We recently gave you some tips on purchasing your first milling machine, but what we didn’t touch on was CNC (Computer Numerical Control) systems for milling machines (or other machines, like lathes).

At ConExpo 2026, Topcon debuted 3D-MC Edge, new excavator functionalities, AI site awareness and more to boost accuracy, ...

Faced with ever-increasing cost pressures and demands for improved performance, machine builders are actively seeking new automation solutions with improved cost/performance ratios. In response to ...

Construction equipment machine control is extending into more classes of equipment and encompassing lighter equipment. Grade control in particular is making its way beyond dedicated excavation and ...

No audio available for this content. Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the ...

At the core of Topcon’s heavy equipment ecosystem is 3D-MC, a machine control environment that delivers precision, real-time guidance and automation for excavation, grading, paving, milling, and other ...

The pace of innovation continues at an exponential rate. “In the past couple of years, we have seen tremendous growth in the adoption of machine grade control solutions,” says Sean Mairet, product ...

Machine control has forever changed the way roads are paved, dirt is moved and holes are drilled. It has improved productivity, efficiency, quality and provided measurable sustainability improvements ...