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Sat December 31, 2016

Brooks Tractor Opens New Branch in Mount Pleasant, Wis.

Brooks Tractor, a Wisconsin-area construction equipment dealer, announced its newest 35,000-sq.-ft. branch in Mount Pleasant, Wis. The location, which features a 30,000-sq.-ft. main building and a 5,000-sq.-ft....

Wed April 06, 2016

CASE, Leica Geosystems Expand Partnership in North America with Certification Program

CASE Construction Equipment and Leica Geosystems have extended their partnership in North America to include the availability of off-machine precision construction tools through CASE dealers, including pipe lasers, rotating lasers, underground utility locators and automatic/electronic levels....

Tue April 01, 2014

CASE Construction Equipment and Leica Geosystems Enter Into Strategic Partnership

CASE Construction Equipment has entered into a strategic partnership with Leica Geosystems to provide machine control technologies – both factory installed and aftermarket – throughout its line of construction equipment....

Tue February 14, 2012

Leica Geosystems signs Software License Agreement with John Deere

Leica Geosystems has entered into a software license agreement with Deere & Company to provide guidance software for a range of new AutoTracTM Ready tractor models directly via the ISOBUS. To date Leica Geosystems precision agricultural solutions cover a wide range of John Deere models....

Wed August 10, 2011

Leica PowerDigger 2D Excavator Guidance System Features Automatic Elevation

By expanding on Leica’s PowerSnap technology, Leica PowerDigger 2D makes excavating easier and more productive. Using the same panel on a dozer, excavator or grader saves money on training and equipment while minimizing down time....

Wed August 10, 2011

Leica Geosystems’ Guidance System Speeds Slope Cutting by 30 Percent

An Oregon excavating contractor has found that a 2D guidance system from Leica Geosystems improved the productivity of an excavator by 30 percent when cutting slopes to a precise grade. About a year ago, Pihl Inc., a grading and excavation contractor based in Banks, Ore., bought the PowerDigger Plus guidance system from Leica Geosystems and fitted it onto a Kobelco 235 excavator....

Fri June 17, 2011

Leica Geosystems Enhances SP Technology

Leica Geosystems released the next generation of its Leica SP technology. SP Technology now also supports machine control with total stations, providing high precision and increased grading speed in environments where GPS is not useable....

Thu June 09, 2011

Leica PowerDigger Lite Guidance System Increases Productivity

Leica Geosystems’ Leica PowerDigger Lite is its new entry-level single-slope guidance system for all types of excavators. Designed with single slope applications in mind, PowerDigger Lite is ideal for mini-excavators and backhoes....

Thu June 09, 2011

Leica Construction Office Allows Contractors to Verify Design Data Before Taking It to the Field

Leica Construction Office (LCO) software provides contractors with the ability to verify design data before taking it to the field, eliminating costly rework due to unverified data being loaded directly to the machines....

Thu June 09, 2011

Leica PowerDigger 3D Provides Fleet Flexibility

Leica Geosystems’ 3D guidance system for excavating construction machines expands on the PowerSnap concept, which provides flexibility and interchangeability of machine control products and of machines such as excavators, dozers, and graders....