The US firm, which uses state-of-the-art technology to improve operators’ productivity and even save lives on job sites around the world, has acquired Linear Project, a software developer, as it seeks to break more ground.
When Trimble first launched its Quantm software system a decade or so ago, the company was making an important step into end-to-end BIM modelling. The rules of the game were changing fast. Adrian Greeman reports
When survey and machine control equipment maker Trimble bought the Australian road planning software system Quantm in 2006 it might not have realised quite what it was leading to. A decade later, Quantm is helping to put Trimble among the big players in the BIM (building information modelling) en
Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has planned its US$210 million I-69 Rebuild Project in Eaton and Calhoun Counties, work that will improve journeys for drivers in the area
A strategic alliance has been established by Bentley and Trimble – Mike Woof and Guy Woodford report A major move in the construction software sector has been seen following the announcement of a strategic alliance between Bentley Systems and Trimble. Both companies have been acquiring smaller firms and expanding their product portfolios and have worked together in the past but this new development will result in far closer integration.This alliance between Trimble and Bentley aims to create a new benchmark
Caterpillar may be on its financial back foot, but a recent event showed the company has a vision far beyond this or the next financial year – David Arminas reports. Many construction machinery manufacturers have some data collection and analysis systems for their heavy equipment. For a good decade, manufacturers have been moving in this direction, first as retrofit packages on machines in the field and increasingly as standard on newer models. Caterpillar is no exception among manufacturers that are movin
