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Telematics

Machine learning, better telematics will spur biggest changes construction has seen in decades

In today's technology-driven world, see how technological advancements can help create safer, more efficient work environments in the construction industry.

May 18, 2018

Technology

New green beam lasers from Spectra Precision make indoor alignment lines easier to see

Trimble's LT52G is a five-beam laser pointer & horizontal & vertical crossline laser while the LT58G gives a horizontal plane intersected by two vertical planes.

May 17, 2018

Technology

For truck fleet managers, new Azuga DashCam transmits a visual snapshot of driving incidents, driver behavior

The new Azuga DashCam shows fleet managers what happened before, during, & after an incident triggered by hard breaking, sudden acceleration, & hard cornering.

May 16, 2018

Machine control

Deere adds integrated SmartGrade machine control to 950K with Power Angle Tilt blade

John Deere is now offering its 950K PAT model with fully integrated machine control from the factory. Introduced last year, the 950K PAT features an 8.6-cubic yard Power Angle Tilt blade. The machine allows operators to place material with greater precision thanks to the cutting angles the six-way blade provides. Deere says the PAT blade […]

April 13, 2018

Technology

Cat S61 brings HD thermal imaging, laser distance measuring to company’s FLIR-toting rugged phone

Cat has introduced an updated model of its excellent thermal imaging smartphone that boasts a better camera and a few new construction-centric features. Like the previous generation S60, the new Cat S61’s standout feature is its integrated FLIR thermal imaging camera. With the S61 Cat has improved the image quality of the FLIR camera to […]

April 11, 2018

Technology

This VR training simulator is the first for construction equipment

A scissor lift virtual reality training simulator, first glimpsed during The Rental Show, may be the start of using such simulators for all types of construction equipment, according to an Edmonton, Canada-based tech company. Officially launching last week at the IPAF Summit and International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) in Miami, the VR scissor lift […]

March 16, 2018

Technology

How Komatsu’s KomVision bird’s-eye camera system eliminates excavator blind spots

With the boom to the right and the engine/pump compartment behind the cab, excavators have limited lines of sight behind and to the right rear of the machine. Komatsu’s solution is a multi-camera system that gives operators a bird’s-eye view of the area around their excavators. The company has made rear-vision cameras standard on its […]

March 9, 2018

Technology

Cat’s new eRoutes app brings paving contractors real time truck tracking on their phones

Caterpillar will soon launch a new application for smartphones and the web that allows paving contractors to track the location and productivity of haul trucks as they travel between plant and jobsite. Cat’s Dann Rawls previewed the new app, dubbed eRoutes, during a quick media presentation at the World of Asphalt show in Houston earlier […]

March 9, 2018

Telematics

Cat partners with Minetec to expand capabilities of MineStar telematics service

Caterpillar has entered into an agreement with Australian company Minetec to develop underground hard rock mining technology. Cat says the goal of the partnership is to “deliver best-in-class site solutions for mining customers.” The company says the resulting technology will be integrated solutions offered as part of Cat’s MineStar platform. MineStar provides telematics, data analysis, […]

March 1, 2018

Roadbuilding

Automatic Grade Control and Slope training gives pavers competitive edge

At Volvo Construction Equipment’s Road Institute, which teaches best practices for paving, trainers hear common refrains from operators who have been stymied by automatic grade control and slope (AGS) systems. “We often hear in our paving classes and our automatic grade-and-slope classes where people have the systems, but they tried to use them once and […]

February 20, 2018

Technology

Bosch unveils Bluehound asset tracking: today the tool, tomorrow the jobsite

Bosch unveiled its Bluehound asset tracking, a product now in an open-pilot stage, during the recent World of Concrete show, calling it a “major step toward end-to-end connectivity on a complex construction site.” The cloud-based asset management and tracking solution will incorporate cost accounting, certification tracking, asset information storage, personnel monitoring and delivery tracking and […]

February 19, 2018

Technology

3D virtual reality comes to the jobsite with Trimble’s HoloLens-fitted hard hat

If you’ve ever walked a jobsite to fix in your mind where things will go before construction starts, now you don’t have to use your imagination. Trimble announced Thursday at the World of Concrete a HoloLens design that integrates with hardhats, making 3D virtual reality easily accessible to workers in the field. With the HoloLens-fitted […]

January 26, 2018