GPS World, September 2018
MACHINECONTROLUPDATE Excavator Makers Provide Smart Options M akers of heavy construction equipment are enabling their latest models to become smarter Topcon Positioning Group and JCB are collaborating to provide the Topcon X 53x as a plugand play option for the new JCB 220X crawler excavators the first models in the next generation of JCB tracked machines for the global construction market The new excavators come with a Topcon pre wire option from the factory The Topcon X 53x is designed to provide precise positioning of the boom stick and bucket at all times maximizing output up to 30 percent more than machines without a 3D system The X 53x also provides a customizable machine control platform to address future project demands Also Topcon and Volvo CE have established a system to allow Topcon 3D machine control software 3D MC to seamlessly integrate with the Volvo CE Dig Assist system for a large range of excavators The integration of 3D MC software is designed to complement the Dig Assist real time guidance capability by including the use of 3D design files and connectivity with Topcon workflow solution platforms Topcon 3D MC can be added as an app on the Co Pilot platform to connect the machine to the Topcon eco system Meanwhile Kobelco Construction Machinery has introduced a Trimble ready option for select excavator models that ship from the Kobelco factory The excavators come ready for installation of the Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform reducing the cost and complexity of installation for the contractor Other Kobelco models released this year will also provide the Trimble ready option Doosan Infracore is offering a Trimble ready option for its Doosan DX225LC 5 excavator enabling faster simplified CHC NAVIGATION ACQUIRES AMW CHC Navigation has acquired the business assets and personnel of AMW Machine Control Inc The business will now be conducted by AMW Machine Control Solutions Inc as a subsidiary of CHC Navigation AMW Machine Control Solutions has more than 30 years of advanced machine guidance machine control and GNSS experience Its topographic and machine control software solutions include grade dirt ditch pipe landfill and road The offerings of AMW Machine Control Solutions will be based on turnkey wireless CHC Navigation Android industrial tablets and CHC Navigations RTK GNSS receivers Photo JCB JCB 220X Excavator installation of Trimbles GCS900 2D or 3D Grade Control System components with no welding re painting drilling or disassembly required Trimble GCS900 makes design surfaces grades and alignments accessible to the operator on a display inside the cab using GNSS GPS laser sonic or total station technology to accurately position the blade or bucket in real time SEPTEMBER 2018 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 47
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