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Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Mecalac’s unique “skid-excavators”; Volvo intros EC750E HR demolition excavator; LiuGong makes a Bauma splash; Deere improves linkage, bucket on new loaders; Topcon upgrades 3D MC Max for 4-way dozers

The latest edition of Equipment World's Equipment Roundup includes heavy equipment industry news on John Deere, Volvo, Topcon, and others. Learn more here.

April 15, 2019

Machine control

Topcon upgrades 3D MC Max for 4-way dozers, improves blade wear calibration and accuracy

Topcon has upgraded its dozer control system to support four-way pusher bulldozers and a third IMU for improved performance. Learn more on Equipment World.

April 8, 2019

Roadbuilding

Volvo opens spring registration for Road Institute courses

Volvo Construction Equipment Road Institute has openings for courses on paver and compactor operation and maintenance. Get more information on Equipment World.

March 5, 2019

Technology

Topcon updates GLS-2000 scanner for interior vertical construction

Topcon officially updates firmware for its GLS-2000 scanner with a setting for capturing detail of interior vertical construction. Details on Equipment World.

November 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Topcon buys ThunderBuild BV Group to expand paving solutions portfolio

Topcon Positioning Group announces that its officially completed the purchase of ThunderBuild BV Group which will expand Topcon's asphalt paving solutions.

September 13, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Ford unveils 2019 Raptor; Deere intros Grade Guidance amid slew of excavator updates; Roush unveils its first F-250; Volvo ActiveCare Direct takes “noise out of telematics”; Remembering the electric Chevy S-10; Milwaukee drill dust box cleans extractor filters with touch of a button

Ford unveils 2019 F-150 Raptor, Deere intros Grade Guidance for 210G LC, updates to 190G W, Roush unveils its first F-250 Super Duty and more on Equipment World.

June 4, 2018

Construction Equipment

What to see at World of Concrete 2018: New Terex mixer trucks, Topcon, Trimble in the Central Hall

The 43rd annual World of Concrete kicks off January 23 with 1,500 companies signed up as exhibitors. The event is billed as the largest international show for the concrete and masonry industries, attracting more than 55,000 attendees. The show runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Las Vegas Convention Center, ending […]

January 22, 2018

Technology

Topcon, Bentley Systems create “Constructioneering” for seamless data sharing between project stages

First came GPS/GNSS survey and machine control technology. Next was topographic measurement using drones, laser scanning and photogrammetry. The third wave in construction technology, just beginning to emerge now, is the creation of collaborative systems to bring all the digital data into forms that can be seamlessly shared with machines, operators, supervisors, civil engineers and […]

January 3, 2018

Dealers

Topcon expands Solutions Store concept to Pacific Northwest

Topcon has expanded its Solutions Store concept to two more locations, in Portland, Oregon, and Kent, Washington. PPI Group, a 90-year-old architectural, engineering and construction firm, will become the latest positioning distributor, under the name PPI Group, Topcon Solutions Store. PPI will run both Pacific Northwest stores. That gives Topcon’s stores 13 North American locations, […]

November 29, 2017

Roadbuilding

Topcon updates SmoothRide for mapping roads at optimal speed

Topcon has released an upgrade to its SmoothRide road-mapping system to simplify setup and automatically detect the position of the wheel sensor during data collection. SmoothRide, released last year to allow mapping of road surfaces at highway speeds from a vehicle mount, is designed to replace typical road surveying equipment and eliminate the need for […]

October 30, 2017

Dealers

Business Roundup: Cat to move global HQ to Deerfield; Topcon adds Griner and Schmitz to dealer network; Cat sales up; Hino Trucks adds dealers to Certified Ultimate Network

Caterpillar will move global HQ to Deerfield, lll., beginning this year Nearly three months after announcing plans that the company would be moving its global headquarters from Peoria to Chicago, Caterpillar has actually settled on a location a bit further north. By mid-2018, the world’s no. 1 heavy equipment manufacturer plans to call the Chicago […]

May 2, 2017

Dealers

Topcon adds Griner and Schmitz to its Topcon Solutions Store network

Topcon Positioning Group has added Kansas City, Missouri-based Griner and Schmitz to its Topcon Solutions Store distribution network, bringing the total number of North American sites to 11. The network was created in early 2016. “Griner and Schmitz has long been well regarded in customer support and business growth in the Kansas City region, and […]

April 26, 2017