Better Roads Digital Magazine
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TOPCON Professional-grade robotics The PS Series, a professional-grade robotic total station from Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), uses the company's PowerTrac technology to increase the prism tracking power. The system uses optics, laser system and advanced algorithms, to track a moving prism. It employs a phase shift EDM that has a smaller beam width than other reflectorless instruments in its class, according to Topcon. The algorithm that's used reduces the noise associated with reflectorless measurements providing an accurate result to most surfaces over longer distances up to a 3,280-foot non-prism range. The smaller beam width allows measurements in tough situations such as through a chain link fence to a building or other critical surface. The PS series has an advanced security and maintenance system and an integrated remote system. Write 28 on Reader Service Card or visit www.betterroads.com/info. VANAIR Six forms of power, one unit Vanair says its Air N Arc I300 is the first system in the world to offer six forms of power in a single 48-inch unit. It provides an integrated 40 cfm rotary screw com- pressor, 7-kilowatt AC generator, 300-amp welder, battery booster and battery charger, and the power of a 10.5-gpm hydraulic pump but driven by a single engine. It will provide full functionality with the truck engine off, and fits behind the cab or on the ve- hicle side pack. A separate welder, compressor or generator is not necessary. The system ties directly into the vehicle's electrical system allowing the truck's battery to be charged and shares the diesel fuel source. Write 29 on Reader Service Card or visit www.betterroads.com/info. ICON Cuts through compacted soils, heavy vegetation Building on the tandem disc harrow technology from its parent company, Landoll Corp., Icon, has introduced a new Model 6510 Construction Disc. The disc 6510 boasts 719 weight-per-blade to cut through compacted soils and heavy vegetation mats. A ridged 8-by-8-by-¼-inch and 8-by-6-by-½-inch box-beam frame offers enough under- frame clearance to prevent trash build-up or clogging. The 11,500-pound weight and 32-inch-by-10-mm notched disc blades provides up to 15 inches maximum penetration depth to cut, level and mix the soil across the full 10-foot- 9-inch working width. Featuring 17-½-inch blade spacing on both gangs, front blades are set on a 20-degree angle, while the rear gang features an 18-degree blade angle for a level finish. Write 30 on Reader Service Card or visit www.betterroads.com/info. Better Roads October 2012 35