideas for the development of the mining industry. Autonomous haulage & loading technology company WAYTOUS, which is closely tied to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was invited to attend the and says it reached a strategic cooperation with XCMG at the meeting. WAYTOUS supplies the YUGONG intelligent mining system, which includes autonomous transportation and autonomous fleet management sub-systems.
The two sides will integrate their respective strengths and carry out in-depth cooperation in the green and intelligent construction of mines. XCMG have already worked together at mining operations where WAYTOUS has supplied its technology on XCMG equipment. These include AHS retrofits on XCMG XDE120 trucks for a demo project at China National Gold Group’s Wushan copper-molybdenum project near Hulunbuir City in Inner Mongolia along with contractor China Railway 19th Bureau.
Geng Jiawen, General Manager and Party Secretary of XCMG Mining Machinery Company, and Wang Jian, Co-Founder of WAYTOUS, signed the contract as representatives of both parties. Peng Qiming, President of the China Mining Association, Chen Gang, President of the Xinjiang Foreign Economic and Trade Association, Bian Zhengfu, Vice President of the China University of Mining and Technology, Li Xiaojun, Vice President of the China Industrial Development Promotion Association, Meng Wen, Vice President of XCMG Machinery, and other nearly 350 leaders and experts witnessed this important moment.
As a smart mining technology and services provider, WAYTOUS has more than 30 years of experience at more than 40 mining projects. It says it is committed to promoting the in-depth development of China’s new energy security strategy with scientific and technological innovation, “serving the high-quality development of China’s industry with intelligent construction, promoting China’s mining industry to grasp the global voice in the digital era, and making mines safer, greener, smarter and more efficient.”
XCMG says it is the only company in China to enter the top five global open-pit mining equipment manufacturers along with Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi and Liebherr. XCMG “focuses on the construction of smart mines and safe mines, actively plans to explore new models and new paths for mining machinery, forms three series of full product lines, and has more than 2,000 service locations worldwide.”
Based on the shared vision and goals of both parties in the field of intelligent mining, Zhongke Huituo and XCMG formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement. On the one hand, they will give full play to their respective technical advantages, carry out in-depth cooperation in mining machinery and equipment, unmanned driving and other levels, and use the mode of joint development to drive innovation to reduce personnel and increase safety in mines; On the other hand, they will fully release the advantages of both sides in the Chinese market as well as abroad, plus realise resources integration and information sharing, and promote mutual benefit and “win-win” at a commercial level through various forms of innovative cooperation.
In recent years, WAYTOUS and XCMG says they have always maintained close exchanges and cooperation, and cultivated a cooperative partnership of mutual trust and tacit understanding. As far back as 2017, at the beginning of the unmanned operation of China’s smart mines, WAYTOUS began working with XCMG Group.
