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Excavators
KOBELCO and Trimble Announce Expanded Collaboration
KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA Inc.
The move makes the Trimble Earthworks grade control platform available for KOBELCO excavators through its North American dealer network.
September 18, 2025
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Material Processing & Debris Handling
Technologies for Sustainable Road Construction at Conexpo 2023
Innovative Solutions for Cold Milling, Recycling, Soil Stabilization, and Concrete Paving
April 20, 2023
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Technology
Wirtgen AutoTrac Now Available for WR Series Machines
Wirtgen Group, a John Deere Co.
The cold recycling and stabilization equipment will now achieve higher efficiencies with this automation technology.
November 24, 2022
The AutoTrac automatic steering system makes Wirtgen cold recyclers and soil stabilizers even more efficient.
Excavators
Doosan 7 Series Crawler Excavators
DEVELON North America
Available Doosan models include: DX140LCR-7, DX225LC-7, DX255LC-7 and DX350LC-7. The crawler excavators feature reinforced parts, updated controls and heavy-duty lifting capacities.
July 29, 2022
Available Doosan models include: DX140LCR-7, DX225LC-7, DX255LC-7 and DX350LC-7. The crawler excavators feature reinforced parts, updated controls and heavy-duty lifting capacities.
Excavators
Topcon Adds 3D Machine Control Compatibility to Cat Excavators
Topcon Positioning Systems
Topcon Positioning Group announces a new option for Caterpillar Next Gen excavator users to leverage Topcon 3D machine control functionality together with Cat Assist features.
April 26, 2022
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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Case Launches SiteControl Machine Control Solutions for Excavators
CASE Construction Equipment - CNH
The new OEM-fit option will ensure the optimal solution for D Series excavators has been installed and tested by Case-certified precision field specialists.
July 7, 2021
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Concrete Screeds
Ligchine Debuts SCREEDSAVER MAX PLUS at World of Concrete
Ligchine
The most significant new development is the SwingBoom pivoting frame, which improves screed head maneuverability to reduce machine movements necessary to screed a given area
June 9, 2021
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Construction Technology
Datumate Introduces Automated, Digital Grade Checking Capabilities
Datumate
Process automation cuts down on labor-intensive and repetitive quality assurance work and starts a new area of digital progress monitoring.
May 18, 2021
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Equipment
New TraceAir Site Work Estimating Tool to Debut at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020
TraceAir Technologies
TraceAir's tool will help grading contractors run more accurate takeoffs and get precise quantities based on bid documents.
February 4, 2020
Traceair Site Estimating Tool
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Kespry Adds Earthworks Planning and Operating Tools to Drone Intelligence
Kespry
Industrial aerial-intelligence platform gets grade-planning and analysis, cut-and-fill visualization, design plan development and compliance capabilities
January 16, 2018
Kespry added grade planning and analysis, site and surface comparison including cut/fill visualization, and design plan development and compliance capabilities to its aerial-intelligence platform.
Graders, Scrapers
Deere to Celebrate 50 Years of Grader Innovation at CONEXPO with a Restored JD570
The JD570 introduced in 1967 pioneered motor grader innovations including articulated frame steering, hydraulically controlled machine functions and ROPS
February 14, 2017
Articulated-frame steering introduced to the construction industry in 1967 on John Deere's JD570 gave a motor grader with longer than 17-ft. wheelbase a turning radius of just 18 ft.
Construction Technology
UMass Amherst Trimble Technology Lab Expands Training and Research for Building Design
Trimble gift will establish a 1,300-sq.-ft. Trimble Technology Lab will include equipment such as Trimble's laser scanners, advanced robotic surveying systems, imaging rovers, GNSS receivers and more
January 26, 2017
Construction Technology
Trimble Designs New Construction Technology for Small Site and Utility Contractors
Trimble introduced today office software, site positioning and machine control solutions designed for site and utility contractors and owner/operators. These solutions offer small to mid-sized contractors a reliable, flexible and affordable option.
November 7, 2016
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Construction Technology
Volvo Excavators Will Soon Have Topcon 3D-MC Machine Control
Topcon 3D machine control solution designed to seamlessly integrate with Volvo Dig Assist on Volvo excavators and with Topcon workflow solutions for design and as-built data
May 19, 2016
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Excavators
Komatsu Signals Intent to Spread Integrated Control to Excavators
Prototype PC210i on CONEXPO show floor represents a coming step in bringing the 13% efficiency advantage integrated systems have over add-on grade control to more equipment applications
March 4, 2014
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Construction Technology
Contractors Still Learning Value of Electronic Grade Control Equipment
Survey respondents indicate that automated grade control systems may still be uncommon on many construction jobsites
October 5, 2012
Construction Technology
Does Your Equipment Have Automatic Grade Control Systems?
ForConstructionPros poll question
October 1, 2012
Concrete Slipform Pavers
Gomaco to Develop Stringless Machine Control System
Staffing 3D Machine Controls Group initiates move to design an integrated system that can use any grade-control instruments
January 11, 2011
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