An update to Topcon's entry-level machine control system for excavation, the X-52 is designed to offer cost-effective indicate 2D grade control. It consists of four 360° tilt sensors that measure the ...

Under the intelligent gaze of a Trimble robotic total station, A Propst Construction (Concord, N.C.) motor grader, operated by Raymond McDonald, blades off a treated and compacted base for new lanes ...

With growing demand for grade-control systems on its dozers, John Deere has launched the 700K Smart Dozer, which features an integrated 3D grade-control system from Topcon Positioning Systems, ...

Making grade with a small skid steer loader used to be up to operator skill and a set of stakes and string, but no more. Small skid steer OEMs, and familiar industry tech companies, have brought grade ...

It’s a bit of a stretch to realize zero human interaction in the operation of heavy construction equipment. However, make no mistake. The move is on to make it happen. “Part of the problem involves ...

The expense of hiring surveyors to stake out the cut and fill of earthwork or re-stake a site damaged by a clumsy operator used to be a big money-drainer for contractors. But as more earthmoving ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today introduced a new rugged LCD display for the Trimble® GCS600 Grade Control System ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today introduced its Trimble® GCS900 Grade Control System version 11.2, which improves ...

When Hilton Head, South Carolina-based Malphrus Construction Company, Inc. won the site preparation bid for a new Target import warehouse in Pt. Wentworth, Georgia, Todd Malphrus, company vice ...

Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...