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New Cat Automated Grade Controls Usher in More Efficient Excavators

Caterpillar’s Grade with Assist addition to Accugrade takes over boom and bucket control to reach target grades 30% faster than unaided excavators

Caterpillar estimates its new Grade With Assist feature, that automates bucket and stick functions to follow a preset grade without need for operator control, can help an excavator operator hit grade targets 45% faster than machines without digital assist.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Prolog Mobile

Meridian Systems

Prolog Mobile can be used to access and capture vital project information in real time as well as manage construction oversight activities

Data collected with Prolog Mobile in the field is synced back to the office creating a complete system for recording project data and allowing both field and office staff to view current project info.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Cat Inspect

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Caterpillar’s new mobile app, Cat Inspect, allows equipment operators to perform equipment inspections on an entire fleet of construction equipment

Subsequent inspection reports list items requiring attention from immediate to normal.

BidGuru Estimating Mobile App

Creates immediate, professional-looking, custom quotes for crack sealing, asphalt overlays, sealcoating and other pavement maintenance jobs

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: FotoIn

FotoIN is a B2B business focused app that automates business photo documentation and connects the field and office in real time

Construction contractors can use the FotoIN mobile app for visual verification of completed field work.

[VIDEO] Komatsu Boosts Earthmoving Efficiency with Automated Machines and Drone Surveying

Komatsu America Corp.

SmartConstruction service for contractors uses quad copters to reduce surveying error up to 30% and deploys semi-automated dozers and excavators to hit grade targets fast

[VIDEO] Komatsu Boosts Earthmoving Efficiency with Automated Machines and Drone Surveying

App of the Week: JobFLEX Quickly Creates Quotes while Off-line

Construction contractors can use the JobFLEX mobile app to create quotes, proposals and estimates in just minutes without the need for an Internet connection

Real-time Data Transforms the Construction Jobsite

A digital jobsite promises a seamless flow of information from the field to the back office.

The explosion of personal electronic devices, coupled with the data generated from telematics systems, mapping software and interconnected accounting and project management systems, is making the digital jobsite a reality.

[VIDEO] Features of the Cat Inspect Mobile App

Practical features of Cat Inspect include user friendly screen for sunny environments; photo's can be added to the inspection and you can draw on the photographs; asset location can be captured with a click of the button

[VIDEO] Features of the Cat Inspect Mobile App

[VIDEO] Step by Step How to Use the Cat Inspect Mobile App

Cat Inspect is a machine inspection and reporting app that syncs with Cat machine serial numbers for seamless step-by-step condition monitoring

[VIDEO] Step by Step How to Use the Cat Inspect Mobile App

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SmartReality

SmartReality uses a mobile device’s camera to overlay an interactive BIM model on a printed construction plan to transform the plans from 2D to 3D visualizations

Once a user has construction plans matched to the 3D model, they just open the app, load the project and point the device's camera at the 2D plan to see the 3D model overlaid.

Construction Equipment Makers Promise Drive Toward Earthmoving Automation

More electronically controlled hydraulics, engines and transmissions provide the platform to advance technology that helps loader operators get a full bucket and motor graders to go faster on grade

Having a digital jobsite with intelligent construction solutions takes away the guesswork that has existed in construction in the past and empowers contractors to move forward quickly and with confidence.

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