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A new system from Topcon Positioning is taking the firm into a new market segment. Mark Contino is vice-president of North American Retail Distribution at Topcon Positioning Systems and commented that the technology is now well-accepted on larger projects, “We’ve been doing GPS since the late 1990s. It’s not new anymore. Everyone uses it now.”

The new Carmix Plus app uses augmented reality to give contractors a virtual window into their jobsites, generating machine and project information in real time.

SBM Mineral Processing (SBM) is delighted at securing its first 10 orders for the company’s new 600tph REMAX 600 impact crusher. The Austrian firm’s new plant uses artificial intelligence (AI) which, SBM says, paves the way for autonomous crushing.

On-board weighing technology company Outset has launched a T1 Bluetooth transmission module, designed to allows direct and constant control of a vehicle’s load volumes and tyre conditions. The system works via an Android App for smartphone or tablet.

Vermeer believes it has the perfect drilling product for utilities looking to “harden the grid” in its D220x500 S3 horizontal directional drill. The unit is well suited to burying electrical wires, says the company, a task being completed in many regions of North America, including California, were fires routinely damage above-ground electricity grids.

John Deere Power Systems has a new engine architecture – and a new engine that will properly power smaller machines.

Deutz believes electric engines will be key players in the future. Yet Markus Mueller, the company’s chief technology officer, also sees limits that will require alternatives to electricity in the future.

Rokbak’s RA30 and RA40 articulated dump trucks (ADT) are proving a very big hit in the US.

Miller Formless is now looking to develop sales for its upgraded CG-200 kerb and gutter slipformer. The firm bought the rights to the design from MBW and then opted to improve the model, adding additional functionality and improving performance.

The new D17 C commercial paver from Dynapac is ideal for medium to large parking lots and county roads, says the company. It comes with a standard paving width of 2.5m to 4.7m, while optional bolt-on extensions allow the unit to pave up to nearly 5.5m in width.