5 Top Excavation & Earthmoving Equipment Solutions

We analyzed 72 excavation and earthmoving equipment startups. TRUVAC, Demine Robotics, Claw Manufacturing, V-Labs Solutions & BluBanyan Technologies develop 5 top solutions. Learn more in our Global Startup Heat Map!

Our Innovation Analysts recently looked into emerging technologies and up-and-coming startups working on solutions for the engineering sector. As there is a large number of startups working on a wide variety of solutions, we decided to share our insights with you. This time, we are taking a look at 5 promising excavation and earthmoving equipment solutions.

Heat Map: 5 Top Excavation & Earthmoving Equipment Solutions

Using our StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering 1.379.000+ startups & scaleups, we looked at innovation in the field of excavation and earthmoving. For this research, we identified 72 relevant solutions and picked 5 to showcase below. These companies were chosen based on a data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, and relevance of technology, among others. Depending on your specific criteria, the top picks might look entirely different.

The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights 5 startups & scaleups developing excavation and earthmoving equipment solutions. Moreover, the Heat Map reveals regions that observe a high startup activity and illustrates the geographic distribution of all 72 companies we analyzed for this specific topic.

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Which startups develop the other 67 solutions?

 

TRUVAC – Vacuum Excavation

Traditional excavation and earthmoving involves a considerable amount of workforce, whereas vacuum excavators use suction technology to collect debris. This technique results in a cleaner excavation site, minimal damage to surrounding utilities and fixtures, and a reduction in operational costs. The speed of vacuum excavators is also an advantage compared to traditional methods as it directly impacts project timelines. Startups and scaleups are developing multi-purpose vacuum excavators that drill, collect, and transport debris.

The US-based startup Truvac manufactures vacuum excavators for all kinds of digging needs in the mining and construction industries. PARADIGM, a sub-compact vacuum excavator, enables excavation around utilities with the help of vacuum technology in combination with drilling. This process maximizes the productivity of excavation and makes it more cost-effective. The products feature the startup’s precision safety feature, DigRight water pressure control, that optimizes the water pressure for use in constrained spaces.

Demine Robotics – Land Mine Excavation

Currently, demining is a time-consuming and labor-intensive process as humans excavate the identified ordnance by hand. This process is not only dangerous for deminers but also incurs safety risks for the lives of the local population. Advancements in technology, such as mobile robots, help significantly reduce such casualties. Startups are developing robotic landmine excavators that efficiently demine areas.

Canadian startup Demine Robotics develops uncrewed mobile excavators for demining. JEVIT, a small robotic machine, identifies unexploded ordnances (UXO) and also excavates and transports landmines. Deminers control these machines from a safe distance, eliminating any chances of casualty. The startup uses lightweight materials to manufacture JEVIT for easy maneuverability and optimal speed.

Claw Manufacturing – Traction Assistance

Excavation and earthmoving equipment use traction for functioning in various environments such as trenches, slopes, and uneven surfaces. Advancements in material science enable companies to manufacture custom solutions to improve the existing traction in excavators. Wheeled excavators provide maneuverability and agility while maintaining comparatively lesser traction than tracked excavators. Startups develop traction accessories that improve their durability.

Canadian startup Claw Manufacturing produces traction attachments such as studs, claws, and mud T-bars to enable better traction in excavators and earthmoving equipment. The startup’s portfolio includes studs made for asphalt, ice, slush, mud, gravel, and dry dirt terrains. The startup also offers studded tracks and carbide claws to improve the traction in tracked excavators working on slopes and trenches.

V-Labs Solutions – Virtual Reality (VR) Assisted Excavation

Technological advances in construction, such as building information modeling (BIM), enable the use of virtual reality (VR) & augmented reality (AR) to design building plans. Moreover, BIM also improves worker safety during construction and inspections. Construction excavation involves digging and moving a significant amount of dirt and debris. Startups develop AR-enabled helmets and other solutions to enable safe and efficient construction excavation.

Swiss startup V-Labs Solutions develops an AR headset for construction and mining operators. The startup’s solution visualizes and overlays complex geographic information system (GIS) data onto excavation sites. This headset enables operators to handle excavators to avoid underground electricity cables, wires, and plumbing. As a result, companies are able to considerably improve productivity with error-free excavation.

BlueBanyan Technologies – Excavation Analytics

Real-time connectivity between mining equipment systems, such as heavy earthmoving machinery (HEMM) and excavators, enables data analysis and decision making algorithms to optimize productivity. Analytics-based solutions for excavation also ensure safety, reliability, and compliance of industry standards. Startups and scaleups develop multiple analytics-based solutions to optimize end-to-end mining operations.

Indian startup BlueBanyan Technologies utilizes Minocular, artificial intelligence (AI)-based fleet optimizer and drill-blasting analytics for mining operations. MinoFleet, the startup’s fleet optimizer, helps reduce loader hangs, truck queues, and also improves truck cycle times. The solution further tracks the health of HEMM in real-time to streamline equipment performance. MinoDrill-Blast is the startup’s automated data capturing platform for drill-blasting analytics. This solution aids mining companies in automating their data capturing process to perform digital analytics.

What About The Other 67 Solutions?

While we believe data is key to creating insights it can be easy to be overwhelmed by it. Our ambition is to create a comprehensive overview and provide actionable innovation intelligence and enable you to achieve your goals faster. The 5 excavation and earthmoving equipment solutions showcased above are promising examples out of 72 we analyzed for this article. To identify the most relevant solutions based on your specific criteria, get in touch.

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