Accurate attachment control system available

The new KALMATRON concrete addtitive is said to reduce the risk of problems such as shrinkage cracks, leaking, flaking, slab curling and cracking due to freeze thaw cycles. According to the producer, Kalmatron Corporation, KALMATRON is highly versatile as it is a water reducer, plasticiser, waterproofing and shrinkage controlling agent, curing compound, corrosion inhibitor, cement class upgrading and high early strength admixture.
September 14, 2017 Read time: 1 min
265 Leica Geosystems is now offering a package that allows accurate position monitoring of hydraulic attachments.

The Leica iCON excavate package now supports the tilt rotator control systems manufactured by SVAB. The SVAB technology allows the Leica iCON excavate iXE2 and iXE3 multifunctional 2D and 3D control systems to read the rotation value through the SVAB MACS software. The iCON 3D system can read and calculate the bucket’s rotation and accurately guide the operator to the required grade.
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