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Trimble Machine Control Systems Offer Increased Productivity and Optimized Performance on Dozers and Compactors

17th April 2015

  

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Company Announcement -Trimble introduced today a new version of its Trimble® GCS900 Grade Control System and Trimble CCS900 Compaction Control System with performance improvements for dozers and machine-to-machine communication capabilities for soil, landfill and asphalt compactors.

GradeMax Plus Technology

GCS900 version 12.7 features GradeMax™ Plus, new technology that increases the overall performance of dozers by allowing the operator to grade faster and more consistently with tighter accuracy. The system uses the Trimble GS420 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor to detect the current rate of acceleration and changes in orientation. Trimble has also increased the rate at which the GCS900 system drives the valves on the dozer for smoother, more consistent control and rapid recovery of the dozer blade so operators can grade higher quality surfaces at even faster speeds. With GradeMax Plus, operators can grade a wider range of complex surfaces without constraints. For example, operators have the freedom to rotate the dozer blade during operation on steep slopes while maintaining constant grading speeds.

“With the release of the latest version of the system we are taking machine control to a new level,” said Ryan Kunisch, marketing director for Trimble Heavy Civil Construction. “GradeMax Plus technology allows contractors to grade between 35 and 40 percent faster on average, depending on the dozer type and the material being used.”

Wireless Data Share

CCS900 version 12.7 introduces wireless data share—machine-to-machine communication that gives operators the ability to share mapping data between compactors on the same site in real-time. The machines communicate using a Wi-Fi network via the Trimble SNM940 Connected Site® Gateway telematics device.

Wireless data share allows each compactor to see the work being done by other compactors in real-time, so operators know which areas have been compacted and which areas still need to be completed. In addition, new layer management functionality allows operators to view the layers or lifts other compactors are working on. The real-time display of this information in the cab enables the operator to achieve more consistent compaction while also reducing the amount of under- and over-compacted areas. This not only improves surface quality, but can also save time and fuel. The mapping information is synchronized back to the office for progress monitoring and compaction documentation and reporting, using Trimble’s VisionLink® asset management and project monitoring software.

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