Tag: tech: Page 24

Technology

2016 Innovations Award Winner: Volvo CE Density Direct compaction system

Algorithms seem to rule the world now, with these programming juggernauts turning massive amounts of data into usable concepts. It’s an algorithm that makes Volvo CE’s Density Direct intelligent compaction system stand out among the crowded field of compaction equipment. Introduced at the World of Asphalt show this past March, Density Direct’s key differentiation is […]

January 8, 2016

Technology

2016 Innovations Award Winner: Vermeer Insite productivity tools

As Jon Kuyers tells it, Vermeer team members started to notice something when they visited contractors. “We’d go to a jobsite,” says Vermeer’s senior global product manager, “and our focus was naturally on the equipment and how to make it more productive. But then we’d wait for the job to get organized. It wasn’t the […]

January 8, 2016

Construction Equipment

Ford wants the F-150 to be a “drone base station” for mobile deployment

As we concluded with our 2016 Innovations Awards, no other technology more than drones in 2015 showed more potential to impact the way we do business. Komatsu has started a business around the aircraft that could prove revolutionary to its core business. Contractors are implementing them throughout their workflow, and just yesterday we reported on how Caterpillar […]

January 8, 2016

Technology

Caterpillar studying how drones can enhance heavy equipment production

Caterpillar is continuing the emphasis it has placed on predictive machine analytics in the last year with a collaboration that will explore how drones can assist in the collection of that data and more jobsite insights. The company recently announced a marketing agreement with French drone data analytics startup Redbird that will focus on how unmanned […]

January 7, 2016

Technology

Trailer’s GPS signal leads to recovery of $500k worth of stolen heavy equipment in South Carolina

When we talk about installing GPS tracking onto heavy equipment, we’re usually talking about the big stuff: dozers, loaders, excavators, backhoes and the like. But even lower-priority items like trailers make a good case for being GPS-tracked, especially when considering this story. According to a release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina, […]

January 5, 2016

Technology

Mujjo makes premium gloves with touchscreen capabilities

Yeah it’s cold outside­—­and isn’t it loads of fun to have to wrestle your gloves off just to answer your phone. These Mujjo gloves are designed to keep your digits from freezing yet still allow you to use the touchscreens on your phone or tablet without having to remove the glove. The Mujjo Leather Touchscreen […]

December 24, 2015

Technology

The future has arrived: 5D Robotics has developed autonomous heavy equipment tech for United Rentals with a distinct human element

It’s happening again. A technology that got a lukewarm reception in the consumer markets is in the first stages of creating a revolution the heavy equipment sector. The first time this happened it was the Internet of Things (IoT). Four years ago, when told IoT technology could enable consumers to adjust their home thermostat from […]

December 23, 2015

Technology

Collect equipment data easily and accurately on smartphones with Mobile Equipchat

Mobile Equipchat is an equipment data­tracking app recently launched by OEM Data Delivery. Available on Android devices and soon to be released for Apple products, it allows users to capture equipment data remotely through simple templates. With the app you can take equipment photos, capture signatures and stamp GPS locations. The templates give you lists […]

December 23, 2015

Technology

Industrial analytics firm, Caterpillar partner Uptake named “Hottest Startup of 2015” by Forbes

Even Forbes admits it’s a bit surprised to find Uptake, an analytics firm whose customers are entirely based in industrial markets, at the top of its “Hottest Startups of 2015” list, besting tech darling Slack and consumer-facing companies such as Porch, PicsArt, Casper and even ride-sharing service Uber. The publication even wrote an article explaining the […]

December 22, 2015

Home

11th Day of Construction Gifts: LifeProof Fre Power waterproof iPhone battery case

Though we went with another case for our pick as the no. 1 rugged smartphone case for construction thanks to that case’s combination of ruggedness and low price, if you’re looking for a premium case that provides an iPhone a lot of protection and extends the device’s battery life, look no further than the LifeProof […]

December 21, 2015

Home

10th Day of Construction Gifts: Blade Nano QX drone for beginners to (crash and) learn with

If you’ve spent any time at all reading this site, you’re likely aware that drones are by far and away the fastest growing technology on construction sites around the country. We’ve seen one contractor increase efficiency by working these unmanned aircraft into just about every aspect of its workflow and now we have a clear picture […]

December 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT offers online course on connected vehicle technology basics

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is offering a free online course that covers the basics of connected vehicle technology. The course is aimed at transportation planners, managers and engineers at the state and local agencies. The course, a collaborative effort through USDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office and the Consortium of ITS Education […]

December 17, 2015