Heerbrugg, Switzerland-based Leica Geosystems last month introduced a wide range of construction solutions at ConExpo in Las Vegas.

Throughout the five-day event, attendees had the opportunity to evaluate GPS, robotic and manual total stations, laser tools, and many other products designed to deliver speed, improved accuracy and efficiency.

Machine control solutions took center stage with help from the innovative simulator, offering attendees a hands-on feel for the advantages possible with Leica Geosystems’ solutions.

True Survey Supply, a Leica dealer based in Colville, Wash., recommended that several of its customers, including Eller Corp. from Newman Lake, Wash., visit Leica Geosystems’ interactive booth to evaluate the latest developments, particularly the advanced 2D and 3D machine-control solutions.

Within a week after the show, Eller Corp. purchased and installed two Leica PowerDigger systems for use on its excavators.

“We used the show as an opportunity to more closely evaluate the PowerDigger dual-slope system that ties to GPS, which ultimately met our needs,” said Chuck Eller, vice president for Eller Corp. “We’ve since installed the system on two of our excavators at two different jobs. Our operators are really pleased and see particular advantages on complex grading projects, deep digs or on sites where the grade check crews are shorthanded.”

The Leica PowerDigger is one of the company’s 1D and 2D systems developed for heavy construction equipment machines from excavators to graders and dozers. Leica Geosystems also introduced its new RedLine products designed to meet every measurement required on the construction site ranging from layout to 3D machine control, including the PowerDigger 3D capable of saving up to 20 percent in operating costs.

Leica Geosystems’ products and services are uses worldwide by professionals to help them capture, analyze and present spatial information.