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Autonomous

Cat’s autonomous mine truck system will soon drive Komatsu 930Es

With 100 autonomous haul trucks expected to be working in mines across the world by the end of this year, Caterpillar is emphasizing its brand agnostic mining technology platform, part of its efforts to embed itself deep into a mine’s operation. “Autonomy is no longer an experiment,” said Denise Johnson, Caterpillar Resource Industries group president […]

September 18, 2017

Equipment Experts

Komatsu launches second-gen PC210LCi-11 semi-auto excavator with improved controls

Last year Komatsu let us do some digging with their new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology on their big PC360LCi-11 and PC490LCi-11 excavators. And now the company has introduced the second generation model of its first semi-auto excavator, the 23.5 metric ton PC210LCi. First launched in 2014, the PC210LCi-10 (the ‘i’ stands for intelligent) was […]

September 8, 2017

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches second-gen PC210LCi-11 semi-auto excavator with improved controls

Last year Komatsu let us do some digging with their new intelligent Machine Control (iMC) technology on their big PC360LCi-11 and PC490LCi-11 excavators. And now the company has introduced the second generation model of its first semi-auto excavator, the 23.5 metric ton PC210LCi. First launched in 2014, the PC210LCi-10 (the ‘i’ stands for intelligent) was […]

September 8, 2017

Technology

Intel Insight, a new drone data analysis platform, can detect changes between inspections

“DATA IS THE NEW OIL” The words flashed upon the large screen in giant letters above Intel CEO Brian Krzanich’s head shortly after he took the stage at the International Drone Conference and Exposition (InterDrone) in Las Vegas earlier this week. The phrase is integral for understanding not only Intel’s new role as a drone company, […]

September 8, 2017

Technology

Drone company offers to measure 100 locations per month for one price

Drone technology is making it possible for aggregate and construction industries to do things faster, cheaper, and/or safer, allowing them to quantify its value. Some companies have developed their own drone program, but some outsource the services. For those that want to outsource, Commercial UAV News reports that Stockpile Reports CEO David Boardman announced an exclusive offer for […]

September 8, 2017

Technology

Cat unveils its first tablet: Windows 10-based T20 introduced alongside two new rugged phones

Caterpillar is again expanding its mobile technology lineup with the introduction of two new rugged smartphones and a first for the company: a tablet. The Cat T20 features a rugged design that is IP67 certified, making it waterpoof for 30 minutes at a depth of more than 3 feet and able to withstand moisture, sand […]

September 1, 2017

Telematics

Contractors seeing big benefits from telematics, expect it to improve safety and worker shortages

Telematics already play a major role in the heavy truck and equipment industries and will likely become a dominant technology in the years to come. That’s the conclusion of a global survey published today (Tuesday, August 22) of more than 260 companies primarily in construction but also the oil and gas, and mining and aggregates […]

August 22, 2017

Construction Equipment

Cat’s Yard Club acquisition wasn’t really about equipment sharing

When news broke in May that Caterpillar had acquired peer-to-peer (P2P) equipment service Yard Club, it raised a lot of eyebrows in the heavy equipment and construction industries. The deal, terms of which were never disclosed, gave considerable weight to the notion that P2P equipment rental services, which allow contractors to rent machines in their […]

August 18, 2017

Technology

Data, IoT, AR/VR key drivers in improving construction productivity, says McKinsey report

One of the leading management consultant companies in the country, McKinsey&Company, released a study on technology in the construction industry this week. It contains a good many gems, some of which will not be unfamiliar to Equipment World readers. The big takeaway from the report “The new age of engineering and construction technology,” is that […]

August 1, 2017

Technology

Milwaukee Tick sticks to tools, equipment for quick locating via phone app

Milwaukee Tool’s TICK uses Bluetooth technology and a phone app to help you locate tools and equipment should they ever become lost or stolen. The plastic TICK can be placed on the tool or equipment out of sight by glue, screw, rivet or strap. The tools and equipment can then be tracked through the ONE-KEY […]

July 28, 2017

Technology

Deere demos Kespry’s automated drone surveying at Coal Valley site

On most trips to John Deere’s Coal Valley, Illinois, demonstration site, Equipment World editors are focused on the ground, specifically the yellow machines moving the ground around. But on my most recent trip to Coal Valley, I spent some of my time looking up instead, as Deere representatives demonstrated the company’s latest product category: drones. […]

July 27, 2017

Technology

Trimble deal with Propeller Aero brings drone-based site survey system to U.S. contractors, engineers

Trimble has announced it is collaborating with Australia’s Propeller Aero to distribute that company’s drone-based site survey and analytics technology. We got our first glimpse of Propeller Aero’s system in March at the Trimble booth during ConExpo. The system uses drones, also known as UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), to survey a jobsite from the air. The […]

July 20, 2017