We recently gave you some tips on purchasing your first milling machine, but what we didn’t touch on was CNC (Computer Numerical Control) systems for milling machines (or other machines, like lathes).

Faced with ever-increasing cost pressures and demands for improved performance, machine builders are actively seeking new automation solutions with improved cost/performance ratios. In response to ...

Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

Declan McGrath was a surveyor by background, but he eventually found himself responsible for machine control for his company’s fleet. In a 10-year period, he’s gone from little knowledge of ...

Machine control technologies range from 2D and 3D grade control to automation, robotic control, and augmented reality. GPS/3D control – eliminating the need for placing stringline by hand – is ...

Construction equipment machine control is extending into more classes of equipment and encompassing lighter equipment. Grade control in particular is making its way beyond dedicated excavation and ...

Manufacturers of crawler dozers 300 horsepower and under are concentrating on increasing their customers’ productivity not only by offering various blade configurations, but also by integrating ...

Topcon Positioning Systems introduced a broad suite of 3D guidance and control technologies, new functions, and added safety capabilities for earthmoving and paving work, alongside geomatics solutions ...

Topcon Positioning systems’ millimetre GPS precise positioning technology has been expanded to include asphalt pavers. The use of machine control and guidance systems in the road building sector is ...

Using surveyor data to automate machine operation is set to revolutionise the construction industry, reducing project time and cutting costs – but how quickly will contractors in the Middle East adopt ...