Carlson Software’s Machine Control Division announced Carlson Pile Placement, an automated solution for pile placement prior to driving.
“This solution is just a very powerful addition to any solar installer’s fleet,” said Carlson’s Field Application Engineer Rodney Thomas. “It’s versatile, flexible, and with its simple user interface, operators can be placing piles accurately with very little training.”
With the ability to accurately place color-coded piles to the proper offset at the planned location, the time and cost of flags and their associated survey work are greatly reduced, if not eliminated. Carlson Pile Placement consists of an all-in-one GNSS sensor and a rugged, Windows-based control box. With its small footprint, Pile Placement can be installed on any machine used to drop off piles, allowing the same equipment and operator to now place piles at correct locations ahead of pile driving machines.
Pile Placement can be used as a stand-alone system, or as part of Carlson’s comprehensive solutions for solar installation that include Carlson’s just-announced PD GradeTM 3Z positioning solution for pile driving machines, Carlson Command site monitoring and management software, Carlson’s GNSS base station, and Carlson Grade Supervisor for more accurate quality control in the field.
