One company offers stakeless job site: Topcon

LIVERMORE, CA -- Only one company offers contractors the option of going stakeless at every phase of the job – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS).

Murray Lodge, TPS director of construction sales, said, “Topcon is the only company to offer stakeless job sites with 3D GPS machine control systems for all earthmoving equipment and Millimeter GPS for fine grading and paving applications.”

Lodge said, “A total stake-free job site gives any contractor a competitive advantage. From rough grading to the balancing of materials through paving, you can have control of every phase of every job…without setting up stakes.”

The advantages are numerous. “You increase productivity not just in one area, but on every phase of the job. You eliminate moving materials more than once; you save time and money on overall costs by eliminating stakes and stringlines.

“Also, safety issues are very important because traditionally you have grade checkers for most machines. You not only save money on the reduced manpower, but also in insurance costs and potential lost time accidents.”

The payoff on a Millimeter GPS system is quick due to savings in time, expenses and increased productivity, especially when compared to most construction equipment. “The payback on an investment in Millimeter GPS technology is amazingly quick,” Lodge said. “It’s not unusual for the initial cost for a Millimeter GPS machine control system to completely pay for itself in one job; some contractors report they paid for their systems in a couple of months or less.”

That would be if you went from not having 3D GPS to Millimeter GPS in one step. If you have Topcon 3D machine control and upgrade to Millimeter GPS, it is very inexpensive.

There are additional benefits to Topcon’s Millimeter GPS system.  There are savings associated with less fuel usage and “the fact that less time to do a job means less operator hours, plus less machine hours. The system also is very versatile and can be easily upgraded,” Lodge said.

“The Topcon system looks to see what sensors are connected – GPS, sonic, laser or Millimeter GPS – and goes to work. Depending on the application, pick any combination of sensors you want to complete the job…you choose.”

About Topcon Positioning Systems:  Topcon Positioning Systems, a developer and manufacturer of positioning equipment, offers the world’s leading selection of innovating precision GPS, GIS, laser, agriculture, optical surveying, and machine control products, software, and applications.  Topcon Corporation is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).