Shared technology improves safety of heavy equipment
Mine safety, reliability and productivity are being enhanced through the use of technology such as proximity detection systems (PDS) and telematics, says heavy equipment manufacturer Bell Equipment.
The company employs shared technology to help ease the management, and improve the usability, of its graders and articulated dump trucks (ADTs) through real-time tracking of a machine’s location, speed and operating status while automatically issuing alerts for fault codes, unsafe tipping and geofence violations.
The company’s custom-designed Fleetm@tic telematic system connects graders and ADTs for real-time insights into equipment productivity, machine health and fuel efficiency.
“Fleetm@tic improves productivity across mixed fleets of graders and ADTs by providing contractors and site managers with a single telematics platform to monitor, measure and optimise their operations,” explains Bell Equipment product marketing manager Jeremiah Mokhomo.
By consolidating the equipment’s diagnostic and location information, Mokhomo says, mine site managers can identify bottlenecks, balance workloads and schedule proactive maintenance to reduce unforeseen downtime. The system can also track load cycles, payload and adherence to demarcated haul routes for ADTs.
The Level 9 PDS and collision avoidance system (CAS) is designed to warn equipment operators of hazards and also actively intervene by slowing or stopping machines to prevent imminent accidents.
Mokhomo notes that sharing a technology-agnostic platform enables contractors managing mixed-fleet operations to choose their preferred PDS or CAS system for the fleet.
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