Purdue University - Wed September 28, 2022
Purdue Develops SMART Platform With INDOT Funding
Purdue University civil engineers have developed a fully automated, portable system to estimate the volume of stockpiles of bulk supplies like salt and other materials used in industrial, highway and agricultural applications....
Earthwave Technologies - Tue September 27, 2022
FleetWatcher Slashes Idle Time for On-Road, Off-Road Assets
Equipment and operator idle time is a major problem in the construction industry. Industry research indicates that off-road assets average an hour of excessive idle per machine per day, at a cost of roughly $50 per hour (including fuel, services and depreciation)....
Isuzu - Tue September 27, 2022
Isuzu Diesel Introduces Controller for Electronically Controlled Engines, Power Units
Isuzu Diesel introduced a new digital controller for all current tier models of its engines and power units. "This controller can now work with every new electronically controlled engine and power unit we make for our customers," said Tomas Gonzalez, senior applications and design engineer....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon September 26, 2022
ABC's 2022 Tech Report Features Real-World Journeys in Construction Innovation
Associated Builders and Contractors released its second annual construction technology report comprised of case studies that spotlight specific technologies and innovation best practices that ABC member contractors are utilizing to strengthen their value proposition....
AEM - Mon September 26, 2022
Drones Are Benefitting Earthmoving Operations
Drones — the aerial eye of the job site — have become a very versatile tool for earthmoving operations. Among the benefits, increasing efficiency, productivity and accuracy on job sites. In addition, drones help reduce unplanned costs and rework throughout a project by providing a steady stream of jobsite progress data....
Caterpillar - Thu September 22, 2022
Milestone: Caterpillar Surpasses 5.5B Tons of Material Autonomously Hauled
Roughly nine months after reaching the 4.4-billion-ton autonomously hauled milestone, trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command for hauling have now moved more than 5.5 billion tons. Cat autonomous trucks are on pace to eclipse previous record totals of materials hauled in a calendar year, projected to be more than 1.57 billion tons in 2022....
DCD & ASBN - Wed September 21, 2022
New Data Center Planned for Fayette County, Ga., Could Be World's Largest
Quality Technology Services (QTS), a data center provider, is planning to build a mammoth new data center campus in Fayetteville, Ga., that could span up to 16 buildings and offer 6.6 million sq. ft. of space on the 615-acre site....
Case IH - Tue September 20, 2022
Case IH Launches AFS AccuSync, AFS Connect Updates
Case IH has announced two new updates to the suite of AFS Connect tools available to producers: AFS AccuSync machine coordination and productivity-boosting AFS Connect features. With the introduction of AFS AccuSync, producers will be able to share real-time data between machines in the same field for a fully connected operation....
Case IH - Thu September 15, 2022
VIDEO: Case IH, Raven Industries Introduce Autonomous Spreader
Case IH and Raven Industries introduce the agriculture industry's first autonomous spreader: the Case IH Trident 5550 applicator with Raven Autonomy. Unveiled at Farm Progress Show 2022, this solution delivers on customers' demands for autonomous equipment to help solve labor challenges and increase productivity on their operations....
Trimble - Thu September 15, 2022
Trimble Ventures Invests in Sabanto Inc.
Trimble Ventures, Trimble's corporate venture capital fund, announced its investment in Sabanto Inc., a U.S.-based agricultural technology company focusing on autonomous workflows throughout the farming cycle being offered as Farming as a Service (FaaS)....
