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 ...

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 ...

Professionals in the construction industry know that “There’s a price tag to every minute on a job site,” says Ashley Pittman, the GPS manager at Brent Scarbrough and Co. The need for the most ...

GPS machine control is making significant inroads in the site work and infrastructure construction field, and Sarasota, Fla.-based site work contractor KLM Services is one of the growing number of ...

UK rental company A-Plant said it would now offer GPS technology manufacturer Topcon’s site surveying and machine control equipment through its nationwide network. The companies said the new strategic ...

RV Associates has implemented machine-control technologies across its site-building business, and increased its production nearly four-fold. In this video case study from Leica Geosystems, company ...

The lack of young talent entering the construction industry and an exodus of veteran operators retiring or moving to a different career have created a shortage of experienced, skilled labor. Quality ...

Construction equipment machine control vendors are making their products more affordable and accessible, and based on anecdotal accounts from contractors, are finding rapid adoption in light ...