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Machine control

Technology
Trimble Intros Siteworks Machine Guidance Module for Excavator Tilt Buckets
With 3D machine guidance on a tilt bucket’s cutting edge, excavators can operate efficiently in confined spaces and create contoured landscapes.
April 23, 2025
Civil Image Cama7013 Siteworks Machine Guidance Module Tilt Bucket 002 High Resolution
Dozers
Liebherr's Largest Dozer, the PR 776, Gets Trimble Ready Factory Option
The dozer can now be ordered with a Trimble Earthworks base kit that includes mounting hardware, brackets and an integrated wiring harness.
April 16, 2025
Liebherr PR 776 bulldozer in a mine
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Machine control
Volvo CE, Unicontrol Partner on 3D Machine Control for Excavators
The software company’s machine control technology will be installed on Volvo excavators with no additional monitors or hardware required.
April 15, 2025
Volvo Construction Equipment excavator digging dirt
Machine control
JCB, Leica Launch Factory-Fit 2D, 3D Excavator Machine Control Solutions
Starting this month, Intelligrade will be available on the JCB 220X tracked excavator. It will eventually roll out to the full X Series and additional regions.
March 26, 2024
JCB Excavator with Leica Machine Control
Machine control
Unicontrol Intros Affordable Automatic Grade Control for Dozers
The brand-agnostic solution provides real-time 3D guidance and 6-way blade control at a lower cost.
December 19, 2023
Komatsu dozer with Unicontrol machine control
Technology
Topcon Debuts 2D Grade Control for Compact Track Loaders
The 2D-MC system works with a box blade attachment and connects directly to the CTL’s in-cab controls.
February 7, 2023
Topcon 2D-MC 2D grade control system for compact track loaders on Level Best box blade attachment
Technology
Trimble Showcases the Autonomous Construction Site of the Future (Video)
Three machines...one operator. Check out this video of autonomous and remote-controlled machines working in unison at Dimensions.
November 15, 2022
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Technology
Leica Now Offers iCON Site Machine Control for Compact Excavators
Operators can measure an area, create a design and dig to that design by using the field controller in the cab.
October 14, 2022
Leica Geosystems iCON site excavator in a Kobelco excavator cab
Technology
Unicontrol Offers Cost-Effective Machine Control for Earthmoving Equipment
The system takes about 30 minutes to learn and is roughly half the cost of machine guidance systems currently sold in the U.S., the manufacturer says.
June 28, 2022
Operator calibrates a machine control system
The Dirt
Video: Is it Time to Switch to 2D Machine Control? (Part 2) | The Dirt #30
Host of The Dirt Bryan Furnace talks with Topcon's Nick Martin in the second part of this exploration on what you can expect from 2D machine control.
July 30, 2021
The Dirt
Machine control
Deere improves Grade Pro, SmartGrade motor graders with new features
John Deere Grade Pro graders receive new technology features, including Blade Stow and Auto-Gain for Cross Slope, as well as SmartGrade technology upgrades.
November 17, 2020
John Deere GP-Series graders
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
Leica iXES3 3D machine control
Machine control
Hitachi to factory-add Topcon grade control on excavators
Hitachi will integrate Topcon grade control at the factory on certain excavators. Hitachi Solution Integrated Grade Control debuted at ConExpo. Details here.
June 22, 2020
Hitachi Topcon excavator Grade Control 2 copy
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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Trimble debuts mast-free motor grader system, new Earthworks platform and more at ConExpo
Trimble introduced a new mastless motor grader system, Earthworks Grade Control v2.0, and more at ConExpo 2020. Discover the latest from Trimble on Equipment World.
April 22, 2020
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Business
Topcon launches free online webinars to help construction workers learn more about GPS
Topcon to offer online education on GPS and other geo-positioning topics for the construction and agriculture industry. Click for more information on Equipment World.
April 14, 2020
Topcon HiPer_VR
Machine control
Komatsu unveils D71PXi-24 dozer with new Intelligent Machine Control 2.0 tech
This is the first – and largest – dozer to get Komatsu's newest Intelligent Machine Control.
April 10, 2020
Komatsu D71 iMC 2 Thumb
Machine control
Trimble intros aftermarket GPS for excavators
The Trimble GPS/GNSS is an aftermarket kit for excavators introduced at the World of Concrete. Find out what it offers contractors here on Equipment World.
March 6, 2020
Trimble excavator GPS
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Takeuchi is credited with the first compact track loader in 1986 after its founder saw a wheeled skid steer stuck in mud. However, ASV is credited with the first CTL to hit the market, with its MD-70 Posi-Track, in 1990. Takeuchi launched its first commercial CTL in 1991 as the TL26, shown above.
Compact Track Loaders
CTLs Dominate 40 Years After Tracks Added to a Skid Steer – Buyer’s Guide 2025
Here’s the latest from ASV, Case, Caterpillar, Bobcat, Develon, Hyundai, John Deere, JCB, Kioti, Kubota, Manitou, New Holland, Sany, Takeuchi, Wacker Neuson and Yanmar.
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Compact equipment
A Closer Look: Toro Debuts its First Tracked, Electric Dingo & Ultra Buggies
The 4215D is LiuGong's first model to hit North America. Additional D Series models available in other markets include the 4140D, 4165D, 4180D, 4230D and 4260D.
Graders/Scrapers
LiuGong Enters North American Motor Grader Market with the 4215D
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Off-Road Trucks
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