Waste management facilities are under increasing pressure to maximise efficiency with our finite landfill resources. Adopting Carlson LandfillGrade machine guidance, available from Aptella, is an effective method to increase productivity. Customers have reported numerous benefits since adopting the Carlson system. The top 9 include: Optimising the available airspace Time savings from pre-set design levels. Increased time, cost, and safety benefits by reducing the need for surveyors to manually measure on site Eliminating rework by entering in the design plans of landfill cells to the on-board system for operators to work to Continuous monitoring and control of density and gradient of landfill compaction and final form of landscaping Records and assists the operator’s work, preventing overfill and recording material
At Aptella we know that great products are only half the story – the rest is making those products work and getting the most out of them. If you haven’t already upgraded to using machine control technology in your construction work – or don’t know what it is – you don’t need to worry. But you should at least be aware you’re missing out on one of the most important innovations in the construction industry today. And you should know, too, why choosing Aptella for your machine control needs will be one of the most important decisions you make in cutting down needless expense in your projects. Remind me: what is machine control? In case you don’t know,
The time it takes to complete major road infrastructure projects will be considerably reduced as a result of significant satellite GPS upgrades under a joint Commonwealth Government, South Australian Government and private sector partnership. Federal Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, said the Commonwealth is making a $64 million investment nationally in upgrading GPS positioning capability, improving accuracy from metres to centimetres. In South Australia, this will significantly fast track certain works on the Port Wakefield Overpass and Highway Duplication process, with a robot called the ‘Tiny Surveyor’ able to complete line marking work in days, instead of weeks. “This collaborative public-private approach to establishing high-quality satellite positioning infrastructure through partnerships with the South Australian Government and
Jason Ward, Site Engineer, Hazell Bros Group, was working on a highway project doing some road-lining and over-taking lines when one of Aptella’ staff members told him about MiRTK internet enabled corrections for GNSS base stations. “Hazell Bros Group is a Civil Construction Company specialising in delivering civil projects of various types on roads, bridges, dams, pipelines, demolition in Tasmania and Queensland,” said Mr Ward. “We’re currently working on a highway road project and were facing challenges with the UHF network because we had a combination of a site that was quite spread out, so quite a bit of distance from one end to the other and then terrain problems, terrain where we couldn’t get a UHF signal
Multiple industries to benefit from increased availability to network positioning infrastructure, including construction, mining, agriculture, and geospatial sectors. Aptella is pleased to announce that users of AllDayRTK, the company’s Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network, now have increased availability thanks to the addition of 134 more sites, the majority throughout Queensland. To enable wider access to reliable positioning services throughout metro and regional areas, Aptella is working with Geoscience Australia, along with privately owned infrastructure, to expand network coverage throughout the country. “Our work with businesses and the government to expand network infrastructure is about helping to deliver the backbone of future positioning information systems in this country across industry, government and the wider community,” said Martin Nix,
Hosted by local distributor, Madison Technologies, Annual Summit recognises top performing partners for industrial wireless network company, Rajant Corporation. Intelligent positioning solutions provider, Aptella was awarded ‘Fastest Growing New Partner’ at the Australian Rajant Partners Summit held in Brisbane in November. The event, hosted by Rajant’s Australasian distributor Madison Technologies, was a chance for Rajant to recognise contributions by its partners over the year. “We are honoured to have received this award as the fastest growing new partner,” said Andrew Granger, Mining Business Executive Manager at Aptella. “Our success with this solution is thanks to the wonderful support we have received by the teams at both Madison Technologies and Rajant, who have worked alongside us at every stage
Wearable mobile mapping systems to be sold and supported throughout Australia and New Zealand by positioning solutions provider, Aptella. Aptella announces a distribution agreement with German-based NavVis, a leading developer of mobile mapping reality capture solutions. Under the agreement, Aptella will sell and support the NavVis VLX solution, a wearable scanning system that enables fast data capture of complex structures using advanced Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (SLAM) technology. “NavVis is highly regarded as a global leader in mobile mapping and SLAM technology,” said Martin Nix, Aptella CEO. “We look forward to introducing the NavVis VLX wearable mobile mapping system to our customers – it is a dynamic solution that makes light work of modelling large, complex structures in
Proximity systems: a safer option Any worksite which requires the use of heavy machinery to function will have safety concerns, and warehouses are no different. The combination of large heavy loads, heavy machinery, and pedestrian workers can sometimes prove to be a dangerous mix. While warehouses generally have strict safety guidelines, they are reliant on 100% worker compliance, and consequently can be subject to human error. Aptella are offering a viable solution to warehousing incidents in the form of proximity systems. Our safety systems work in a warehousing context by attaching sensors to both forklifts and the helmets of pedestrian workers. These sensors operate on the same RF frequency and essentially create a ‘bubble’ around themselves. If any
