KOBELCO Building Equipment Europe B.V. (KCME), wholly owned by KOBELCO Building Equipment Co., Ltd. Japan and devoted to the gross sales and repair of crawler excavators, demolition excavators and crawler cranes, has introduced a groundbreaking collaboration with Leica Geosystems and Xwatch Security Options, each a part of Hexagon, to drive the evolution of excavation with the Okay-DIVE distant operation system.
The partnership goals to remodel jobsite operations in Europe by integrating digitalization, automation, and enhanced security into one platform. Combining KOBELCO’s imaginative and prescient for distant operations, Leica Geosystems’ machine management options and Xwatch’s security expertise, the mixing straight addresses vital business challenges by mitigating labor shortages via distant operation capabilities, enhancing jobsite security with superior 3D avoidance techniques and selling sustainable development practices by optimizing machine effectivity and decreasing environmental affect.
The Okay-DIVE system is a complicated distant operation expertise developed by KOBELCO Building Equipment Co., Ltd. Japan. It permits excavators to be managed from a distant location by way of a specialised cockpit. Outfitted with high-definition shows, real-time jobsite visuals and responsive controls, the system ensures that operators expertise the identical degree of precision and effectivity as in the event that they had been on-site. By eliminating the necessity for operators to be bodily current, this cutting-edge system enhances effectivity, improves workforce flexibility, and ensures operator security in hazardous environments.
“This collaboration marks a serious step towards the way forward for digital development in Europe,” says Makoto Kato, managing director and excavator division director at KOBELCO Building Equipment Europe. “By leveraging distant operation, digital workflows, and superior security options, we’re redefining what is feasible on the jobsite — bringing effectivity, security and connectivity to a brand new degree. We’re very excited to display this expertise at bauma 2025 in a devoted pavilion that enables us to carry out stay demonstrations the world over.”
Via this collaboration, Leica Geosystems brings its international experience in digital positioning and automation to optimize Okay-DIVE’s distant operation system. With its easy-to-use 3D machine management resolution and semi-automatic options, it gives unparalleled precision, real-time automation and seamless integration for distant excavation.
“Integrating 3D machine management and semi-automatic expertise into distant operation techniques, heavy development prospects can unlock productiveness and effectivity. This integration permits operators to execute complicated duties with precision, even once they’re distant from the location,” says Neil Williams, president of the Machine Management Division at Leica Geosystems.
Xwatch Security Options gives security techniques that combine with Leica Geosystems’ machine management, enabling 3D avoidance zones above and under floor. The system robotically controls peak, depth, and slew actions, stopping collisions and making certain safer distant operations.
“Security is on the core of every part we do,” says Dan Leaney, Gross sales Director for Xwatch Security Options. “With our 3D avoidance zone expertise built-in into the distant operation workflow, we’re setting new requirements in hazard prevention, making certain operators can work remotely with confidence and enhanced safety.”
KOBELCO will supply a stay Okay-DIVE demonstration at its sales space (FN1016/1) at bauma 2025.
