Bomag is customer-testing a new Digital Field Service has the potential to redefine onsite maintenance … globally. The focus here is not digitisation for its own sake. Rather, it is an attempt to reduce downtime by linking a maintenance operator on site, wearing a construction hard hat with a built-in camera and a “heads up” mini-screen in view, remotely guided by a Bomag expert back at the company’s headquarters. Problems on site can be talked through, whether the machine is 1km or 1,000km away. Bomag
Software innovations can help road construction and asset management – Mike Woof writes
New developments in construction software offer major benefits for civil engineers, contractors and maintenance firms. The latest advances will help optimise the construction process, while also allowing easier monitoring of existing assets.
In terms of construction, Bentley Systems is again pushing the bar with regard to advanced software solutions. Its latest OpenRoads ConceptStation package is said to combine en
