Tag: connected construction equipment

Technology

Culture Dash: Inside Caterpillar and Uptake’s data-driven race to solve heavy equipment’s tech dilemma

It’s no secret that, among owners and operators in the construction industry, there’s a healthy amount of distrust of or flat-out disinterest in a lot of the technology heavy equipment manufacturers are now loading onto their machines. Adoption rates of telematics/machine monitoring, more economical and customizable engine power modes and GPS grading, are all low within […]

October 16, 2015

Technology

Construction and the Internet of Things: Own it, control it, get out in front of it…or it will control you

You’ve probably heard the hype about the Internet of Things—small sensors, transmitters and computer chips embedded in everything from thermostats to coffee makers to jet engines. Chris Rezendes has heard the hype and he hates the hype, but says: “I’m betting my economic future that we will deploy sensors, they will create value and they […]

December 15, 2014

Technology

PHOTOS: A tour of Trimble’s connected jobsite: Network of dozers, workers and the office removes chaos from construction

[imagebrowser id=142] When Trimble president and CEO Steve Berglund opened the company’s 2014 Dimensions user conference Monday, he mentioned how, from a technology standpoint, not much has changed for the company over the last several years. On a slide he showed three categories the company offers solutions for: 1) Modeling, analytics and decisions support; 2) […]

November 6, 2014