Over the years, we’ve seen operators with lots of experience do some amazing things with their machines. Maybe they have an eye for adjustments that improve precision, or perhaps they know which ...

Longtime operators of offroad construction equipment may be extremely facile with travel sticks and pedals or levers for blades, booms and end effectors. But an expert operator in every cab is already ...

No audio available for this content. Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the ...

The goal is to allow the PLC to be continually upgraded like a smartphone instead of being doomed to obsolescence. Controller manufacturers have created their own app stores to provide links for ...

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 ...

In today’s automated machines and platforms, the controllers, drives, and servomotors that move these machines are simultaneously the “brains” and “muscle” of automated production. As the technology ...

Professionals in the construction industry know that “There’s a price tag to every minute on a job site,” says Ashley Pittman, the GPS manager at Brent Scarbrough and Co. The need for the most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dynamic modelling and vibration control in washing machines address the interplay between machine components, load distribution and operational stability. At the heart of these efforts lies the ...

Apache's Bullseye 6 machine-control laser receiver can be fitted to hydraulic excavators and backhoes to provide offset/on-grade readings. An angle-compensation feature automatically calculates and ...