Connected Construction

New developments in construction machine control systems and construction software are helping to change the face of the industry

Firms are now offering technologies that will boost safety levels around working machines. These can alert operators to the vicinity of personnel to a working machine and even shut down a piece of equipment in the event of someone being in too close a proximity.

Luxembourg Airport, located in Findel, is handling a growing number of passenger as well as cargo flights. However, to meet international standards the airport’s runway, measuring 4,000m long x 60m wide, was in need of complete renovation and repair

NIRA Dynamics and Univrses are working on road surface conditions analysis using data from connected vehicles, RWIS, radar/satellite images and weather prognoses to provide a real-time picture of the road status.

Leica Geosystems is now offering its Leica iCON site excavator package for use on compact excavators. The firm says that this machine control solution allows compact excavators to carry out designs easily and accurately.

Australia’s Victoria State is setting out a road surveying plan.

Norway is to use Trimble software technology.

HyperTunnel, based in the UK, said its new construction methods will reduce carbon footprints by building tunnels more than 10 times faster and at half the cost of conventional methods.

Cummins is working with telematics service provider Topcon/Tierra to support construction machinery manufacturer LiuGong.

The Trimble Dimensions 2022 conference is now underway in Las Vegas.