Humans had to carry out all their machining processes by hand for centuries. Even precision tools had to be maneuvered very carefully, inch by inch, by people holding the devices personally. That all ...

Faced with ever-increasing cost pressures and demands for improved performance, machine builders are actively seeking new automation solutions with improved cost/performance ratios. In response to ...

Construction equipment machine control is extending into more classes of equipment and encompassing lighter equipment. Grade control in particular is making its way beyond dedicated excavation and ...

The Department of Defense’s research and development wing, DARPA, is working on technology to read and write to the human brain. The focus isn’t on mind control but rather machine control, allowing ...

Machine control systems, which combine positioning sensors — both GNSS receivers and inertial systems — with computer displays, give operators better insight into and control over their work. Whether ...

Machine grade control technology has evolved to allow faster speeds and tighter accuracy, as well as more machine forms including dozers, motor graders, excavators and wheel loaders. Various solutions ...

Take a few minutes to click through the websites of major suppliers of positioning and machine-control systems, and you’ll likely agree with Topcon Positioning System’s Murray Lodge, senior vice ...