Using robotic total stations and Millimeter GPS, Topcon’s ZS100 combines two existing technologies to give operators fewer set-ups, fewer instruments – and a much simpler job site
The use of 3D stringless controls in large concrete paving work is very well established. However, the lower cost of these systems means that the technology is now being used widely for smaller slipforming works, such as kerbing or drain construction
Two of the leaders in the concrete paving sector are broadening their range of technology, with new systems now coming to the international market
The concrete paving market is a niche segment of the construction equipment business, with only a few specialist firms competing. North America is the home of concrete slipforming technology and it is no surprise that all but one of the leading firms in the sector are based in the US. The technology is used worldwide however and with asphalt prices at a high, c
Komatsu has continued its development of Intelligent Machine Control (IMC) systems, in cooperation with global partner Topcon, with the launch of the PC210LCi-10, the first fully integrated OEM machine control crawler excavator. Unlike its IMC-equipped D61PXi/EXi dozer that was introduced last year, the popular 21 tonne excavator has been unveiled first in Europe, rather than in Japan or the USA.
The machine, which is built at Komatsu UK’s excavator plant in Birtley in the North East of England, offers sem
