Connelly & Associates Surveyors are a Melbourne-based cadastral survey firm that offers services throughout the greater metro area as well as regional Victoria. Having recently upgraded one of the company’s robotics to the new Topcon GT series, Senior Surveyor Luke Considine said it came out top of all the brands they tested. With some twenty staff including full time and casual employees, Connelly & Associates Surveyors specialises in all manner of cadastral survey work including subdivisions, boundary surveys, levels and features throughout Melbourne as well as regional Victoria. As a Senior Licensed Surveyor for the company, Luke Considine continues to split his time between field and office tasks. Speaking to Aptella, Luke explained his reasons for choosing the
As a company that prides itself on innovation, Zoller + Fröhlich (Z+F) puts a strong emphasis on close contact to customers, business partners and users to develop solutions that extend possible applications, improve quality and streamline workflows. “Maintaining a leading position as a medium-sized company internationally is quite a challenging task. But our company offers excellent conditions to meet customer requirements by nurturing innovative developments,” said Christoph Fröhlich, CEO of Z+F. Feedback and demands from users are often the basis for new developments and are closely linked to the research and development of all products. One such example, for the company’s 3D laser scanning portfolio, is the rollout of Z+F’s unique ‘Blue Workflow’ solution, which was realised through
Do you ever use an excavator to load a road truck? If so and you don’t weigh the load, now’s the time to consider adding machine scales to your excavator. Not only will it minimise the risk if something goes wrong, but it will also help to reduce machine wear, save time and reduce wasted material. Incorrectly loaded or overloaded road trucks carry significant risk for your business and strict road weight laws that help to keep everyone on the road safe could come crashing down on you if your trucks are not legal. In Australia and New Zealand, chain of responsibility law holds that all parties involved in the transport of goods on our roads are accountable,
Martin Nix, CEO, pictured left with David McCarthy, Tasmania Manager David McCarthy, who manages Aptella’ Tasmania branch in Launceston, has been awarded the Brian McLoughlin Employee of the Year Award 2016-2017. Presented in recognition of an employee that has gone above and beyond in their role and responsibilities, all employees were asked to cast their vote based on the following criteria: Personal outstanding performance, Best lives the company’s values, Teamwork with fellow colleagues and/or partner companies David was chosen because he has achieved a significant gain of new customers in Tasmania since he started with the company in September 2009,” said Martin Nix, Aptella CEO. “Being outside the major offices requires a “multi-tasking” capability of sales, support and administration
“Panasonic Australia has announced a battery recall for affected FZ-G1 Mk1-2-3 battery units. Affected units may present a risk of overheating, causing smoke or ignition, presenting a potential hazard to users. Despite only a single documented case in Australia, Panasonic are acting in line with our shared commitment to user safety. End-user, partner and distributor stakeholders have been advised and will receive ongoing updates until the issue is addressed. We now request that end-users contact our team to register affected devices as a next step. Full details and expanded FAQ’s are available at our dedicated issue website www.panasonic.com.au/FZG1productissue The model number of the battery pack is FZ-VZSU84U. Affected batteries can be identified by the lot number, which is
Cairns-based construction firm chooses Topcon for accuracy, ease of use and flexibility Kenfrost is a mid-sized construction company that specialises in residential building development in Cairns, with a civil construction division that offers road and other earthmoving services. The company operates two graders and runs 3-4 construction and survey crews. Grader operator Matthew Byl has worked for the company since 2009 and explains why they opt for Topcon and how upgrading to the latest mmGPS machine control technology, along with a brand new CAT 120M AWD grader, has resulted in huge productivity improvements for the business. Why Topcon comes out Top Mr Byl explained that although he’s been loyal to the Topcon brand for many years, he hasn’t
CLIENT: Aptella, NEXUS DELIVERY (Ferrovial Agroman – Acciona) THE CHALLENGE The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing is the largest Australian Government funding commitment to a single road project in Queensland’s history ($1.6 billion – 43km). One of the main engineering features of the project is “the viaduct”, an 800m long bridge that will negotiate the steep terrain of the range. The Senceive system was used to monitor the Brisbane-Toowoomba Railway and its surroundings during early earthwork, piling and blasting activity. This involved the rapid relocation of the monitoring system in different areas of the valley as works progressed. OUR SOLUTION The initial monitoring area was located directly under the bridge path. 42 wireless tilt nodes were positioned on the
Z+F’s 5016 model is a smaller, faster and lighter 3D laser scanner than its predecessors, with the same reliability and accuracy the company’s instruments are renowned for. With an extended 360-metre range and 360 x 320 degree field of view, the new 5016 enables precision scanning of larger areas, whilst reducing the number of scan positions required to a minimum. In-field registration Capturing more than one million points per second, the 5016 offers the same high quality scans and the unique in-field registration capability first introduced with the 5010X model. This ‘Blue Workflow’ involves an optimised surveying and data processing solution that enables users to register, check, edit and evaluate point cloud data in the field, whilst scanning.
