Australasian Construction specialises in all types of civil earthmoving and operates throughout the greater Adelaide region. They utilise an array of Topcon 2D and 3D machine control across their fleet and Director Simon Milutin (pictured above) says it is the backup support and service they receive from Aptella that makes all the difference. For large earthworks jobs, the company utilises Topcon 3D machine control to get 10mm tolerance levels across the project. “One of our current projects covers 350 hectares, 1.3 kilometres long by 200 metres wide with a 400 millimetre crossfall across the entire site,” Simon explained. “With Topcon GPS, we’ve been achieving 10 millimetre tolerance across the job, as verified by an independent surveyor.” Simple, accurate
Basic 3D machine guidance offering grade (cut/fill) for every, single machine? I can hear the salivation of positioning sales professionals around the world. The goal is ambitions but is it so far fetched? The benefits of 3D positioning and guidance is well documented yet adoption remains mostly in its’ infancy. This is especially true when considering all of the applications and all of the machines that are beneficiaries of the technology. So if the technology is such a differentiator positively impacting safety, accuracy and productivity, why then doesn’t every machine (or even half) have 3D machine guidance as standard equipment? Let’s discuss a few of the “challenges.” Warning! Steep (Learning) Curve Ahead There is the perception that setting up
Aptella was selected as the dealer of the year from the Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) region, which includes all Topcon positioning and machine control dealers in the Americas and Oceania. The award was presented at the Topcon Xperience event in Arizona in early November. In attendance from Aptella were CEO Martin Nix, Harry Katsanevas (Business Area Manager for Machine Control) and Joel Seddon (National Product Manager Machine Control). In addition to being announced as 2012-2013 Topcon International Dealer of the Year, Aptella also won a Top Three Dealer Award for Emerging Business and a Top Ten Dealer Award for Construction. Jamie Williamson, TPS Executive Vice President and General Manager, said that without a doubt, Aptella was one of
