Fyfe, a national consultancy, was interested in diversifying its VTOL fleet to advance its service capabilities even further for its clients and found that the Quantum Systems Trinity from Aptella offered optimum value for money. “A major project we have been working on the Mt Pleasant Mine for MACH Energy; a green fields mine site situated in the Hunter Valley,” said Chris Nixon, NSW Survey Manager, Fyfe. “This project has given us exposure to various surveying disciplines such as civil, rail, cadastral, engineering, drone, and mine monitoring, whilst also holding the statutory surveying role for the site.” Why did Fyfe choose the Quantum Systems Trinity? Mr Nixon and his team undertook extensive research to ensure Fyfe implemented the
Indonesian building construction firm PT Multibrata Anugerah Utama (MAU) recently invested in positioning and machine control technology to increase productivity. The mid-size construction company is based in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia. It specialises in large commercial and industrial building projects. With a range of earthmoving machines including dozers, graders and excavators, MAU has worked with Aptella, the largest distributor of Topcon Positioning Systems technology in the Asia Pacific region. With an office in Jakarta, Aptella was well-suited to offer technical support, training and assistance to the MAU team as they learnt how to integrate technology into their business. “We have worked very closely with the MAU team, first to ensure we provided the best solution to meet their
Contractors large and small report time and manpower savings while eliminating rework with this innovative 2D excavator grade control solution. By giving operators real time information about depth, distance and slope, direct to the cab without the need for a grade checker, iDig is a simple but powerful tool that pays for itself – fast! It works with any make or model of construction or grade laser, using a number of small, portable sensors fitted to the machine that measure its position relative to the desired grade. These feed real time information back to the operator via a small touchscreen display in the cab and a handy lightbar to guide him to the right level. Wairarapa contractor can
PHL Surveyors has been using MAGNET software since the late 80s and first purchased Topcon robotic total stations, about seven years ago from Aptella. About two years ago, PHL Surveyors decided to fully integrate its system by purchasing the Topcon GNSS equipment. PHL Surveyors is involved in many facets of surveying, including, rural boundary definition, rural and urban sub-division as well as large scale irrigation design work, planning and engineering works. Alan Longhurst is one of three directors at PHL Surveyors and operates the Bungendore branch. “My role as a surveyor and planner is to take the projects in and distribute them to the staff. I do limited field work but I make sure that my staff is
