Customer stories
Xsite machine guidance – “Like an extra pair of eyes”
January 23, 2020
A street renovation is underway on the Lamminpää district on the outskirts of Tampere. Giving finishing touches to the site is Mr. Tomi Ala-Kokko, who has brought along a CAT […]
Improvement of Highway E75 – machine control in a major project
March 19, 2019
Highway 4 runs all the way through Finland, from Helsinki to Utsjoki. It is one of the country’s most important main arteries and the key road connection between southern and […]
King of the quarry – use of machine control in mining
February 1, 2019
On a cloudy day in October, we drive past Sodankylä and turn onto a road with an uncommon amount of traffic coming the other way, given our northern location in […]
Ease-of-use is the key issue in machine control systems
January 21, 2019
A black-and-yellow EC290 Volvo excavator sporting yellow bars can be seen on a hilltop in the centre of Karjaa in Finland. Viewed from the foot of the slope, the machine […]
The Tampere tramway project – 2D maps replaced by 3D models
January 24, 2018
In the spring 2017, when the sun started shining into Finnish homes, fenced construction sites with workers and machines started popping up in the streets of Tampere, Finland. This was […]
Blog: Smart technology increases productivity
February 9, 2016
Destia, the Finnish infrastructure and construction company, has been utilising 3D machine control at its construction sites for several years. The company has been a major infrastructure trend-setter in Finland […]
Benefits of machine control in renovation projects
September 29, 2014
We interviewed earthworks contractor Jani Saarinen of JASA Yhtiöt Oy about the benefits of a machine control system in renovation projects. In almost 20 years in the industry he has […]