|
 Gain a Competitive Edge with Grade Control Technology
Revolutionize your earthmoving with the most innovative technology development in the last 30 years. Move dirt right the first time, eliminate costly rework, and quickly obtain productivity boosts of 20 percent and more. Increase your profits and add a competitive edge to your business.
Considering a new dozer? A customized system fitted to your new or existing machine? Select the level of control and investment right for your application. No matter what you need, the Ziegler Cat team can customize a dozer system for your business.
Automate Measuring: 2D Machine Control Systems
With Trimble®, a leader in GPS and grade-control technology, you can determine all work-area measurements using a laser system. Connect your machine's hydraulics to the laser-based positioning for automatic grade control and get to grade faster. Perform jobs that require frequent checking — like grading, drainage, vertical work, or laying out a footer — quickly and easily with just one person.
Brochure and Specs
Trimble Grade Control Systems Brochure (PDF 2.43 MB)
Cat AccuGrade Laser Control System for Dozers (PDF 1.27 MB)
| Product |
Highlight |
|
Trimble
GCS300 Grade Control System
Laser-controlled blade elevation
|
- Single control system
- Leverage the LR410 laser receiver to control the lift of the machine blade
- Push button benching for fast daily set-up
- Control elevation offset with the push of a button
- Move from one elevation to the next level without resetting the laser transmitter
- Ideal solution for smaller construction projects
- Fully linear laser receiver (LR410) smoothes corrections the full length of the receiver
- Laser receiver mounts to a mast on the blade and connects to the machine hydraulics
- Controls to an accuracy of 3.6 millimeters (0.01 to 0.05 feet)
- Auto mode or indicator mode
- Excellent first investment and low-cost entry into grade-control systems
- Upgrades easily as your needs grow
|
Trimble
GCS400 Grade Control System
Laser-controlled blade elevation
and tilt |
- Includes all the features of GCS300 plus:
- Dual-control system — control both lift and tilt of the machine blade
- Use two LR410 laser receivers or one LR410 and an AS411 slope sensor
- Linked mode connects lift and tilt and displays them as a single control
- Control material more accurately, especially across larger job sites
|
| Cat® AccuGrade Laser Control System |
- In-factory installation
- Single or dual control for lift and tilt of machine blade, depending on system configuration
- Controller area network (CAN) technology allows you to easily add or remove components depending on the application
- Backlit LCD grade display adjusts to light to ensure comfortable viewing
- Built-in beeper signals grade errors, switch activation, and system health
- Selectable manual or automatic mode
- One-button benching enables fast, accurate calibration of blade
- Linked elevation connecting lift and tilt function simplifies operation and reduces errors
- Adjustable blade elevation offset controls both lift and tilt in sync
- Safety interlock disengages the system if the machine is in park or neutral (otherwise the health of the system is at risk )
- Digital, linear laser receivers (LR400) mount on electric masts
- Adjustable machine mounted masts ensure unobstructed laser reception
- Operator can raise or lower the masts from inside the cab for precise positioning
- Operator can raise or lower each mast separately
|
3D Grade Control Streamlines the Job
Combine grading, surveying, and design into one process and replace stakes and string lines with digital data. Three-dimensional grade control compares the coordinates of the machine blade to a preloaded digital terrain model, calculates elevation and cross-slope, and automatically moves the blade to the correct cut or fill position. You can see real-time grade and slope information along with blade position on the cab display.
Brochure and Specs
Trimble Grade Control Systems Brochure (PDF 2.43 MB)
Cat AccuGrade GPS Control Systems (PDF 808 KB)
| Product |
Highlight |
Trimble
GCS900 Grade Control System
GPS controlled |
- Cutting-edge after-market system uses GPS, GPS and laser, or construction total station technology to control the blade
- Accurately positions the blade in real time
- Significantly reduces material overages
- Improves your productivity and profitability
- Light bars provide color-coded vertical and horizontal guidance
- Selectable manual or automatic mode
- Easy upgrade from any less expensive systems
- Select single GPS (measures position and blade slope) or dual GPS (measures exact position for very accurate cross slope and blade heading)
- CAN-based design offers easy transfer from machine to machine
- Use one system from mass excavation to finished grading
- GPS antennas give you blade control to 20 - 30 millimeters (0.1 foot)
- Use an additional laser receiver for blade control to 3.6 millimeters (0.01 to 0.02 feet)
|
Cat AccuGrade GPS Grade
Control System
|
- In-factory installation
- GPS technology delivers precise blade positioning and control information to the cab
- GPS combined within real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning delivers blade positioning with centimeters
- Hydraulics automatically move blade to correct grade
- Controls both lift and tilt
- Significantly reduces material overages
- Improves productivity and profitability
- Plug and play makes changing systems easy; cables and connections work for both AccuGrade GPS and AccuGrade laser
- Curly CAN cables flex during blade movement
- Simple operation includes push buttons and color display screen
- Settings and views adjustable to operator preference
- View real-time blade and elevation relative to design plan
- Pick from several displays: plan view, profile view, cross-section view, and text view
- Selectable manual mode or automatic mode
- Light bars provide color-coded vertical and horizontal guidance
|
Related Information
Who is My Position Technologies Sales Specialist?
|
