Position Partners mourns the loss of Brian McLoughlin January 21, 2016 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Company Co-Founder and NSW/ACT Region Manager Brian McLoughlin passed away on 17th January 2016 after a battle with cancer. He was 60 years old. “Brian will be sorely missed by his colleagues and so many of our customers, who had become close friends of his over the years,” said Garry Fleming, Position Partners Partnering Services […]
3D visualisation adds impact for forensic engineers January 21, 2016 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin Dr Shane Richardson is the Managing Director and Principal Forensic Engineer for Delta-V Experts, a Melbourne-based company that specialises in forensic engineering and safety solutions for the road transport and mining sectors. “Our work is primarily conducted for lawyers and insurance companies as part of existing or anticipated legal proceedings,” Dr Richardson explained. “We conduct […]
Load it once and load it right! December 3, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin On-board weighing solutions designed specifically for loaders, compact loaders, telehandlers, skid steers and excavators empower the operator with accurate load information to eliminate return trips to the stockpile. This results in reduced machine wear, lower fuel costs and increased productivity. The Loadmaster Alpha 100 by RDS Technology sets a new benchmark for the industry, combining […]
Precision excavations in every environment December 3, 2015 /0 Comments/in Topcon /by admin 2016 will see the release of Topcon’s new total station machine control solution for excavators. This revolutionary technology will enable high precision machine control in all environments, including areas where GPS positioning is unavailable such as tunnels, under bridges and inside buildings. Using a robotic total station and a prism mounted on the machine mast, […]
Bob Bent awarded CCF Ken Edgley Medal for service to the civil construction industry December 2, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Position Partners Team, from L-R: David Gentle, Greg Macklin, Bob Bent, Graham Wise, Scott Falahey. At the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Victoria’s annual President’s Luncheon, Position Partners’ Bob Bent was awarded the 2015 Ken Edgley Medal for his contribution to the CCF and civil construction industry in Australia. The accolade is presented to a company and/or […]
Topcon and DAQRI announce collaboration on wearable technology December 2, 2015 /0 Comments/in Topcon /by admin Topcon Positioning Group announces a collaboration with DAQRI, a world leader in enterprise augmented reality, to collaborate on wearable technology designed to change the way construction, survey, mining and engineering professionals interface with the job site. Topcon and DAQRI — creator of the DAQRI Smart Helmet, an industrial-grade wearable that seamlessly connects humans to their […]
Achieving 2-3 millimetre tolerances with Topcon mmGPS December 2, 2015 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin Grader hire contractor Brett Chivers is consistently achieving better results than competitors using total station positioning thanks to Topcon’s unique GNSS and laser transmitter technology, mmGPS. Mr Chivers first adopted Topcon’s unique mmGPS solution seven years ago and says he hasn’t looked back since. “I first used it while working on the Bendigo Freeway in […]
A Point Cloud of Difference November 25, 2015 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin Specialising in commercial upholstery and soft trim solutions for the heavy transport, automotive and indoor sports industries, Rae-Line is a Melbourne-based, family-owned company with more than 50 employees. Brett Vorhauer is the second generation owner and Managing Director of the firm, the son of Ray and Mary Vorhauer who founded the business in 1972. “We […]
An accurate final resting place November 20, 2015 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin (From L-R: Frank Norton, Michael Wanrooy and Stuart Brown) Approximately four hours’ drive east of Mt. Isa lies the small town of Richmond in Queensland. On the western edge of town sits the Pioneer Cemetery, the final resting place for some 300 early Australian settlers according to Richmond Shire Council records. However these days only […]
Integration and collaboration key to productivity November 13, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Building Information Modelling or BIM is the latest buzzword in the construction industry, but only now are there viable technology solutions available to enable cross-industry collaboration on a truly meaningful and productive scale. Despite being the largest industry in the world and the fastest growing, construction is inefficient. By 2030 it is believed that construction […]
