Capital Equipment News September2022

DIGITALISATION

inconsistences worsen, it is time to take action.” Apart from showing the desired route, the company’s Map function informs the operator of the location of other machines and personnel on site, reducing congestion and improving safety. The Map also issues speed limit notifications when necessary to remind operators to keep to the recommended speed for safer operation. “Operator behaviour alerts transmitted via CareTrack telematics data can also help improve safety by highlighting operators that may need additional training. Customers can either manage the data themselves, have it presented to them in insight reports, or completely analysed on their behalf with ActiveCare.” Caterpillar’s Driver Safety System is a non-intrusive way to manage fatigue and distraction in real time. A smart camera monitors operator inputs looking for systems of fatigue. When fatigue or distractions are detected, the seat vibrates and audio alarms sound. The system benefits include a 97% reduction of most significant fatigue events, an 80% average fatigue event reduction and a 91% reduction in distraction events. Cat Detect – People Detection for excavators is an intelligent vision camera system that can alert an operator when someone enters within a machine’s hazard zone. It reduces the risk for people working around machinery and expands machine safety distances by detecting individuals with up to 270-degree camera coverage. Cat Detect – Object Detection combines radar and camera systems to warn operators about light vehicles or stationary hazards within the immediate vicinity of the machines. It detects moving or stationary objects without tagging, allows operators to detect objects from the cab, and boosts operator awareness and performance. Also part of the Cat Detect technology is Cat 2D E-Fence for excavators which improves operating safety by keeping the front linkage within a predefined work area to avoid hazards such as traffic. Cat Stability Assist for articulated trucks increases awareness of machine stability by warning the operator if the truck is approaching an unsafe angle, ultimately resulting in machine safety and uptime, while Cat Lift Assist for excavators is a safety feature that calculates the load being carried and compares it to the rated load the excavator is capable of handling. Cat Rear Object Detection for wheel loaders is a two-part system that provides enhanced blind-spot awareness with visual and audible alerts when objects enter a safety proximity zone.

"The Assist suite of intelligent machine control systems provides real-time payload information and uses external lights as a visual guide for the operator of the loading unit as to when the nominal load has been reached.”

Jonas Lindholm, head of Digital Services for Volvo CE Region Europe and International.

“Fatigue monitoring of operators can be improved with wearable devices which track body vitals such as physical activity, sleep, medical condition and stress.”

Mogisen Iyer, operational technology lead for Accenture Industry X.0.

“There should be no issue more important than safety in the operation of the mine or quarry.”

Martin Krex, global product manager Automation & Digitalisation at thyssenkrupp.

“Artificial intelligence shifts raw materials mining from a people-oriented operation to a process oriented one.”

Willem Odendal, sales manager at Unisource.

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operator of the loading unit as to when the nominal load has been reached,” he says. A new tyre pressure monitoring system in Volvo CE’s Load Assist and Haul Assist for wheel loaders and articulated haulers respectively gives operators an instant and safe indication that tyres are functioning within the correct parameters. “Via the 10-inch touchscreen Volvo Co-Pilot display in the cab, operators can see real-time information on tyre pressure and temperature, both as nominal values and as percentages,” says Lindholm. “They also receive visual alerts if there are inconsistencies in pressure or temperature, indicating that they should keep certain tyres under observation, and if those

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