News — Groundworks
Surveytech Celebrates Ten Years of Partnership with Survipod
Posted by Matt Lacey on
Ten years ago, Surveytech were pleased to start supplying the Survipod brand to UK companies with a desire for greater equipment safety and measurement reliability.The Original Survipod™ is an innovative setting out tool which replaces the conventional and often unstable tripod. It acts as a robust and stable platform, enabling accuracy and consistency for site set-out engineers.
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- Tags: Civil Engineering, Construction, Groundworks, Surveying, Surveying Accessory, surveytech, Survipod
Applications of Machine Control Systems
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Applications of Machine Control Systems Bulk Earthworks: Machine control systems excel in tasks such as excavating and grading for bulk earthworks. Using take-off models in conjunction with machine control ensures that the land is prepared exactly as per the design, volumes are correct every time, and costings are accurate. As well as improved accuracy, using machine control removes the need for an engineer or surveyor to be on site setting out batter stakes and checking levels. Landscaping and Golf Courses: Machine control systems assist in creating intricate landscaping for residential development as well as golf courses. Efficiently graded fairways...
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- Tags: Applications of Machine Control Systems, excavating, grading for bulk earthworks, Groundworks, landscaping, technology for dozers and excavators, Unicontrol
Unicontrol Machine Control featuring in a new video on the Diggers and Dozers channel
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We're delighted to feature in a new video on the Diggers and Dozers Youtube channel, where golf course construction expert Patrick Quinn of P. Quinn Construction discusses how he came to choose what machine control system to put on his fleet of excavators. Spoiler: he chose to get Unicontrol supplied and fitted by Surveytech... In the video, he explains how he has invested in two Unicontrol systems for his 15 ton and 13 ton Hitachi excavators that are both equipped with Engcon tilt rotators. There are three factors that Patrick said made him choose Unicontrol: Ease of use - “we’ve got...
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- Tags: 3d, Civil Engineering, Construction, Excavator, GNSS, Groundworks, Machine Control, Surveying, Unicontrol
Come see us at Plantworx!
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Plantworx is upon us! The UK’s premier plant and technology showcase is happening on the 13-15th of June in Peterborough. Plantworx only comes around biennially and we encourage construction and civil engineering professionals to attend and pay us a visit!