Topcon Positioning Group has acquired DynaRoad Oy, a construction software company in Helsinki, Finland. Topcon also established the Topcon Helsinki Technology Center in conjunction with the acquisition.
In 2011, Topcon Positioning Systems acquired a significant share of DynaRoad, a company that develops project management software specifically designed for large-scale construction projects — highway, tunnel, railway, area development and harbor.
“Contractors and designers who are looking to cut construction costs through design optimization and better task management now have a strong central source for production management with DynaRoad being integrated to other Topcon systems,” said Ray O’Connor, TPS president and CEO. “The new technology center in Helsinki has a strong foundation as the team has already worked with Topcon for approximately four years. We look forward to releasing new world-class products with them.”
The DynaRoad software combined with Topcon’s Sitelink3D Enterprise, a real-time task management tool, O’Connor said, creates “an integrated machine control solution for all phases of earthworks projects, from pre-planning to construction.”
Juuso Makinen, CEO of DynaRoad, said the acquisition “finalizes the close working relationship the two companies have had for years. This is a natural step to take as the integration of machine control and planning software enables us to automate many aspects of production management. Automating manual repetitive tasks such as task progress monitoring means our customers will have a better understanding of their site’s status and more time to spend on optimizing production.”
As a result of the acquisition, the DynaRoad products will be available through Topcon dealers worldwide.
With the new Helsinki Technology Center, Topcon now has seven technology centers around the globe, including in Japan, Australia, Italy and Russia, plus two in the United States.
Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, Calif. It designs, manufactures and distributes precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets.
