Safeguarding hauler productivity is vital when operating in low temperatures. Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak addresses the challenges posed by winter weather.
It may be early days for using drones – unmanned aerial systems (UAS) -- to map construction sites, but technology and legislation are moving in that direction.
At the moment drones can fly within only a 500m radius of the ‘pilot’ standing on the ground, making the flight area a 1km diameter. This is the key limiting issue for any sector, especially road construction, says Jonathan Gill, a robotics engineer and a qualified drone pilot for the past seven years.
With experience gained from its construction equipment division, John Deere Power Systems is able to provide integrated solutions for OEM customers when it comes to powertrain electrification and hybrid drives.
It follows several years of field-testing and customer operation with John Deere 644K and 944K wheeled loaders, which have given the company over 200,000hours of operational time, to shorten the development processes.
With the 644K, powertrain electrification has seen the conventional torque c
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is working with the Vatican and Pope Benedict XVI to develop the Person and Technological Innovation program for agriculture. The program is designed to introduce young people in developing countries to technologies and applications of precise positioning in the global agriculture markets. Initial training will be conducted at the TPS training facilities in Modena, Italy. Countries targeted for the first projects will be Cameroon, Ethiopia and Ghana.
