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Roadbuilding

Steel-infused asphalt heals itself when heated

Christopher Schlangen, a PhD student at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has developed a steel-infused self-healing asphalt that can be heated to get rid of potholes, cracks and loose stones, Futurism reports. The technology adds steel wool to bitumin, the binding agent that asphalt uses to hold the stones together. If asphalt that […]

May 24, 2017

Technology

Parrot intros thermal imaging drone package aimed at construction, trades

Less than two months after announcing an affordable drone package aimed at allowing real estate and construction professionals to quickly create 3D models of jobsites and properties, French drone maker Parrot has announced the launch of a new business unit that will focus on commercial applications. As part of that announcement, Parrot has also introduced a new […]

May 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

New nanostructured concrete technology increases load-carrying capacity by more than 200%

Scientists at Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in Russia have developed a new construction technique based on nanostructured high-strength, lightweight concrete. According to a report by Electronics 360, the concrete can increase load-carrying capability by more than 200 percent and decrease the density of construction by 80 percent, as well as offer resistance to […]

May 3, 2017

Technology

New construction tech course is training drone pilots, preparing Ga. Tech students for industry’s future

Five years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone that would call construction a transforming industry being reshaped by technology. The ‘T-word’ is looked on with a fair amount of skepticism by those in this industry, as it typically means higher cost and, oftentimes, less power or efficiency than the way a task has been […]

April 27, 2017

Technology

How Hensel Phelps carefully deployed drones on its construction sites

Twenty seconds in, DJI’s most recent promotional video for its Matrice 200 series shows an operator in a hard hat and safety glasses flying a drone outside of a glassy high-rise building set against a brilliant blue sky. Like most DJI videos, this one provides spectacular footage to highlight the Matrice’s capabilities and specs—the viewer […]

April 17, 2017

Machine control

Side-By-Side: Comparing Cat, Deere, Komatsu and Topcon mast-less dozer GPS systems

GPS* machine control started out as a tangle of aftermarket products all bolted on and wired up as retrofits to existing dozers. These systems revolutionized the operation of dozers, but there were a lot of parts to track and maintain. In the past 18 months, however, several major manufacturers have begun integrating these systems into […]

April 7, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat intros 950 GC, a lower-spec loader developed using telematics data

With the North American and European launch of the 950 GC wheel loader, Caterpillar says it is bringing a machine stateside that has proven itself to be a high-performing, reliable and budget-friendly machine in lesser regulated countries. Telematics played a big part in the development of the 950 GC, Cat says. In addition to helping customers […]

April 5, 2017

Technology

Volvo launches ActiveCare Direct 24/7 machine-monitoring and analytics service

Your machines are equipped with telematics but what do you do with all the data? Volvo Construction Equipment introduced its answer at the ConExpo show in Las Vegas earlier this month. ActiveCare Direct is the company’s new machine monitoring and monthly fleet analysis service and it’s available for various Volvo models. Data analysts staff the company’s new Uptime […]

March 27, 2017

Technology

Topcon unveils ZPS concrete paver automation, bigger machine control monitors alongside slew of upgrades and updates

Topcon unveiled a slew of new products, product improvements and upgrades at the ConExpo show earlier this month. The most significant of these is the new ZPS concrete paving system. The system is a robotic total station that operates using less hardware than a traditional local positioning system or LPS. For tracking and guidance, the ZPS […]

March 27, 2017

Construction Equipment

Parrot Bebop-Pro 3D Modeling drone package offers contractors autonomous flight, data capture/processing at a very affordable price

As the market for commercial drone solutions continues to accelerate within the construction industry, an established player in the civil/hobbyist market has announced its first aerial imaging package aimed squarely at industrial use. And it is definitely worth a strong look from any contractor considering getting started with the technology. Drone manufacturer Parrot is introducing […]

March 22, 2017

Technology

Sheriff’s drone busts $400,000 heavy equipment theft ring in Maryland

In just a few short years drones have matured from a hobbyist gadget into a sophisticated tool that can save contractors a lot of time and a lot of money on tasks like progress photos, surveying, asset management and more.

March 20, 2017

Technology

Trimble goes mast-free on dozer GPS, puts a telematics tablet in vocational trucks and partners with new OEMs

Trimble has announced it is joining the ranks of manufacturers who offer “mast-free” aftermarket 3D GPS systems for dozers. The hardware for Trimble’s Earthworks for Dozers uses three inertial measurement units (IMUs) to locate the blade of the dozer in space and two GPS/GNSS receivers mounted on the cab of the machine. Contractors and operators […]

March 15, 2017