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Trimble Offers Horizontal Steering Control for Compactors Trimble announced horizontal steersafety and deliver a higher quality, ing control functionality on the more consistent surface.” Earthworks Grade Control Platform for soil compactors, an automatic steering Trimble Automatic control solution for soil compactors — Steering Technology and the next step towards Trimble’s Trimble Earthworks uses the autonomous vision. NavController III steering technology Horizontal steering control helps from the Trimble agriculture division, operators achieve higher quality surleveraging the company’s 20 years of faces and consistent compaction. steering technology and applying it to Compatibility with all soil compactor civil construction applications. In 2020, makes and models enables contractors Trimble also introduced horizontal with mixed fleets to achieve a faster steering control as part of the Trimble return on investment. Earthworks Grade Control Platform for Trimble Earthwork’s horizontal dozers. steering control automatically steers a Horizontal steering control for dozsoil compactor using a 3D model or ers automatically controls the machine compaction pass line. This helps to to follow any horizontal alignment such improve compaction productivity and as the back of a curb, breakline, roadquality for operators of all skill levels way centerline or bottom of slope withby precisely controlling overlap out operator assistance. between passes. Trimble Earthwork’s horizontal steering control automatically steers a soil compactor using Auto steering helps reduce operator a 3D model or compaction pass line. This helps to improve compaction productivity and Availability fatigue while also minimizing over- quality for operators of all skill levels by precisely controlling overlap between passes. Trimble Earthworks Grade Control and under-compaction, providing a Platform for soil compactors with horimore consistent sub surface for a higher needs no matter where they are on their jour- materials and less durable surfaces,” said zontal steering control is available now globquality, longer lasting finished product, ney to autonomy, both now and in the future. Scott Crozier, general manager of Trimble ally through the worldwide SITECH distriIt’s difficult to steer a soil compactor with Civil Construction. according to the manufacturer. bution channel. “Horizontal steering control allows oper“We’re committed to innovation and accuracy and consistency, but over- or For more information, visit heavyindusbuilding solutions to meet our customers’ under-compaction leads to wasted time and ators to focus on machine performance and try.trimble.com/earthworks.
