With a range of new products on display, Case explains how its graders and excavators can help operators all over the world across a range of sites and the most difficult terrains – from the start of a job to the finish.
Topcon Positioning is establishing a collaboration with DAQRI to develop wearable safety technology for use on construction sites. The two firms will work together to develop technology that will boost safety for site personnel through the use of augmented reality systems. DAQRI is a leader in enterprise augmented reality and developed the Smart Helmet, an industrial-grade unit that seamlessly connects personnel to work environments by providing information about the surroundings.
The collection and handling of data are key technology drivers in the software sector. New methods of data collection and manipulation are driving significant developments in software at present. The latest technology allows designers and engineers to collect, store and manipulate ever larger amounts of data. Growing use of mobile field equipment for both data collection and field management is driving interactive systems. And in an interview this month Autodesk senior vice-president for the construction an
Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon has inaugurated the new Baluarte Bridge, which crosses the Baluarte River in the Sierra Madre mountain range in the north of the country. This 1.12km long bridge is 403m high at its central point over the steeply sloping ravine it spans, making it the highest cable-stayed structure in the world.
