Tiger Contracting is using GPS technology on a new motor grader and a new dozer to complete site work on a 178,000-square-foot Lowes Home Improvement Center project in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. The ...

The overall performance of a satellite-based positioning system is affected by the number of satellites the receiver "sees" and by the angles (geometry) between the satellites and receiver. Poor ...

Topcon satellite-based earthmover grade controls locate the cutting edge using U.S. global positioning system, European Galileo and Russian GLONASS satellite signals. Comparing actual position to a ...

Several crawler dozer experts weighed in recently when we asked them to look into the crystal ball regarding future technology in their products. Naturally, the latest “smart dozers” and allied ...

Machine grade control technology has revolutionized earthmoving operations, enabling finish grade to be achieved more quickly, and allowing even less experienced operators to be productive in a ...

Shantui has used the BICES exhibition in Beijing, China to unveil its first ever GPS machine controlled dozer, the DH17R. The 19.3 tonne, 127 kW machine was demonstrated using a Leica iCON GPS 60 ...

Topcon Positioning Group has released an indicate dozer machine control system — the i-53. The new system comes with the latest Topcon GNSS receiver, a graphical user interface and machine-control ...

Topcon Positioning Group has released a new 3D dozer machine control system — 3D-MC MAX. The system is driven by dual IMUs (inertial measurement unit) designed to increase on-grade performance where ...

Thirty years ago, when Jack Padgett first wrapped his hands around the levers of an earthmoving machine, he never dreamed that the vehicle one day would tell him what to do. Today, the 51-year-old ...