Komatsu Europe has extended its retrofittable 3D Machine Guidance Flex system from excavators to dozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks and other mixed-fleet earthmoving plant, using track or wheel movement rather than hydraulic integration to deliver real-time 3D positioning and georeferenced as-built terrain data. The platform reuses Komatsu’s existing excavator guidance hardware, now past 9,000 global units, with an updated controller to cut entry costs and simplify deployment across fleets. Automatically captured data feeds into Smart Construction Dashboard and includes eight years’ Smart Construction Remote access for design uploads, remote support and reduced manual progress surveying.

Sandvik has launched xCell Vision, a cloud-based AI and LiDAR-driven system that automatically identifies and classifies installed rock bolts in underground mines and tunnels. The software extracts bolt count, spacing, orientation and tail length directly from 3D scan data, replacing manual tape and visual checks for ground support QA/QC. For geotechnical engineers, this enables faster compliance checks against support patterns, more consistent documentation of installation quality, and earlier detection of under-supported areas.

TURCK Australia and New Zealand has launched MARGEE, a Visual Studio Code extension that lets compatible block I/O modules function as PLC-style controllers with integrated web-based visualisation. The tool uses IEC 61131-3 structured text and standard software-development workflows, enabling version control, modular code reuse and debugging directly in the IDE rather than on a traditional rack PLC. For mining plants, this pushes control logic closer to field devices on conveyors, pumps and crushers, reducing panel hardware, simplifying retrofits and shortening commissioning cycles.