Caterpillar Inc has sealed the acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings Restricted, increasing its portfolio of data-driven mining expertise and software program options that assist prospects plan, function and handle their websites extra effectively.
Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, RPMGlobal has deep area experience in mining expertise enablement, offering prospects with data-driven software program options throughout the mining worth chain. Caterpillar introduced an settlement to amass RPMGlobal in October 2025.
Denise Johnson, Group President, Caterpillar Useful resource Industries, mentioned: “Buying RPMGlobal is a notable milestone supporting our technique to unravel the challenges our mining prospects face day-after-day. By combining RPMGlobal’s software program capabilities with Caterpillar’s confirmed gear and expertise options, we are going to unlock new alternatives to assist prospects enhance mine website efficiency, whereas advancing the way forward for mining expertise in a method that’s sensible, scalable and grounded of their wants.”
Richard Mathews, CEO of RPMGlobal, added: “Given the complementary nature of the 2 firms’ expertise choices, Caterpillar is a perfect residence for each our individuals and our software program merchandise. By deeply integrating our answer units, we can higher resolve probably the most troublesome challenges mining firms grapple with every day. The group and I are wanting ahead to working with the Caterpillar group for the advantage of our prospects.”
For Caterpillar, HAULSIM is of specific curiosity – it’s utilised extensively on the OEM and mine operator facet, and the most important truck OEMs have all used it as a part of their simulation options. RPMGlobal initially provides gear fashions based mostly on any revealed specs, with the OEMs including additional proprietary ranges of complexity on their gear, prototypes and future fleets. RPMGlobal instructed IM again in 2023: “They (OEMs) are utilizing it to assist prospects make key selections about which method they will go – battery, hybrid, hydrogen or a mixture. With out actually good simulation instruments it’s a very laborious drawback for the mine operators to unravel.”
RPMGlobal’s shut relationship with the OEMs dates again to TALPAC as a lot of them began out utilizing that years in the past to simulate their gear for potential prospects.
RPMGlobal will proceed to supply services and products beneath the RPMGlobal model, Caterpillar says.
