Guidance
March 24, 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is working closely with Topcon Corporation in Tokyo and supporting efforts of all Topcon subsidiaries in response to the major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan on March 11.
Anofficial statement from Topcon Corporation on...
Guidance
March 1, 2011
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) kicked off the new year with an important new product release: the System 350 for global precision agriculture, featuring the new all-in-one X30 control console.
"With all new hardware and a revolutionary new interface, Topcon's System...
Guidance
February 16, 2011
Equipment manufacturer AGCO along with the company’s technology partner, Topcon Precision Agriculture, recently announce the availability of Topcon’s AES-25 Accurate Electric Steering kits for Challenger and Massey Ferguson high-horsepower tractors, selected Gleaner combines, AGCO application equipment, and other brands of equipment. The...
Guidance
January 20, 2011
Topcon Precision Agriculture recently announced its new System 350 for global precision agriculture, featuring the new all-in-one X30 control console.
“With all new hardware and a revolutionary new interface, Topcon’s System 350 truly sets the industry standard for performance in virtually...
Guidance
January 13, 2011
An agreement between technology manufacturers Topcon Positioning Systems and Dickey-john will make Topcon's just-introduced X30 control console available as a next generation console to Dickey-john's product line.
The X30 was introduced at the 2011 AgConnect Expo in Atlanta as the...
Guidance
December 16, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has announced personnel changes in its Precision Agriculture (TPA) business unit. Albert Zahalka, who joined TPA as its senior vice president early in 2010, was promoted to president of the unit and Mark Bittner was...
Industry News
July 6, 2010
Jason Spaletta of Lodi, Calif., has been named western regional sales manager for Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA).
In his new role, Spaletta will be in charge of sales in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Before joining Topcon, Spaletta...
Guidance
March 10, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems announced the addition of Kevin Cobb and Fraser Smith to key management positions.
Cobb has joined the company as director of product management and business development for precision agriculture products. Cobb was formerly with AGCO Corporation as...
Guidance
February 10, 2010
Topcon recently introduced the System 250 automatic steering application, and several new steering kits for it AES-25 electric steering system.
Topcon Precision Agriculture's new System 250 autosteering application combines multi-constellation and combination receiver/controller features of its AGI-3 with the all-in-one...
Data Management
January 28, 2010
When it comes to technology investment, growers want to do more with less and get the most out of the dollars they are investing in their precision agriculture program, says Topcon's Mike Gomes. "The three strongest trends we see...
Guidance
November 17, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has released a new Real Time Kinematic (RTK) module for the Topcon AGI-3 receiver that includes the capability of receiving data from a radio base station or cell modem connected to GSM networks. The new...
Data Management
November 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has developed CropSpec™, a real-time integrated plant nutrient monitoring and application system for agricultural equipment. CropSpec is currently available for delivery to the global agriculture market in limited numbers with mass market introduction in early...
Data Management
September 9, 2009
More than four years in the making, CropSpec is a collaborative effort between Topcon and Yara, the century-old, Europe-based fertilizer manufacturer that currently leads the world in fertilizer sales. Topcon's Mike Gomes says that the collaboration has brought together...
Guidance
August 11, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has released a new electric steering product, the AES-25.
"The AES-25 is an accurate steering system that does not intrude into the operator's working area or alter the steering wheel position," says Rhett Schildroth, TPA engineering...
Industry News
August 5, 2009
Mark Hornstra has been appointed senior vice president of product planning of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS). The announcement was made by Ray O'Connor, president and CEO of TPS.
Hornstra has spent the past seven years at SanDisk Corporation in various...
Industry News
July 10, 2009
Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has opened its TPA North American headquarters in Olathe, KS.
The facility, located at 16950 W. 118th Terrace, will handle sales, support and training for TPA, a business unit of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) of Livermore,...
Market Watch
June 11, 2009
In conjunction with the purchase, TPS will purchase a large tract of land and several industrial buildings to be used as a training facility and field test site for Europe.
Destura designs and manufactures software and hardware electronic and mechanical...
Industry News
March 19, 2009
The multi-year agreement, which covers all AGCO equipment lines, serves to expand the AGCO-TPS strategic partnership announced in the Fall of 2008. TPS is providing machine control, machine management and precision farming technology products and services to AGCO, providing...
Industry News
March 5, 2009
The partnership will give AGCO access to TPS machine control, machine management and precision farming technology products and services, and provide TPS access to a broader audience of users.
"The AGCO and Topcon partnership is a strategic initiative designed to...
Guidance
November 6, 2008
The unit features simple on-screen setup and operation plus automatic coverage mapping. It is lightweight and portable, making it simple to move from vehicle to vehicle. It also incorporates G3 technology, allowing users to receive signals from all available...