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Machine Matters

DOZERS REDEFINED: How electronics and machine control made mid-size dozers smarter

There’s a direct correlation between power and fuel consumption; more power requires more fuel. Higher injection pressures, careful design of the piston and combustion chamber, turbocharging and other mechanical ploys improve combustion efficiency and help ensure maximum power is extracted from each unit of fuel, but they don’t change the fundamentals. More power still requires […]

July 1, 2014

Technology

Xbox-like remote control could make operating construction equipment as easy as playing video games (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=87] Over the years, advances in controls have greatly improved intuitiveness and thus simplified the operation of construction equipment in many cases. Beyond that, ever-improving GPS technology and machines like Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control dozers and upcoming excavator, point to a not-so-distant future where a lot of operators could be doing so from outside of […]

June 5, 2014

Business

CNH Industrial taps Leica Geosystems to provide machine control solutions for Case, New Holland equipment

CNH Industrial announced this morning that it has chosen Leica Geosystems to provide its construction equipment brands with machine control. Leica will provide both factory-installed and aftermarket machine control solutions for Case and New Holland Construction excavators, dozers and graders. Eventually, Leica will provide machine control to the entire CNH Industrial lineup. According to the […]

April 1, 2014

Construction Equipment

Leica launches iCON grade iGD4SP machine control for dozers

Eliminate the need to rework areas when handling material in grading operations with Leica Geosystems’ iCON grade iGD4SP, which calculates the lift, angle and tilt of the dozer’s six-way blade. Enabling operators to angle the blade while iCON grade’s advanced hydraulic control system controls the blade’s lift and tilt, the system constantly maintains grade at […]

March 17, 2014

Construction Equipment

Komatsu launches the D37i-23 and D39i-23, expands lineup of fully-automatic integrated machine control dozers to four

Komatsu today made good on its promise to expand its lineup of integrated machine control dozers to four with the introduction of the D37i-23 and D39i-23. Like the larger D61i-23 and D51i-22, the two D37i-23 and D39i-23 feature Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control (iMC) built right into the body of the dozer from the factory. Unlike third-party […]

February 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

Topcon unveils the LN-100: world’s first 3D positioning solution designed for BIM and construction layout

If you’ve ever felt like a total station is more tool than you need or understand, Topcon has come up with the solution. The  LN-100, introduced yesterday at the World of Concrete is the world’s first 3D positioning solution designed specifically for BIM and construction layout. What Topcon did was take the basic functionality of […]

January 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

Komatsu will release 3 more intelligent Machine Control dozers before ConExpo

Komatsu says it was so pleased with the reception of the D61i-23 that soon after its June 2013 launch, it began working to bring more dozers with the company’s new integrated machine control technology to market. This morning, the equipment manufacturer announced that it will release three more intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozers by the […]

January 23, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Innovations Winner: Michelin Tweel airless tire

The tire market is a precise, refined, mature market that has, for the most part, relied on pneumatic tires for more than a century. Despite the vulnerability associated with air loss, pneumatic tires became the dominant technology thanks to several performance advantages – low contact pressure, low vertical stiffness, low rolling resistance over rough surfaces […]

January 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Equipment World Innovations Awards: The 5 game-changing construction products of the last year

OEMs fielded many good new products last year, but only a handful are truly innovative game changers. We’ve put together a collection of five products that, in no particular order, gave those in construction better, more efficient ways to work and, in general, simply rocked our industry.   Hilti Hollow Drill Bit Conventional hammer drill […]

January 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Innovations Winner: Cummins 5.0L V8 diesel engine

With the introduction of the Cummins 5.0L V8, a lightweight, technologically sophisticated V8 diesel engine, Cummins has changed the game when it comes to powerplants for light- and medium-duty applications. The engine has two names and two iterations. The ISV5.0 is the commercial version of the engine. Cummins is positioning this as a fuel-efficient alternative […]

January 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Innovations Winner: WeighSafe Hitch

One of those “why-didn’t-I-think-of-that-moments” came during a walk through the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) New Product Showcase last November. Of more than 2,200 new products on display, the WeighSafe Hitch, invented by mechanical engineer and hydraulic expert Kevin McAllister, caught our attention. The WeighSafe Hitch has a built-in tongue-weight gauge activated by a […]

January 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

2014 Innovations Winner: Komatsu D61i-23 dozer with integrated machine control

When it came to bringing the D61i-23 dozer to market, Komatsu engineers decided that they wanted to take the next step forward in the evolution of machine control. There are plenty of plug-and-play aftermarket machine control options available, but Komatsu wanted to seamlessly integrate machine control into the dozer body itself. And beyond that, they […]

January 6, 2014