Caterpillar is unveiling its 140 AWD Next Generation Motor Grader prototype. Weighing in at 20 tonnes, this machine benefits from a range of new technologies that boost productivity and finish quality. The firm says that the 140 AWD Next Generation Motor Grader combines two existing platforms into a common next generation platform for motor graders. The result is a machine that provides customers a wider array of operating features, technologies and configurations.
The new Zeno GG04 smart antenna from Leica Geosystems is said to increase access to GIS and boost tracking performance. This is said to deliver a versatile solution that can improve the accuracy of GNSS mobile devices with real-time Kinematic (RTK) and precise point positioning (PPP). Paired with the Zeno GG04, any Zeno or third party mobile device with Android or Windows OS can now collect precise positioning data with Leica Geosystems’ GNSS technology and 555-channel tracking performance. With PPP, users
Wirtgen’s new W 220 XFi cold milling machine has been designed to work across as many applications as possile, “from surface layer rehabilitation to complete asphalt removal,” says the German manufacturer.
“Specific carbon emissions are low and milling performance is high plus, in automatic mode, Mill Assist selects the operating strategy with the most favourable balance between milling performance and operating costs.”
