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This weeks blog is about our unsung heroes here at Sealand, our service team. Ewan and Kas, our technicians play a vital part in keeping everything ticking in the background which our hire/sale customers don’t get to see! As well as dealing with servicing, calibrating and repairing our customers equipment, these pair take care of all this for our hire fleet and our sales stock. At Sealand we believe that having well maintained equipment is just as good as buying brand new, yes as the year … read more

Welcome the Topcon GX-90 to our product basket. The introduction of this new product has completely changed where Topcon MC sits on the ladder in comparison to its competitors. This new 10.1” screen is built with GorillaⓇ Glass to handle heavy operations and deliver a clear picture. Let’s put the GX-90 up against its competitors, shall we?   Specification Topcon GX-90 Trimble TD520 Leica MCP80 Display Size 10.1" 10.1" 8" Environmental Rating IP67 IP66 IP66 Dimensions 28 … read more

Let’s take a dive into Topcon’s latest machine control system, designed specifically for smaller excavators and compact machines – MC Mobile. MC-Mobile has been created to be your perfect partner as a smaller company looking to embrace new, groundbreaking technologies (pardon the pun!). MC Mobile gives you the opportunity to remove one of the antennas from the machine to attach to a pole, so survey and setting out work can also be completed with this versatile system. It also f … read more

Introducing - Topcon HiPer XR GNSS Receiver! An exciting addition to the survey game, Topcon’s latest GNSS receiver features multi-constellations and multi-frequency tracking, as well as a new ‘calibration free’ tilt compensation. Here are a few main points which help the XR stand out from Topcon’s previous models… A cellular modem as standard - the HiPer XR includes an internal cellular modem as standard, with the option to add a UHF Radio modem at an extra cost … read more

In 2024, Topcon really started to push the release of MC MAX. The transition from their older x53i and x53x series running v13, to the new XMAX running v15 saw a software upgrade, hardware changes and a new wiring configuration. Let’s take a closer look! Excavator Dozer New GR-i3 Antennas New GR-i3 Antennas New TS-i4 IMU Sensors New TS-i4 IMU Sensors Upgraded version of 3DMC Upgraded version of 3DMC   Mastless   From an operator’s point of … read more