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Roadbuilding

Topcon unveils robotic LPS concrete paving system

Topcon Positioning Group has introduced a local positioning system for concrete paving for use when GNSS signals aren’t available. The company says the LPS system uses multiple Topcon PS series robotic total stations with tracking prisms mounted on the paver for steering and elevation control. The LPS system uses an MC-i4 receiver with LongLink for robot-to-robot communication, and the […]

March 1, 2016

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar unveils the S60: the first phone with a built-in FLIR thermal camera is Cat’s most powerful yet

When Caterpillar launched its first Android smartphone, the B15, back in 2013, it was unclear just what the company expected out of a product so foreign to its traditional yellow iron segments. Was it simply a stab at a licensing success (such as Cat boots and apparel), meant to gauge demand for that CAT logo […]

February 19, 2016

Technology

The SiteWatch 700 is a solar-powered, streaming jobsite surveillance system with any-device access

Thanks to advances in cameras and the reliability of wireless networks in recent years mobile surveillance towers are officially a growing industry within construction. And while there are companies like Cameras Onsite that will rent these towers, which capture high quality footage of intruders and even call the police, to contractors, those firms interested in […]

February 18, 2016

Technology

Preco VideoLink II adds audible, radar object detection to in-cab camera backup camera systems

Backup cameras are good. Radar object detection systems are even better when it comes to preventing accidents. At the World of Concrete last week, Preco announced its newest product the PreView VideoLink II—a radar-based object detection system that integrates with existing in-cab rear-vision and backup cameras. With a camera-only system an operator does not know […]

February 12, 2016

Construction Equipment

Time-tracking app busybusy releases major update aimed at better serving larger construction firms

Digital timesheet app busybusy has made a few changes that improve the app’s ability to facilitate larger construction firms. We first reported on this app just under a year ago following a meeting with founder Isaac Barlow, an excavation contractor from St. George, Utah. After pinpointing labor costs as the primary reason most construction businesses fail […]

February 11, 2016

Technology

AR hard hat maker Daqri expands leadership, including hire of former SpaceX exec

We went nearly a year without much news from Daqri, the tech company behind a new hard hat equipped with augmented reality technology. But in the last few months the company has made a few interesting moves. The latest is the expansion of its leadership team with some notable hires, according to a report from […]

February 11, 2016

Technology

Trimble’s new HV302G interior construction laser features visible green beam

During the World of Concrete show last week in Las Vegas, Trimble introduced a new interior construction laser that self-levels and has a visible green beam. The new HV302G can be used in a variety of horizontal, vertical and plumb applications and features a rugged design that withstand drops of up to 3 feet onto concrete […]

February 10, 2016

Equipment Experts

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

John Deere unveils 700K SmartGrade dozer, integrating Topcon system with machine refinements to accelerate operator productivity

“One of the biggest challenges our customers tell us they have is finding skilled labor,” says Liz Quinn, product marketing manager, John Deere Worksite. “With the baby boomers retiring out of the workforce, getting these brand new guys up and running the way that their predecessors did is a challenge.” The way Deere is meeting […]

February 8, 2016

Technology

Away with the masts, Topcon’s new 3D-MC Max GNSS blade control boosts speed, precision and accuracy

Automated blade control using GNSS signals has been the most revolutionary earthmoving technology of the last decade and now it seems the technology is entering a second phase of refinement and improvement. Case in point is Topcon’s new 3D-MC Max dozer machine control system, introduced this week at World of Concrete. Rather than use a […]

February 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Trimble launches DG613, DG813 pipe lasers with more compact design, radio remote control

At World of Concrete, Trimble has introduced two of its newest Spectra Precision pipe laser models, the DG613 and DG813. We first got word of these lasers in November but now have a bit more detail on all the new features they’ll pack. The lasers will be available in North America later this month and […]

February 4, 2016

Technology

Mack Trucks expands telematics program with GuardDog services support

Last year Mack Trucks announced the launch of a telematics program, GuardDog Connect. This year at World of Concrete, the company announced that the service is now available and standard in all Mack TerraPro cabover models equipped with a Mack MP engine. But more importantly it announced the first four dealers that have been trained and certified in […]

February 3, 2016