Natalie Rauch - Thu May 04, 2017
Cloud-Based Technology Saves Rework, Saves Money
In a recent MarketWatch report, Procure CEO Tooey Courtemanche stated he believed cloud-based management solutions would save $100 billion in construction project money. The key was in the amount of time that was spent on rework....
RMT Equipment - Thu May 04, 2017
RMT Equipment Introduces Next-Generation Onboard Weighing Technology for Excavators
The newest generation of VEI onboard weighing technology for excavators will ensure that each bucket of material is weighed and that resulting truck loads are legal. For managers overseeing excavation, stockpiling and loading operations, this is of critical importance given that excavators often work in remote locations far away from truck scales....
Cummins - Thu May 04, 2017
Cummins Guidanz Mobile App Improves Customer Uptime
Without having to enter a service bay or wait for a technician to come on site, Cummins customers are now able to read prioritized engine fault codes and other key engine information within minutes wherever they are operating with the new Cummins Guidanz mobile app....
Engcon - Thu May 04, 2017
Engcon Tilts Automatically with Leica Geosystems
In collaboration with world-leading tiltrotator manufacturer Engcon, Leica Geosystems has developed iXE CoPilot, an auto-tilt function. In combination with a 2D or 3D excavator guidance system, Engcon's control system DC2 and ePS (engcon Positioning System) will then Engcon's tiltrotators get a revolutionary feature that the tilt function on the tiltrotator is handled automatically....
Wed May 03, 2017
H.O. Penn, SITECH Metro Northeast, LLC Roll Out Latest Machine Control Technology
Virtually every customer invited attended the Equipment & Technology Showcase hosted by H.O. Penn Machinery Co., Inc. and SITECH Metro Northeast, LLC on April 8, at the IUOE Local 478 Training Center in Meriden, Conn....
Jillian Yue - Fri April 28, 2017
Proposed Submarine Vacuum Rail Twice As Fast As Hyperloop
Several Chinese scientists have proposed a submarine vacuum rail project that runs at a theoretical speed of 2,000 kilometers per hour, twice as fast as the Hyperloop concept initiated by Elon Musk. The plan is largely on paper at the moment, and has not been formally accepted by government agencies as an official scientific project....
Liebherr - Thu April 27, 2017
Liebherr Expands Its Portfolio of Electric Travel Drives
After presenting the first electric version of the eFAT 325 travel drive at Agritechnica 2015, Liebherr has further invested in the development of electric travel drives. The portfolio has therefore been expanded to include three further gearbox sizes in a series-production range of electric travel drives....
Giles Lambertson - Wed April 26, 2017
Modular Construction Building Its Future on Efficiency
The modular housing industry traces its lineage to Sears Roebuck home kits and Henry Ford assembly lines, though true factory-built, housing code-approved homes are just 60 years old. The industry's best days lie ahead....
Christine Allen - Wed April 26, 2017
CEG Special: Track Progress, Productivity With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Go to any commercial or residential job site and you're sure to see a slew of traditional tools in the toolbox. Good old fashioned hammers, nails and screws will always have a place in site development....
Mon April 24, 2017
Solar Project Powers up in Middle Georgia
One of the largest solar projects in Georgia has been completed, authorities say. The new 52-megawatt solar facility in Hazlehurst is expected to generate more than 134 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually for customers of Green Power EMC for the next 30 years, The Telegraph reported (http://bit.ly/2p3yoyb)....
