PLANTFORCE RENTALS NEW INNOVATIONS IN GPS MACHINE CONTROL

摘要

Plantforce Rentals, in partnership with BAM, Leica Geo-Systems and smp, have launched first in the UK trials of a semi-automated excavator and tilt rotator combination powered by Leica's new innovative MC1 GPS machine control platform.Trials commenced on the 2nd November 2020 on site with strategic partners BAM Construction, on a civil engineering and road construction project in Southampton. Trials are planned to continue across varied strategic sites in the UK over the coming months.Comments Plantforce Rentals Operations Director Sam Mercer: "Plantforce Rentals has a great record of showcasing and presenting new technology/solutions and bringing them into the hire market, we pride ourselves on operating one of the largest fleets of technology focused exactors and dozers in the UK."We were privileged to be chosen by Leica Geosystems to be involved in a new trial of a semi-automated excavator with GPS and tilt rotator combination, working with strategic partners such as BAM, Kobelco and SMP, with months in the planning we have now began trials of the new machine on various BAM projects, Bam being the perfect partner for the job with their wealth of industry and technology knowledge."We are very excited to see the future of machine control advancing at such a fast rate for our customers, and as a supplier to some of the largest infrastructure projects we feel it's our duty to push such innovations to the forefront of the industry."