Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon February 04, 2019
Making Drones Work for You on the Job Site
It's well known that drone deployment in construction is growing exponentially, but how exactly are the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) machines employed? To learn more about the specifics, Construction Equipment Guide spoke with two SpawGlass staff members: Richard Evans, a drone integration specialist, and Grady Frank, a quality control superintendent, about how drones are having an impact on recent projects....
Vogele - Mon February 04, 2019
Vögele Innovations at bauma 2019
Vögele has restructured its product range and is poised to stage several premieres: the Super 3000-3(i), the biggest paver in the company's product range, the Super 1000(i) and 1003(i) compact pavers, the SB 300 and SB 350 fixed-width screeds, and the new functions of the WITOS paving process-management solution....
John Deere - Thu January 31, 2019
John Deere's Stage V Engines Receive Official Certification
John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) continues to lead its OEM customers through the upcoming emissions transition with a lineup of engines that have received Stage V certification. This includes its variable-speed engine families below 75 hp (56 kW) and above 174 hp (130 kW) as well as its constant speed engine families....
Dynapac - Wed January 30, 2019
Dynapac Paves the Way to Maximized Product Uptime with Syncron
Syncron, a provider of cloud-based after-sales service solutions focused on empowering the world's leading manufacturers to maximize product uptime and deliver exceptional customer experiences, announced Dynapac has achieved and maintains a 97 percent fill rate by using Syncron Inventory as it shifts to a service model focused on maximized product uptime....
Manitowoc - Wed January 30, 2019
Manitowoc Free Boom Configurator App Helps Determine Crane Setup
Manitowoc Cranes has a new smartphone app for iOS and Android devices that will help crane operators and owners to quickly and easily determine the overall boom and jib length combination required for a lift....
Genie - Tue January 29, 2019
New Fleet Management Solutions With Genie Lift Connect Telematics
Developed in direct response to rental customers' unique business needs, the Genie Lift Connect program is a telematics offering focused on actionable information, flexibility and transparency. No matter what size of aerial equipment fleet — from 10 to 10,000 machines — equipment management is something that rental stores do every day....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 29, 2019
ADOT Deploys 25 New 'High-Tech' Snow Plow Trucks
The Arizona Department of Transportation is adding 25 new "high-tech" snow plow trucks to its fleet of 200 units; trucks equipped with lighter, more flexible 12-ft. plow blades that can be adjusted from inside the cab....
Topcon - Thu January 24, 2019
Topcon Upgrades Magnet Software Suite With New Features, Organization
Topcon Positioning Group has announced the newest edition of its suite of software solutions — Magnet 5.1. The upgrade is packed with new features, modules and support, as well as a reconfiguration of the Office portfolio designed for simplicity....
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute - Thu January 24, 2019
Rebar Reference Mobile Device App Released by Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) announced the release of the Rebar Reference mobile app, which has been designed for use as a ready reference guide for common reinforcing steel data and information....
Komatsu - Mon January 21, 2019
Komatsu First to Operate Autonomous Haulage System Over Dedicated Private LTE Network
Komatsu America Corp. , a global heavy equipment manufacturer, announced the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) has qualified to operate on private long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband technology....
