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BEML flags off nation's first 205t electric dump truck

By Niranjan Mudholkar,

Added 12 September 2018

Aimed to address the growing demand for higher capacity equipment in the mining industry

Flagging-off of BH205E BY CMD BEML and CMD NCL

This Dump Truck is environmental friendly in relation to mechanical drive due to its superior efficiency. State of the art AC drive system has been engineered for best in class efficiency and reliability. Consumption of transmission oil, final drive and brake cooling oil are eliminated reducing the environmental impact over its life cycle.

The dump truck weighs 335 Tons when fully loaded but is easily maneuverable with power-steering and short turning radius. Emphasis has been accorded to operators' comfort while designing the machine and it has an ergonomically designed dash board and tiltable telescopic steering wheel. Other salient features of the truck include good visibility in addition to safety features with provisions for emergency steering, breaking and proximity warning.  

"With the introduction of this new generation dump truck, BEML has touched another milestone in its R&D efforts in achieving self-reliance, enhanced productivity in mining operations and increased production, apart from optimizing costs. BEML acknowledges the encouragement being provided by CIL and its subsidiary for Make in India policy of GoI," said Hota, CMD, BEML.

It may be recalled that BEML has recently supplied 150T pay load capacity Dump Truck(BH150E) to South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) for its Gevra Project.

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