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Contractor of the Year Finalist: Roger Greenawalt
Not long before he retired from teaching shop and vocational agriculture classes in 1999, Roger Greenawalt was asked to fix the pitching machine his high school used to throw softballs. It was not an unusual request. As a part time farmer and shop and ag teacher Roger had a reputation for being able to fix […]
November 11, 2007
Business
Two major precise positioning dealers form Utah partnership
Rocky Mountain Transit and Laser of Sandy, Utah, and Transit Instruments of Murray, Utah, have come together to form the largest positioning products provider in the state. The common connection for the two firms is Topcon Positioning Systems. Rocky Mountain has been a Top 5 dealer of Topcon machine control products for the past three […]
October 24, 2007
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’07 Site Prep Supplement
For more than seven years, the use of data has expanded from takeoff to site data, and back to the office again. No longer is the information generated used for one scope of a project. You can now transfer this data across various departments of your company, improving your production and bottom line. Here’s how […]
October 4, 2007
Safety
Technology: Cutting it close
Moving dirt 100 percent accurately the first time seldom happens with excavation projects. Tradition calls for surveying and project design, estimating and laying out stakes and finally excavating and finish grading the site. Contractors often have to go back in and redo grade work, which takes money and time. Although digging for a living has […]
October 4, 2007
Business
Reporter: This year’s ICUEE to be largest ever
Approximately 17,000 industry professionals will attend the 2007 International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, scheduled for October 16-18, 2007, in Louisville, Kentucky. The show, held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, will feature 1.118 million net square feet of products and equipment for the construction and utility industries. Held biennially, the show will feature exhibit and […]
October 4, 2007
Machine control
Topcon acquires KEE Technologies
Topcon Positioning Systems recently acquired KEE Technologies, an Australian based company specializing in agricultural electronics and applications for the precision agriculture market. Topcon, developer and manufacturer of positioning equipment, has offered precision GPS, GIS, laser, optical surveying, and machine control, products, software and applications to the agriculture market for over 10 years.
October 3, 2007
Machine control
Leica Geosystems, Hexagon purchase Mikrofyn
In an attempt to further expansion into the construction market, Leica Geosystems, distributor of spatial information products and services based in Switzerland, and the Hexagon group recently purchased Mikrofyn A/S, a company headquartered in Denmark. Mikrofyn is a European leader in supplying machine automation, as well as laser leveling and alignment equipment for the construction […]
October 3, 2007
Machine control
Topcon names Schildroth new agriculture manager
Topcon Positioning Systems has named Rhett Schildroth agriculture products marketing manager. Schildroth will help lead Topcon’s efforts in the areas of machine control and precision farming, says Jamie Williamson, senior vice president for sales and marketing, Topcon. “TPS is refocusing its efforts and energy on promoting the products we have – and will have in […]
October 3, 2007
Business
Maintenance/Management: Intelligent hydraulics
In just the past few years, the progression from electro-hydraulic control to electronic control of hydraulic systems has given engineers almost unlimited potential to re-write the rules of how machines and their component subsystems work together. And smarter hydraulics combined with steady improvements in the mechanical elements of hydraulic pumps, motors, hoses and connections are […]
June 12, 2007
Business
Cover Story: Digital Earthmoving
You are – right now – living through a revolution: A diverse array of technologies have converged to utterly change the way earth is moved. As with most revolutions, these advances happened in stages. The development of high-pressure hydraulic control systems and powertrains was revolutionary to men who cut their teeth on primitive clutch-and-brake and […]
June 12, 2007
Machine control
Productivity Guide: Trenchers: 40 to 60 gross horsepower
When you’re looking at small trenchers for construction and utility installation applications, you are, in essence, talking about two different types of machines. That’s because trenchers in the 40-to-60-gross-horsepower range are the delineation point between walk-behind and ride-on machines. There is no set breaking point for these two types of machines. Both Vermeer and Ditch […]
June 12, 2007
Business
The pressure’s on: Hydrostatic transmissions
There’s nothing new about the principles of hydraulics – using a fluid under pressure to accomplish some type of work. That much even the ancient Romans knew. But in the past few years, advances in manufacturing techniques and materials have allowed hydraulic component makers to lower the weight, reduce the size and increase the performance […]
June 12, 2007
Machine control
Machine Matters: Form really does follow function
“The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have.” – Charles Schwab Chuck was probably referring to investing but his advice is working for wheel loader manufacturers too. More than 3,300 wheel loaders between 150 and 250 horsepower were financed in the U.S. in 2006, according to Equipment Data Associates, a […]
May 3, 2007
Business
Road Building Supplement
A New American Transportation Vision: “Critical Commerce Corridors” America does not have the modern, intermodal transportation system necessary to facilitate future robust economic growth, or to safely meet the mobility needs of U.S. citizens and businesses. Failure to address this fact will significantly impede the nation’s future competitiveness. In response, the American Road and Transportation […]
February 28, 2007
Safety
World of Concrete: Product review
Total Machine Control option offers three speed modes John Deere’s J-Series backhoe loaders – the 310J, 310SJ, 410J and 710J – feature all-new power train components and numerous structural and electrical enhancements from the company’s previous G-Series. ZF power train components include the transmission, plus the front and rear axles. A standard powershift transmission offers […]
February 28, 2007
Safety
Rent Smart: How to rent a compact backhoe
You have a job that could be done with hand labor but to save time and backs you’re considering renting a backhoe loader for the project. Compact backhoes are available from 16 to 45 horsepower, and excel in jobs that do not require heavy lift capacity or deep excavation. (A full size backhoe’s dig depth […]
February 5, 2007
Machine control
Cover Story: Innovations 2007
SABER-LUBE SYSTEM By bringing automatic lubrication out to the working end of a shear, Stanley LaBounty has cut tool blade wear in half. Cutting metals – particularly stainless steel – with shears has an inherent set of problems. Because some of these materials don’t respond well to cutting, demolition contractors and others end up using […]
January 10, 2007
Machine control
Technology: Found in translation
The onboard computers that guide GPS-enabled construction machines require CAD files that have been converted to a format the machine can read. Until recently most of these conversions were done by engineering firms, or in-house engineers in larger construction firms. But the vendors of GPS equipment have all recently begun offering what’s called “translation programs” […]
January 7, 2007
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