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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Today’s Equipment is Happy to Assist You (And Your Bottom Line)
Caterpillar - Cat
Driver-assist features like adaptive cruise control make car travel safer and easier. Find out how operator-assist tools can do the same for heavy equipment.
May 25, 2023
Assist features make a lot of sense if you’re trying to bring new or less experienced operators up to speed quickly on the job
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Safety Takes To The Sky: Drones In Construction
Caterpillar - Cat
Contractors are using drones for site surveys, stockpile profiling, material measurement, inspections, client reporting and more.
May 12, 2022
Contractors are using drones for site surveys, stockpile profiling, material measurement, inspections, client reporting and more.
Construction News
Top 10 Construction Stories This Week: Chevy Leads the 2022 Silverado Pickup Line with E-Lockers
Also among the most-read stories: Volvo launches 5 new electric loaders and excavators, construction cost forecast issues a challenge, 11 tips to protect your company from cyber threats, Trimble releases scanner for robot dog
October 22, 2021
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Construction News
A Good Story is Not One to Waste - The Top 5 Concrete Stories of April 2021
The most popular stories concrete contractors found on ForConstructionPros.com/concrete from April 2021.
May 12, 2021
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Rental
Top 5 Rental, Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021
BigRentz
As the industry becomes more competitive and the market shifts, harnessing these five construction trends will prove valuable for any rental or construction firm.
April 29, 2021
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Construction News
Top 5 Concrete Stories of November 2020
The most popular stories from ForConstructionPros.com/concrete from November 2020.
December 9, 2020
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Equipment
Meet Some of Today's Working Construction Robots
Built Robotics
Disappointed that our Jetsons childhood hasn't yet matured into flying cars? Take heart, construction robots working around us today are a good sign that those condos in space aren't far off
February 20, 2020
The autonomous Built Robotics machines Sunstate is renting today.
Business Services
New Book Aims to Make IoT in Construction More Understandable
Book uses 8 real-world case studies to explore the Internet of Things specific to the construction industry
March 28, 2019
Cover of the book written by Timothy Chou and A. Vincent Vasquez diving into IoT in construction.
Construction Technology
Are Human Robots the Future of Construction?
Exoskeleton technology can help improve productivity and reduce worker fatigue without eliminating jobs
January 30, 2019
Sarcos Guardian XO exoskeletons are designed to enable workers to safely and easily lift up to 200 lb. repeatedly without exertion, strain or injury and prevent both daily fatigue and long-term physical degradation from humans performing physically taxing jobs.
Construction Toolbox
It's Time to Outsource - Handwritten Cards
A fairly new platfrom called Punkpost Projects helps business owners send personalized, handwritten cards without sacrificing time for work
June 21, 2018
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Construction Toolbox
Take Your Construction Company Back to School
A variety of resources offer online, on-demand construction courses and training that are designed for continuing education and growing construction companies
September 14, 2017
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Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Take Efficiency to New Heights with UAV Technology
Caterpillar - Cat
Caterpillar has been working with drones on contractor and aggregate-producer sites to determine how the technology can be used to improve site safety, efficiency and profitability
August 29, 2016
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Business Services
5 “Truths” Destined to Impact Your Construction Business
As the construction industry continues to evolve, these five “truths” have taken hold and will factor into your future business success
February 26, 2016
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Apps
ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Handwrytten
Construction contractors can send computer-generated handwritten thank you cards and notes with the Handwrytten mobile app
September 8, 2015
Handwrytten mobile app users select a card, type their message and can even include a gift card. Robotic handwriting machines then write the contractor’s message in realistic handwriting with a real pen on the card, address the envelope, insert optional gift cards and place it in the mail with a real stamp.
Construction Toolbox
Are These Technologies the Future of the Construction Industry?
Autonomous robots, electronic roads, 3D printing and self-healing concrete are just a few of the possible technologies that could become common place in the construction industry
May 14, 2015
Construction robots - both those that can work on their own and ones that still need a human crew to operate - are being developed for the construction industry.
Apps
App of the Week: Autodesk BIM 360 Layout
Autodesk
The BIM 360 Layout mobile app streamlines the process of creating field points in a project model to laying out those points on a jobsite with a total station
February 17, 2015
The BIM 360 Layout app features a first person immersive view of the building model as the user walks the jobsite to layout field points.
Concrete Thoughts
These techy times
December 11, 2007
Concrete Thoughts
Technology improves jobsite efficiency
November 7, 2007