Leica Geosystems has released a cloud solution to integrate, manage and analyse surveying and control workflows for heavy construction projects: ConX will increase efficiency and reduce downtime, the company says
Liebherr’s innovative Free Modeling technology enables road-construction operators to create and modify simple 3D site models directly from their machinery, enhancing real-time decision-making.
Competition is increasing in the earthmoving sectors, and for some companies market share is improving The wheeled loader market is becoming more competitive, with a number of firms now challenging the leading players, Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo. In other earthmoving product sectors such as excavators, companies such as Case, Doosan, Hyundai, JCB, Liebherr and Volvo are becoming more aggressive in terms of sales and are capturing market share. Case is gearing up its operations in Western Europe, Eastern
Trimble is broadening its range of products with the introduction of its new DPS900 Drilling and Piling System and Business Center and the LOADRITE X2350 Payload Management System for excavators. According to the firm, the DPS900 Drilling and Piling system allows contractors to drill precisely at a specified location, to preset levels for depth, orientation and inclination angle. The HCE Drilling and Piling module is said to offer contractors tools to create optimised drilling and piling plans that can help
Welcome to round five in our World Highways Roundtable series, this time on how the latest thinking in digital and remote machine control technology is enabling mixed machine fleets and teams of to be connected in real time via a 3D virtual site. How does it work on screen, how does it work on the ground, and what benefits does it bring?
