Modern Quarrying Q4 2019

The OMNI by Terex system offers an option for other personnel on the jobsite (such as the wheel loader or excavator operator) to have read- only system access, enhancing their efficiency through remote view of the operation and timely interaction. “Crushing and screening equipment operates in busy, challenging work environments with many hazards to consider – typically with one operator having multiple machine responsibility and limited process control, limited view of the process and the transition points for material, while another operator clears stockpiles and loads dump trucks, and has to manage both of those competing activities,” says McMenamin. Machine Cockpit Putzmeister also used the show to introduce its Machine Cockpit, an advanced fleet management technology for its range of stationary concrete pumps and truck-mounted boom pumps. The machine cockpit is part of

Cat’s PL161 offers frequent data updates, providing location of attachments across worksites.

Barry McMenamin, group engineering director at Terex Materials Processing. The OMNI by Terex system allows the operator to view working information from each machine that is connected to the system, make informed decisions about each machine’s operation, and remotely manage the entire machine train to maintain high efficiency and produce the required material specification. The operator can adjust individual machine metrics or use global features, such as pausing the entire material flow across the train with one action, allowing unprecedented levels of control – all from the comfort and safety of the excavator or shovel cab. Additional features of the new OMNI by Terex system include alerts that indicate when someone on the ground is making process adjustments and camera view of up to two cameras per machine – from vantage points such as material transition points, chamber inlets and material choke level on cones.

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