Still persevering with batter rails and profile boards because you don't trust machine control?
How do we upskill a 40+ year old machine operator to operate and be confident with the new machine control technology?
Are we giving our site engineers the skills they need to confidently set up machine control on site?
What do one of the most forward thinking Tier 1 contractors in the world think about machine control and how do they get their supply chain on board?
Where do you start with machine control hire? Buy? Can you retrofit onto older plant?
These were among the questions we asked at our ask the panel event on machine control.
Machine control is revolutionising how projects manage and operate more efficient, cost effective and safer bulk earthworks operations as well as reducing waste on overdigging and fuel costs.
Machine control also helps to leverage data and information for project, site and asset management. Central to this is equipping plant hire owners, plant operators, site engineers, site supervisors, bankspersons, support staff, subcontractors and clients with the necessary digital skills to oil the wheels of digital adoption and transformation. We also think there is a lot of "old school" project managers and senior directors who may believe profiles boards were good enough for them so what's the big deal with this technology and why should we invest large sums into this?
We talk about these challenges as well as talking about the range of machine control equipment available. We discuss how we can get more out of what we have as well as the things one should consider if looking to buy or hire this type of kit and what levels of support are available to you.
We were absolutely thrilled to have such an amazing bunch of guest panellists joining us on this episode to share their knowledge and insights. On the podcast you will hear from:
Mark Lawton CEng FCInstCES Head of Engineering Surveying and GIS at Tier 1 contractor, Skanska
Andy Clifton Application Engineer Topcon Positioning GB
Simon Hogg Machine simulator expert Tenstar Simulation AB
Alan Penrose Technical Support and training, Sunbelt Rentals UK
Gail McEwen Civil Engineer, Trainer and Excavator operator Setting Out For Construction
Steve Claybrook Heavy construction solution specialist Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon
The Q&A session was hosted by Saffron Grant Director, Digital Construction Skills and Setting out for construction. Saffron is also author of "Setting out for construction- a practical guide to site surveying"
A special thanks to Topcon, Leica Geosystems, Sunbelt Rentals, Tenstar Simulation and Skanska in making this podcast.
