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Develon celebrates first Customer Demo Days

Develon, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, has held the company’s first Demo Days event from 23-27 September 2024 at a new site in Milovice close to Prague in the Czech Republic. Over 600 customers and dealers attended Demo Days.

Develon continued the tradition of previous events, providing customers with a unique platform to try out the latest Develon machines in the excellent working conditions of the new Milovice venue. With a choice of over 25 different machines available, the very successful event gave customers the opportunity to try out some of the newest models and latest innovations in the Develon range.

Among the highlights of this year’s event was the first demonstration of autonomous equipment from a new collaboration between Develon and Gravis Robotics. With roots in Switzerland, Gravis Robotics is a university-based start-up company with over a decade of experience in construction robotics. The partnership between Develon and Gravis Robotics aims to combine both companies’ expertise in AI-powered excavation and construction equipment technology to accelerate the development of safe, productive, sustainable and predictive autonomous excavation solutions.

The new collaboration is working on autonomous machine projects at Develon, to bring the next generation of autonomous excavators to market faster. To achieve speedier commercialization, the partnership is combining the technology and innovative solution approach at Gravis with the mechanical engineering expertise and customer base at Develon. In addition, by having a development partner in Europe, Develon believes it will be easier to meet the requirements and customization needed for European customers.

Also appearing for the first time was a new aftermarket 3D machine control solution for the Develon DX225LC-7X ‘Smart’ crawler excavator, jointly developed by Develon and Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon. The DX225LC-7X excavator features Full Electric Hydraulic (FEH) technology and an integrated 2D machine guidance and machine control system as standard equipment. In order to enhance this efficiency, the two companies have worked together to offer the Leica MC1 3D machine guidance system as a retrofit, specifically engineered to integrate seamlessly with the Develon 2D sensors and calibrations on the DX225LC-7X.

Develon has entered the European dozer market with the launch of the new DD130-7 model, which was shown for the first time at Demo Days. One of the biggest differences between the DD130-7 and other dozer brands is the visibility the DD130-7 provides of the machine’s dozer blade. To facilitate this, the front engine compartment offers a narrower design and this is combined with several other features to make it easier for operators to see their work.

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