Topcon Positioning Systems: AI, automation & the democratisation of technology
May 27, 2025
In this exclusive episode of the Infrastructure Podcast, host Anthony Oliver sits down with Ivan Di Federico, President and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems, to discuss the massive digital transformation underway in construction and agriculture.
Truck-mounted concrete pumps from the manufacturer Cifa have been working around the clock at one of Italy’s most prestigious road infrastructure projects, the Milan Outer Bypass.
The toll motorway project, known by the TEEM acronym from the Italian name Tangenziale Est Esterna di Milano, involves 32km of new carriageway consisting of three lanes in each direction in addition to an emergency lane. The route winds through agricultural land and connects the A4 highway (Milano-Venezia) in the north to the A
The company is concentrating on the space where infrastructure and technology meet - and is saying to operators that, whatever the machine, Topcon has a positioning solution to make it more productive - while enabling the site to be fully documented throughout a construction project
The new LN-100W 3D positioning system from Topcon now offers single operator layout capabilities. Equipped with Bluetooth functionality, this package features improved connectivity. The system provides users with an additional wireless communication option that will provide greater versatility with devices such as tablets that might not be WLAN ready. The unit is also said to be simple to use and features the proven, self-levelling, single-operator 3-D layout operation of the original model according to the
