AEM - Wed January 22, 2020
Six Evolving Technologies in the Construction Industry
The construction industry — a very information intensive industry — has been slow to adopt technology. Until about six or seven years ago, technology was reserved for the back office and typically used for HR, accounting, contract writing, tracking change orders, with nothing to drive the information to the people actually doing the work in the field....
Engcon - Tue January 21, 2020
Engcon Launches 'Dig Smart. Dig Safe' Campaign
The amount of workplace accidents and fatalities that occur in connection with excavators makes for disappointing and distressing reading. Engcon wants to lead the excavation industry towards zero accidents, a "zero vision" — with smart technology on all excavators....
Stanley Infrastructure - Tue January 07, 2020
LaBounty Expands MSD Legend Series Shears, Adds Next Generation Telematics Technology
Stanley Infrastructure announced that LaBounty is expanding its latest line of mobile scrap shears, the MSD Legend Series. Starting April 2020, LaBounty will begin rolling out four new Legend models — the MSD4000R, MSD4500R, MSD2000 and MSD1500R — adding to its line of existing models, the MSD2250R, MSD2500R and MSD3000R....
Pepper Construction Group - Tue January 07, 2020
Pepper Ohio Adds Northcutt, Expands Its Tech Services
Ohio-based Pepper Construction is bolstering its Integrated Construction Services with the recent addition of Virtual Construction Manager, Joe Northcutt. Northcutt is joining the company's Cincinnati office, adding significant expertise in virtual design and construction (VDC) and building information modeling (BIM)....
Volvo - Tue January 07, 2020
New Map Feature on Volvo Haul Assist Will Boost Safety and Productivity
Volvo Construction Equipment is rolling out a new map feature on the Haul Assist application at ConExpo that will allow operators to monitor hauler traffic around a job site and proactively adjust their driving according to traffic conditions....
Komatsu - Mon January 06, 2020
Komatsu Will Create Connections at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020
Komatsu will be a major exhibitor at this year's ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020 in Las Vegas. With the theme "Creating Connections," Komatsu's booth N-10825 will demonstrate how Komatsu's distributors and customers are increasingly connected through solutions that leverage digitalization to control costs and timelines....
Raken - Mon January 06, 2020
Raken Launches Real-Time Data Production Tracking App
Raken, the top-rated mobile field operations solution for the construction industry, has announced the launch of Production Tracking, a better way to manage productivity in the field. By providing construction teams with an easy-to-use tool to track employee time and materials, Production Tracking helps increase profitability and ensure the project is progressing according to plan....
John Deere - Mon December 09, 2019
John Deere Maximizes Productivity with New Payload Weighing System for L-Series Wheel Loaders
The powerful John Deere four-wheel-drive L-Series wheel loaders can now be equipped with a factory-installed John Deere Payload Weighing System integrated with Topcon. The payload weighing system, which is designed to increase productivity by maximizing the operator workflow, is available on the 744L, 824L and 844L models....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon January 20, 2020
Assimilating Simulated Crane Training
Advancements in crane operator training simulators run neck and neck with the industry's adoption of simulator technology. The steps forward in system sophistication were incremental during the span since the technology was introduced to the crane sector in the 1990s....
Doosan - Thu November 21, 2019
Doosan Infracore Unveils 'Concept-X' Drone Solution
On Nov. 20, 2019, Doosan Infracore (DI) unveiled "Concept-X" at its Proving Grounds in Boryeong City, Korea. More than 200 people were in attendance, including National Assemblymen, Mayor of Boryeong City, business executives from Bosch, ASI, LG U+ and PoteNit related to the development of Concept-X, representatives of government agencies, and scholars from various academic institutions....
