Automation Evolves on the Construction Site

Various equipment manufacturers and industry experts talk about their efforts to advance evolution of automation in construction.

Kimberly Hegeman

Jun 16, 2021

In this throwback GroundBreakers episode from CONEXPO 2020, ForConstructionPros.com conducted interviews with various manufacturers and experts while at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 to discuss the evolution and future of automation in construction.

Autonomous Work Vehicle Trials Provide Insights for Both Honda and Black & Veatch

December 22, 2021

Electrification Moves Toward Mainstream Heavy Equipment Application as Technology Advances

December 15, 2021

Asset Tracking Technology Deters Equipment Theft

December 3, 2021

Virtual Reality Tech Brings Real-world Feel into Caterpillar’s Heavy Equipment Training Simulators

November 24, 2021

Autonomous Work Vehicle Trials Provide Insights for Both Honda and Black & Veatch

American Honda Motor Co.

Honda’s Kenton Williams and Tyler Parker, Black & Veatch, discuss the development and application of Honda’s Autonomous Work Vehicle prototype, including the lessons learned from the field trials in which Black & Veatch is participating.

Electrification Moves Toward Mainstream Heavy Equipment Application as Technology Advances

How electrification is continuing to advance in the heavy equipment industry, including how technology improvements are enabling electrification to become more common and helping to increase efficiency.

Asset Tracking Technology Deters Equipment Theft

Eron Usow, Senior Director of Hardware Products at GPS Trackit, shares how asset tracking technology can help address the issue of equipment theft on today’s construction jobsites.

Virtual Reality Tech Brings Real-world Feel into Caterpillar’s Heavy Equipment Training Simulators

Annette Kiesewetter at Simformation, a long-time Caterpillar partner in developing simulator training technology, highlighted the latest advances, plus shares how contractors are utilizing simulators to attract the next-generation workforce.

A Look at Concrete Sensor Technology

This Ground Breakers Podcast episode talks about concrete sensor technology, what they do today, how, and their potential for tomorrow’s concrete construction.

Cloud-based Estimating and Takeoff Efficiencies Boost Revenue an Average of 35%

Phil Ogilby, CEO, Stack Construction Technologies, shares how using the company’s cloud-based estimating and takeoff platform is able to lift revenue among its contractor customers an average of 35% by helping to push more bids into the market.

BIM and VR Become More Accessible to Small- to Mid-size Firms and Projects

Ted Mort, ZELUS, highlights advances in BIM and VR adoption during the pandemic, its growing acceptance among smaller firms and on smaller projects and the opportunities beyond building construction.

Reality Capture Cameras Tracking Ryan Companies' Project Progress Slash Costs

Mike Ernst shares how Ryan Companies is using technologies such as StructionSite’s reality capture cameras to automatically track project progress in detail, and how that constant flow of accurate data is helping them produce dramatic efficiency gains

Automate and Integrate Photos Into Your CRM

Streamline the workflow in your construction applications by creating chronologically automated photo documentation of projects and sharing it with stakeholders as the project progresses.

Use Technology to Monitor Progress & Keep Projects on Time and On or Below Budget

Saurabh Ladha, co-founder and CEO at Doxel, shares how AI-powered Project Controls can help monitor project progress and identify and mitigate potential problems before they happen.

How to Ease the Pain of Onboarding Technology Into Your Construction Business

Extracker's Cameron Page highlights the challenges construction companies can face when onboarding new technology into their operations and shares tips on how to ease the “pain” of tech adoption.

How Modular Design & Construction Can Cut Risks & Costs on Building Projects

Joe Ursinii, ModularDesign+, discusses how modular design and construction can reduce risks and costs on commercial building projects, as well as ways in which it can be integrated into, and help to innovate, the building process.

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