Machine Control: The 2020 Vision

Joel Seddon, Aptella’ National Product Manager – Machine Control, looks at where machine control for the civil construction sector is going over the next five years. OEM integration Since 2012, there has been a steady increase in the number of machines in which machine control comes as standard. It is now possible to purchase a dozer with a GNSS (3D system) directly from the dealer, ready to work. In this regard, Komatsu is emerging as industry leaders with the introduction of its IMC dozer range; which has garnered impressive sales volumes in both Europe and the US – and has just been released in Australia. This marks a major development in machine control/OEM integration. Previously, systems would be