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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 14 > Guided by laser

Guided by laser

Redmond company’s laser-beam technology helps steer snowplows away from obstacles

By Zack Hall / The Bulletin
December 14, 2008

REDMOND — A phone call from a friend in Washington state five years ago gave Bob Vanneman an idea.

The friend, who operated snow-removing wing plows, asked Vanneman, owner of tiny Redmond-based LaserLine Manufacturing Inc., if he could use the same laser-guidance system in his wing....

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