Equipment World Digital Magazine
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May 2017 | EquipmentWorld.com 48 inspection reports, text messaging, push-to-talk capabilities and voice communication. At the end of the day, the device snaps out of the holder and can be secured or taken back to the offi ce. The back-end software for the Trimble Vehicle Gateway enables you to design truck routes so the GPS doesn't just take the truck to the gate or entrance to the site. It can direct the truck to the exact location it needs to be for its next cycle. This eliminates the frustra- tion and time loss that occurs when drivers have to back up, turn around or radio the site super to fi nd the optimal loading or unload- ing point. Trimble also announced several partnerships at ConExpo. A deal with Teledyne to distribute its software for underwater survey and dredging operations will bring real- time, 3D bucket or dredge-head visualizations to underwater sites. Applications include dredging, pipe and cable laying, monopole place- ments, breakwaters, windmill parks, rock dumping, barge management and general excavation. K-Tec Earthmovers partnered with Trimble to set up a factory- ready option for Trimble GCS900 2D and 3D grade control for its pull-behind scrapers. The setup also includes an enhanced joystick, software upgrades, wiring harnesses and brackets. Hitachi and Trimble announced a partnership to use Trimble's Con- nect software, a cloud-based col- laboration system, with Hitachi's ma- chine interfaces. The collaboration came from customer demand for mixed fl eet functionality and to sup- port Japan's iConstruction initiative, a plan to promote innovation and productivity on construction sites. Trimble also announced that its VisionLink and Field Service Man- agement software support the new ISO telematics standard 15143-3 developed by the Association of Equipment Management Profession- als and the Association of Equip- ment Manufacturers. machine technology | continued Topcon unveiled a slew of prod- ucts and product upgrades at ConExpo. The most signifi cant is the new ZPS concrete paving system, a robotic total station that uses less hardware than a tradi- tional local positioning system (LPS). For tracking and guidance, the ZPS system's Z-Robot uses what Topcon calls Z-beam laser tech- nology. The Z-beam provides optically based vertical control in addition to maintaining hori- zontal accuracy across the paver. This cuts setup time in half, says Murray Lodge, senior vice presi- dent and general manager of the construction business unit. The Z-robot eliminates the need for multiple robotic total stations to Measuring 10 inches across, the new Topcon GX-75 in-cab display can communicate wirelessly to the offi ce. Topcon's concrete paving system offers tracking, guidance with less hardware Fully portable, the Trimble ConnectedTablet combines voice, push to talk, load counts, GPS maps, inspections and Hours of Service information in one device that mounts in the cab of your mixer or dump truck.