Pit & Quarry, August 2017
SOFTWARE AUTOMATION a remote monitoring system that informs users of a machines GPS location start times stop times fuel consumption and maintenance statuses Although these tools arent essential to the operation of a portable plant they can help to make things run more efficiently Sometimes it takes people a while to grow into technology McMenamin says Consider smartphones You didnt realize you needed one until you had one People need to touch and feel this technology before they can realize its use Customers might not understand the technology on day one but overall feedback has been positive with Powerscreen Pulse Integrating automation The integration of automation telematics and other software tools on portable plants allows for improved efficiency and cost savings according to several portable plant manufacturers developing these tools P W Gillibrand Co Inc a specialty sand and aggregate producer in Simi Valley California has experienced some of these benefits as the producer recently purchased Haver Boeckers NIAflow software to help with one of its dry screening plants P W Gillibrand had transitioned a dry screening plant from screening a finer glass sand to a coarser product yet that led to inefficiencies in the screening process The producer recognized there was a need to change the way it loaded the screens so it implemented NIAflow Screen Machine developed a programmable mobile controller for its 4043TR recirculating impact crusher as a way to monitor machine diagnostics to assist with the transitions find a new way to arrange the sequence of screens and create a better balance of feed size distribution Were using it to identify plant inefficiencies and look for opportunities for process changes to give us higher confidence levels says Marty Young director of process improvement at P W Gillibrand It is still early for Young to gauge the overall effectiveness of the softwares im co p ource DRILLING ro i DRILLING TOOLS UNDERGROUND Brunner Lay ÒQuality FirstÓ since 1882 Your for Whether you are drilling thru a mountain or a mole hill weve got a durable dependable solution for you If you need tools for construction mining or demolition were the only name you need to know Call 800 872 6899 or visit BrunnerLay com 32 PIT QUARRY August 2017 pitandquarry com PHOTO COURTESY OF SCREEn maCHinE
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