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Machine control

Leica iXE3 3D excavator control gains semi-auto functionality for more operator customization

Leica Geosystems now offers semi-automatic functionality for its iXE3 3D excavator machine control solution. The system automatically controls the boom, bucket, tilt and tiltrotator, which the company says allows for faster, more accurate digging. With the new semi-auto function, operators can select the individual automatic functions they want or any combination. For instance, the operator can […]

July 30, 2020

Machine control

Liebherr, Leica Geosystems form excavator control partnership

Liebherr’s crawler and wheeled excavators can now be factory equipped with 2D and 3D machine control systems as the result of a partnership with Leica Geosystems. The optional system can be added to Liebherr’s Generation 6 and Generation 8 excavators featuring both mono and two-piece booms and includes the ability to integrate a tiltrotator or […]

June 3, 2020

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Topcon’s ConExpo 2020 booth to feature Formula 3 driver James Roe

Topcon’s booth at ConExpo 2020 will feature Formula 3 driver James Roe, whom the company sponsors. (You can see more of what OEMs have in store for ConExpo 2020 in our show preview page by clicking here.) Roe will share his experience with how Topcon’s SmoothRide road surfacing technology has made the tracks he races […]

February 18, 2020

Construction Equipment

Komatsu WA900-8 Loader Does the Digging and Dumping For You

Designed for loading 70-150-ton trucks in quarries, the new Komatsu WA900-8 replaces the previous WA900-3E0 with a loader that is more powerful and has a redesigned cab with improved visibility. But the headline features of this new loader are tech-based, including a few new autonomy features that make this loader capable of automatic digging and […]

January 10, 2020

Machine control

Komatsu says Proactive Dozing Control “Closes the Skill Gap”. But what is it?

Komatsu has introduced a new grade control technology for dozers that it says can be used 100 percent of the time, unlike other grade control systems which are typically only used for finish grading. In this video we break down how the system works and why Komatsu says it “closes the skill gap” between experienced […]

December 23, 2019

Machine control

Komatsu unveils Proactive Dozing Control, dozer machine control that can be used “100% of the time”

Komatsu has upped the ante in machine control—again. Six years after the company became the first equipment OEM to bring a fully-integrated machine control system for dozers to market, called intelligent Machine Control, Komatsu is back with an update that is “far more advanced” than other systems on the market today, says Derek Morris marketing […]

August 15, 2019

Technology

Volvo makes Dig Assist, Load Assist data systems standard on excavators, loaders

Volvo Construction Equipment is making these two Assist data systems standard on a swath of new excavators and loaders. Details on Equipment World.

July 8, 2019

Construction Equipment

Komatsu expands semi-auto excavator lineup with new PC290LCi-11

The new 30-ton PC290LCi-11 excavator is powered by a 6.69-liter Komatsu SAA6D107E-3 engine and is equipped with the intelligent Machine Control sensor package.

May 27, 2019

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Stanley remote control retrofit for excavators; Cat updates M-Series medium loaders; Choosing the right excavator machine control; Hennessey intros VelociRaptor Ranger; Wacker debuts new track dumpers

The equipment new roundup includes the latest from Stanley and Cat., Hennessey, Wacker and more. Get details on Equipment World.

March 25, 2019

Machine control

With intelligent excavators ruling the marketplace, here’s how to find machine controls that match your needs

In the early days of machine control the customer had two options: take it or leave it. When manufacturers started bundling basic packages as standard equipment, the “leave it” option started to fade away. The early-adopter contractors heralded the arrival of machine control as the best thing since hydraulics, but many felt it was costly […]

March 18, 2019

Construction Equipment

Smith tapped to head new Subsite/HammerHead leadership at Charles Machine Works

Charles Machine Works veteran has been named by the company to lead a new joint leadership team. Get the details on the new appointment here on Equipment World.

February 11, 2019

Machine control

Trimble launches integrated machine control support for Rototilt tiltrotators

Learn more about the features of Trimble's fully integrated machine control system--Automatic Grade Control--for Rototilt tiltrotators on Equipment World.

November 9, 2018