MUNICH, April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:
TRMB) and Volvo CE announced today an integration agreement
focusing on establishing a Trimble 3D machine control solution that
will seamlessly integrate with Volvo Dig Assist 2D machine control
on Volvo excavators.
The announcement was made at bauma 2016, the world's leading
trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines,
mining machines, construction vehicles and construction
equipment.
Integrating the Trimble 3D machine control solution on Volvo
Excavators will complement the Volvo Dig Assist capability to
enable the use of 3D constructible models, as-built data and other
Trimble® Connected Site® technologies.
"The solution that we are developing will provide our customers
a world class combination of Volvo premium machine technology and
Trimble Connected Site technologies that include geometric site
data," said Niels Haverkorn, vice
president of Business Platform Solutions.
"We are very pleased to work with Volvo on a machine control
solution integrating the best of what both companies have to
offer," said Bryn Fosburgh, vice
president at Trimble. "Contractors are seeking new ways to improve
competitiveness, efficiency and productivity. Tightly integrating
Trimble solutions with Volvo allows our mutual customers to more
easily leverage construction technology in their business."
About Volvo
The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of
trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial
engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing
and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people,
has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in
more than 190 markets. In 2014 the Volvo Group's sales amounted to
about SEK 283 billion (EUR 31 billion). The Volvo Group is a
publicly-held company headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are listed on Nasdaq
Stockholm. For more information, please visit:
www.volvogroup.com or www.volvogroup.mobi on a mobile phone.
About Trimble's Civil Engineering and Construction
Division
Trimble is a leading innovator of productivity solutions for the
civil engineering and construction sectors. Trimble's solutions
leverage a variety of technologies, including Global Navigation
Satellite System (GNSS), construction lasers, total stations,
wireless data communications, the Internet, and application
software. As part of the Trimble Connected Site strategy, these
solutions provide a high-level of process and workflow integration
from the design phase through to the finished project—delivering
significant improvements in productivity throughout the
construction lifecycle. For more information,
visit: construction.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
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