Wenco, a Hitachi Construction Machinery subsidiary based in Vancouver, offers fleet management with dispatching, machine guidance, asset health, safety and reporting for surface mines of any size. Minocular is an independent, hardware-agnostic platform that adds grade control, drone survey, AI dashcam, underground RTLS and an AI assistant to fleet dispatch.
Wenco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery and says it has worked in mining for over 40 years. Minocular is built by BlueBanyan Technologies, independent of any machine maker, and was founded in July 2016.
Wenco lists dispatching, machine guidance for drilling, digging and dozing, asset health and asset management. Minocular covers dispatch, fleet tracking, drill and blast records and predictive maintenance.
Wenco targets "any surface mine". Minocular also covers underground with Wi-Fi RTLS, limestone grade control, drone survey with a 3D digital twin and an AI dashcam.
Wenco suits surface mines that want machine guidance and an OEM-backed FMS, especially Hitachi fleets. Minocular suits mines that want fleet plus grade, drone, dashcam and underground on one platform, on any make of machine.
Competitor facts are taken from each vendor's own website, read on 22 October 2026: https://www.wencomine.com/our-solutions/mining-fleet-management · https://www.wencomine.com/. Features change; check the vendor's site for the current position.
Yes. Both provide mining fleet management and dispatch. Minocular also covers underground, grade control, drone survey, dashcam and compliance on one platform.
Wenco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery, based in Vancouver, Canada.
Yes. Wenco lists machine guidance for drilling, digging and dozing as part of its solutions.
Minocular covers underground with Wi-Fi RTLS. Wenco's fleet management page describes it for surface mines.
Wenco facts come from wencomine.com, read on 22 October 2026. Minocular facts come from this site.
