Fully Integrated Automation Control
Based on work orders generated by operators in the control room, the RMMS software calculates all required positions including linear travel distance, slew angle, and luff angle of booms according to stacking or cutting instructions, then sends these instructions to the PLC. The machine automation system automatically moves equipment to calculated starting positions and executes jobs according to programmed instructions without manual intervention.
The iRRU (Intelligent Remote Reference Unit) connects to 2D radar systems (used for stock profiling) and D-GPS units (used for monitoring physical machine conditions). Operations are continuously monitored and calculated by iRRU with calculated data sent in parallel to PLCs. As soon as operations reach desired results, PLCs trigger stop signals to halt operations precisely at target positions.
Operators cannot realistically measure distances to pile faces or cutting depths with visual estimation alone. Small differences of even one meter significantly impact operations. Traditional operators drive by feeling, judging vibrations, and waiting for slewing out of piles. Our automated control system provides real-time, highly accurate information on cutting span depth, detects bench edge heights to automate stacker boom return movements, and offers numerous other monitoring options for precise, repeatable operations.
Key Operational Benefits:
- Pile dressing optimization: Adherence to standard operating procedures and avoidance of uneven surfaces
- Storage capacity maximization: Increased storage capacity and improved reclaiming performance
- Full resource utilization: Complete utilization of equipment and stockyard space
- Predefined stacking methods: Windrow, Chevron, and Cone shell configurations
- Equipment protection: No over-torque of machinery or overloading of conveyor belts
Advanced System Features
- High-accuracy scanning: 2D profile and 3D scanning technology for precise positioning
- Environmental resistance: Insensitive to dust, vibrations, wind, fog, snow, rain, and thunderstorms
- Real-time updates: Constant model updates at 15 Hertz measurement frequency
- Industrial durability: IP66 rated industrial enclosure for harsh environments
- Precision positioning: Contact-less measurement of luff and slew angles using D-GPS with precision accuracy
- Unmanned operations: Safe and secure man-less operation capabilities
- Inventory integration: Exact inventory control and tracking
- Automated control: Complete integration with PLC systems for autonomous operation
Comprehensive Operational Advantages
- Increased throughput: Higher production rates through automated operations
- Better stockyard utilization: Optimized use of available storage space
- Complete visibility: Improved stockyard visibility from arrival through dispatch
- Enhanced decision making: Data-driven operational decisions across multiple stockyards
- Smooth integration: Seamless plant integration with existing systems
- Minimal maintenance: Reduced maintenance and cleaning requirements
- Operator efficiency: Maximized operator productivity through automation
- Accurate visualization: Precise 2D/3D snapshots of stockyard conditions
- Real-time measurement: Continuous measurement during normal operations
- All-weather operation: Operable under all environmental conditions
- Collision avoidance: 3D anti-collision systems preventing costly errors
- Error elimination: Eliminate air reclaiming, ground digging, and improper loading
- Complete statistics: Full production history and statistical analysis
- Optimal allocation: Intelligent zone and section allocation in stockyards
- Improved planning: Better stacking and reclaiming strategies