Peter Windley, Team Coordinator Waste Operations, Shoalhaven City Council waste services was looking to improve machine efficiency, maximise air space and extend the landfill life of the West Nowra landfill site. In particular, Mr Windley wanted to use GNSS technology on the site’s landfill compactor. To achieve these goals, Aptella worked with Shoalhaven City Council to implement the Carlson LandfillGrade machine guidance system. “Overall reduction of landfilling is certainly an organisational goal for Shoalhaven City Council Waste Operations,” he said. “Maximising air space within our current landfills is a major factor in our strategic planning and, when used in conjunction with effective resource recovery activities, will ensure we prolong the landfill lifespan.” “We conducted a trial of the
A combination of a Fleet Management System (FMS) and hydraulic on-board weighing technology transforms mine excavators into a control centre for increased productivity. Intelligent positioning technology provider Aptella has announced a new solution for excavators working on mine sites that combines iVolve FMS with RDS hydraulic excavator scales. The technology enables accurate weighing of material onto trucks, transforming the machine into a control centre for loading operations. For haul trucks already fitted with truck scales, the system acts as a tool to validate and compare truck tonnage. If trucks do not have on-board weighing technology, the excavator is able to store and transmit loading information to the truck, allowing mine managers to consistently and reliably track material movement
Topcon Positioning Group announces a new series of documentary videos designed to bring greater awareness to automation and technology in the construction and agriculture industries. Along with thought leadership from Topcon, the documentaries feature interviews with various tangential industry experts and business representatives — including comments from Intel Corporation, SAP, Solar City Corporation, among others — offering their perspectives on how technological advancements have changed infrastructure and what to expect going forward. “We wanted to take a partnership approach to the video series to feature industry experts along with our visionary thoughts at Topcon. The infrastructure industry is changing quickly, and this video series highlights how this advancement is part of a larger story of technology changing the
Cameron Waters, Business Manager – Geospatial Systems, Aptella The construction industry has the lowest productivity and the most amount of rework. So, while the manufacturing, mining and farming industries are all increasing productivity, the construction industry is doing the opposite. So, let’s talk solutions Technology and automation are no longer the future of infrastructure: they are the present. It’s not often that a solution comes along that can improve a workflow so dramatically that it improves all critical performance factors: safety, productivity and quality, not by 5-10% but by 500-1,000%. During the construction of a road there are several line marking tasks that are traditionally done by a surveyor. With the change to a digital construction model the
