and 300 P-Tier offer Grade
Reference-ready, which
includes mounting points on
bucket link, arm and boom
for third-party grade refer-
ence sensors. Sensors, man-
ufacturer-specific mounts,
wiring harness and monitor
can be purchased separately
from third-party suppliers,
such as Topcon, Trimble, or
Leica.
Komatsu provides a tradi-
tional excavator package in
its LC designation as well
as its most advanced tech-
nology in LCi designated
machines.
"ere is no one-size-fits-
all answer," says Filip Kopec,
product specialist, excava-
tors, Komatsu North Ameri-
ca. Liebherr's approach with
its Generation 8 crawler
excavators is its "strategic
sensor chain," an array of
sensors on the boom, stick
and upper carriage, says
senior product manager of
excavators Marcus Barnes.
"is factory-installed sen-
sor chain will enable features
such as 2D Grade Assist,
Bucket Fill Assist, and Pay-
load System," he says. "Some
of these new features will
come as standard equipment
while others will be offered
on a trial basis to allow cus-
tomers to experience their
benefits and decide whether
they want them."
"is factory-installed
sensor chain will enable
features such as 2D Grade
Develon will be rolling out its Dash 9 series excavators starting with
four models at Conexpo 2026
www.constructionequip-
mentguide.com
IDA Universal Q1 2026
19
Assist, Bucket Fill
Assist, and Payload
System," he says.
"Some of these new
features will come as
standard equipment
while others will be
offered on a trial
basis to allow cus-
tomers to experience
their benefits and
decide whether they
want them."
