New options added to excavator bucket sensor

May 30, 2006

Leica Geosystems has added several new options to its MC200 Digger Excavator Guidance System, including dual slope, rotation compensation and bucket tilt. When working on a sloping surface, the operator is now able to compensate for any rotation of the chassis and for bucket tilt. Existing customers can upgrade to the MC200 Digger dual slope and bucket tilt option as well as a weighing option or 3D with GPS positioning.

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