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Unicontrol signed a partnership agreement with a Swedish supplier of machine control technology, L5 Navigation. The partnership will bring Unicontrol3D to the rest of Scandinavia. 

The new generation of the machine control system, L5 U3D-X, will be launched in Sweden, Norway, and Finland, as a part of L5’s product range. The system will be distributed and serviced by L5 Navigation. The official launch is on the 1st of March, and people can already place orders.

The system’s core is our software, Unicontrol3D, a user-focused system developed by people with in-depth technical knowledge and many years of experience from the machine control industry. The main goal is to make the operator’s job easier, something both Unicontrol and L5 Navigation strive for.

Our CEO, Ehsan Ekhlas, says: “Unicontrol is immensely excited to partner up with L5. With Unicontrol3D, a combined hardware platform, and L5’s local market and machine knowledge, we are confident that we have a product that fits the needs of any contractor, operator, and machine across the different markets. We are happy to know that all of our nordic customers will enjoy the benefits of L5’s experienced employee and service network across the different markets.” 

L5 Navigation is an established distributor in the respective markets with a deep understanding of the industry’s demand and experience. They have been searching for the next system that focuses on the end customer, the machine operator, and a system applied to all types of excavators.

CEO of L5 Navigation, Martin Lindgren, says: “Machine control is perceived as a bit complicated, but now we see great opportunities to let more people take part in its full potential with an extremely easy-to-use system. Also, we have always had the ambition to develop a solution that provides better profitability much faster than our industry colleagues, which we consider ourselves to have succeeded in”.

Unicontrol is now the leading supplier of machine control for all compact excavators at Aarsleff.

Bo Mikkelsen, head of the machinery division in Aarsleffs construction and earthmoving department, says :

“We see Unicontrol and the team behind as an exciting bid for machine control with 3D solutions for excavators with a swingarm in our case. Pricing is reasonable, and they are the first movers in the area of smaller-to medium-sized excavators when it comes to 3D machine control systems. Simultaneously, it is a very userfriendly and attractive solution, especially in our 8-tonnes excavators, as this segment quite often has different operators, he says.

“To Aarsleff, it is essential that we have a reliable backup from our suppliers. Unicontrol is very strong in support and living up to our high expectations in their journey to become an established supplier of machine control systems”, he adds.

Frank Andreasen, machine instructor at Aarsleff, comments:

“We have for some time been looking for a system that fits into our small and midsized excavators. The systems that we use on our bigger excavators are too expensive and complicated for the smaller machines. The system from Unicontrol, on the other hand, fits because it is easily installed and reasonably priced. It is fast and easy for the operator to get comfortable operating the system, even when he has no previous experience with machine control – this is an essential issue in a busy everyday operation like ours”.

Ehsan Ekhlas, CEO in Unicontrol says:

“This is a breakthrough for us. The deal means that our products and solutions have been acknowledged and recognized by one of the major construction companies, even by northern European standards, and this can lift us to a higher level in development, both in Denmark and
internationally, he says, and he continues:

“And that is precisely our objective, set together with our investors and co-owners. Working with our system installed means improving efficiency because the system is developed on a high level of user-involvement and process-analyses of the construction industry’s workflow”.

Unicontrol has focused on research in concepts and processes in the construction sector to develop a userfriendly system. A smoothly integrated system into an existing workflow can improve excavating operations effectively by more than 30 per cent.

We have just had our first anniversary since the launch of Unicontrol3D in September 2019. To mark the occasion, we decided to carry out our first in-depth customer satisfaction survey. As a start-up, having an ongoing dialogue with our customers is central to meet their needs and learn from their experiences. We take pride in co-creating Unicontrol based on customer input and feedback – and celebrate when a customer appreciates that we have taken on an idea or met a need. Our positive customer focus is reflected in our customer survey: Nearly 90% of participating customers rate our Service and Support with 4 or 5 stars – and there are no responses rating Service and Support below 3 stars.

The survey also confirms how timesaving Unicontrol3D is as a tool. 60% say they are cutting down work time on a job by 10-30%, 25% say 30-60% of timesaving when using Unicontrol3D on a job. The reduction in time – and resources, is due to Unicontrol3D accurately taking over duties and work by a surveyor and handman working outside the excavator.

It is crucial for the operator to feel comfortable working independently with the system to achieve the reduction in time and resources. And that’s where simplicity and user-friendliness become important. We couldn’t quite believe the results ourselves, but the survey shows that 99% of our customers say Unicontrol is extremely easy to use. A surveyor comments:

“One of my operators is challenged by numbers and letters, but he can work Unicontrol without problems.”

Of course, our customers had feed-back that will make us even stronger as a machine control system too. Tech-products must always be in constant development to meet the needs of users. The last year, Unicontrol3D has become even faster and increasingly stable – an ongoing development process motivated by a mission to create a navigation system tailored to the needs of the operator.

Our hard work to achieve this is reflected in the survey too: Nearly 90% of our customers rates us with 4 or 5 stars in terms of overall product satisfaction. We feel very privileged to have such positive feedback after just one year on the market – and will continue the process of developing the market’s most user-friendly 3D navigation system for excavators.

”Unicontrol3D has met my expectations beyond what I hoped for. We use it extensively and have already saved a lot of money by completing jobs faster. We should have invested in a 3D system ages ago!”R.S. Entreprenørfirma ApS

Investing in machine control is a big decision for most contractors. It may seem risky to put that much money into a tool and trust that it will provide the promised benefits necessary for a modern contractor.

R.S. Entreprenør ApS considered investing in machine control for years, but found the systems on the market too expensive for his needs and couldn’t quite see how much an investment would make a return. It took a new operator with machine control experience, who spoke highly of the benefits for R.S Entreprenør ApS to start researching seriously.

Rune and operator Jack were introduced to Unicontrol3D by our dealer Øbakke A/S – and our competitive pricing became the defining factor that made Rune decide to invest in Unicontrol3D. After a busy spring and summer, Rune remains very happy with this purchase – and is now convinced that machine control will be a necessary tool for contractors in the future.

“We use the system on most jobs – for example, drain surveys, setting of height and depts – and of course QA has become so much easier with Unicontrol3D”.

Another important aspect for Rune was the high level of user-friendliness, which Unicontrol3D offers:

“It has been really easy to get to know all functionalities of the system. The service from Unicontrol was excellent and got us up and running very quickly.”

If you want to know about Unicontrol3d please email us at kontakt@unicontrol.io or contact a dealer. We can help make your workday more productive too!

This week we welcome our new full-time developer, Filip, who will be joining our team of developers working from Gliwice in Poland.
Whilst our central office is based in Denmark, Unicontrol was born as a global project with a remote team based in Poland. We have been thriving from this structure, which has not only ensured high-quality tech development – but also prepared us for expanding our company to other countries. We’ve done international teamwork right from the start and we’re good at it.
In Poland, we’ve got 2 heavyweight developers and one of our founding directors working on a new product, which we’ll launch in the autumn. The product will enable our customers to have greater data access and thereby take more control of analytics, reporting, and quality assurance when using Unicontrol3D.
With an impressive track record of developing multiplayer games and gamification concepts in the gaming industry, Filip brings a creative perspective to Unicontrol. This ability will be useful to make data storing and generating even more accessible for professionals working with excavators in the construction industry. Here is what Filip thinks about his new role:
‘This is an ambitious project, so there’s a lot to learn and opportunities to grow as developers. It’s great to work on a new product from scratch with such an experienced team. It’s also nice to resolve real industry issues instead of just provide some fun for players in the game world.’
Filip will be working alongside Jarek, who has years of experience from all over the world building and maintaining complex web-based solutions. Together with Zbigniew, one of our founding directors, they form a strong team of developers – and we’re looking forward to presenting their hard work when ready in the autumn: Watch this space!
Witam Filip!