Jack Lucic - Mon April 23, 2012
Monitoring a Cruise Shipwreck
With 14-decks, the Italian-made Costa Concordia cruise ship was a gargantuan-size vessel by any accounts. It measured 290 m 950-ft. (290 m) long, 116 ft. (35.5 m) wide, and weighed 114,500 tons. It was the biggest of a half-dozen “dream class cruise ships” owned and operated by Costa Crociere, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc....
Thu March 01, 2012
Deere, Topcon Announce Strategic Alliance
John Deere Construction & Forestry Division will enter into an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Topcon Positioning Systems that allows the heavy-equipment manufacturer to sell, support and factory-install Topcon’s 3D-MC2 machine control technology on John Deere dozers and motor graders....
Fri December 23, 2011
Linder Hosts TopCon Demonstration in Lakeland, Fla.
Linder Industrial Machinery, the Komatsu dealer in Florida and the Carolinas, recently hosted a one-day event featuring TopCon machine control systems on a Komatsu dozer, motorgrader and excavator. Attendees enjoyed a barbecue lunch, followed by a brief presentation and the opportunity to try out the equipment with the TopCon machine control systems....
Wed December 14, 2011
Topcon Volunteers Support Japan Through TOGETHER Program
For Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), located in Livermore, Calif., a subsidiary of Topcon Corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the amount of work needed for Japan to recover from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and ensuing tsunami disaster was fully realized by a group of employees who volunteered to help in cleanup efforts....
Fri August 12, 2011
Korpershoek to Lead Topcon’s Global Marketing Efforts
Effective immediately, Ewout Korpershoek, formerly managing director of Topcon Europe Positioning (TEP), will join the Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) senior executive team as chief marketing officer responsible for all marketing and product management functions at TPS and TEP....
Fri July 22, 2011
Topcon’s SiteLINK 3D Connects Range of Grade Control Products
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has introduced SiteLINK 3D, a real-time, advanced communications management system for the 3D-MC grade control range of products. Tony Vanneman, TPS construction product marketing manager, said, “The goal is to provide information from the machines to and from a central office or job trailer or to other machines....
Fri July 22, 2011
Topcon Announces 3D-MC2 System for Motorgraders
Technological advances from Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) changed the reality at what speeds dozers could operate, effectively and efficiently, with its introduction of 3D-MC2 technology in 2008. Now, 3D-MC2 technology is available for motorgraders....
Mon June 13, 2011
Topcon Makes Initial Purchase of Finnish Software Company
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has purchased a significant ownership interest in DynaRoad Oy, a software company located in Helsinki, Finland. DynaRoad develops project management software for civil engineering and infrastructure construction....
Wed March 23, 2011
Topcon Group Companies Respond to Japan Disaster
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is working closely with Topcon Corporation in Tokyo and supporting efforts of all Topcon subsidiaries in response to the major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan on March 11....
Tue January 25, 2011
Topcon Announces RTP-300 for High-Speed Surface Profiling
Topcon Positioning Systems’s (TPS) new RTP-300 real time profiler collects surface data at speeds up to 65 mph (105 kmh) and creates an exact model of the existing surface. The RTP-300’s data collection system includes a Topcon GNSS dual-constellation satellite receiver system, three laser profilers, wheel encoder technology and a comprehensive computer data collection system....
