Machine grade control technology has revolutionized earthmoving operations, enabling finish grade to be achieved more quickly, and allowing even less experienced operators to be productive in a ...

Metts Construction, Chapin, SC, added a CASE 1150M dozer with a Leica Geosystems dual GPS machine control system to its fleet. The resulting efficiencies and improved performance allow the company to ...

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Shantui has used the BICES exhibition in Beijing, China to unveil its first ever GPS machine controlled dozer, the DH17R. The 19.3 tonne, 127 kW machine was demonstrated using a Leica iCON GPS 60 ...

Case CE has introduced factory-fit machine control on its 750M through 2050M dozers. The new offering includes factory installed and calibrated 2D, dual mast 3D, and SiteControl CoPilot precision ...

Caterpillar has boosted the operational efficiency of its D6K dozer in its latest update with an Eco Mode and a range of optional Cat Connect-linked enhancements to help fleets and operators get more ...

Topcon Positioning Group has released a new 3D dozer machine control system — 3D-MC MAX. The system is driven by dual IMUs (inertial measurement unit) designed to increase on-grade performance where ...

C. Jason Smith, Ph.D. Nowadays, we call them the good old days. You remember – when jobs were predominately straight forward, and practically all job site problems could be cured with simple, common ...

New Leica Geosystems machine control aftermarket kit for Shantui excavators and dozers. Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, and Shantui Construction Machinery, which specialises in the manufacturing ...

Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the mid-1990s. However, the value proposition ...

There’s more than a little chatter about autonomous equipment operation in farming these days, but that same topic is taking centre stage in other industries too, such as mining and heavy industry. In ...