Trimble acquired privately held New Zealand-based Actronic Holdings Ltd., which provides weighing technology and payload information systems for the aggregates industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Actronic Technologies produces the Loadrite weighing system for wheel loaders, excavators, conveyors and waste-collection vehicles. According to Trimble, Loadrite extends its Connected Site portfolio by adding weight as an element of information collected at the machine. This capability will enable contractors to use Trimble Connected Site to achieve improved comprehensive real-time intelligence on asset and site productivity for the contractors mixed fleet.
