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Equipment controls: Page 15
Machine control
Komatsu to use Topcon automated control systems
New Komatsu motor graders and bulldozers can be purchased with Topcon automated machine control systems as factory-installed options under an agreement the two companies announced March 26. The agreement covers the Komatsu distribution network worldwide and Topcon three- and two-dimensional control systems. The companies say they will share information to assure the Topcon control platform […]
April 5, 2004
Machine control
Four Trimble distributors merge to form GeoShack
Four distributors serving the construction laser, machine control, GPS and survey instruments markets merged Oct. 14, creating GeoShack North America. The companies involved in the merger are: Ohio Beam, with operations in Ohio and Michigan; Spectra Laser & Precision, with locations in Texas; Laserline Ontario, with operations in Ontario; and Construction & Survey Instruments, with […]
October 26, 2003
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Topcon roadshow exhibits latest in GPS
If you are thinking about investing in a GPS system for your survey crew or dirt-pushing machines, but are worried you can’t justify spending $50,000 to $200,000 on that kind of equipment, maybe you should reconsider. Today’s GPS systems can make your machines and stake-out crews 50 percent to 100 percent more effective, says John […]
October 15, 2003
Machine control
Gradestar controls motor grader hydraulics automatically
Leica Geosystems GradeStar 3D motor grader machine control system allows you to complete many grading jobs without staking out hubs and stringlines. The 3D position of the blade is measured either by a mast-mounted GPS antenna or a precise 360-degree prism. Position data from the GPS or TPS sensor is transmitted via a radio data […]
May 23, 2003
Machine control
Trimble intros laser-based control system at INTERMAT
At the INTERMAT exhibition last week in Paris, Trimble unveiled a laser-based machine control system, the GCS400, which simultaneously controls dozer blade lift and tilt through a single box. Developed by a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar, the GCS400 has two elevation control modes, the “independent mode” and the “linked mode.” While the “independent […]
May 23, 2003
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