Increasing technological sovereignty in dump trucks production facing economic sanctions

Abstract

The article reflects the results of R&D on the design of a Jupiter mining truck with a lifting capacity of 240 tons. Increasing the unit load capacity is a fundamental factor of economic efficiency, as it ensures a reduction in costs, despite the high cost. This is precisely the path taken by foreign companies engaged in open-pit mining. At the same time, the pressure of sanctions from unfriendly countries limits the import of quarry equipment in all its segments. An analysis of the state of the Russian market for mining dump trucks and the state of the domestic automotive industry for the production of heavy mining dump trucks is provided.

Keywords

• open-pit mining
• heavy dump trucks
• import substitution