Pit & Quarry, November 2009

system is integrated with VIMS and other on board computers enabling it to switch into camera only mode when the machine travels beyond 66 ft Using a combination of short range radars medium range radars and four cameras the system monitors and shows the operator the areas immediately around the truck The radar information is processed by a new on board touch screen display which alerts the operator with a visual indication followed by an audible alarm if the truck is put into gear The cameras enable the operator to identify what the radars detect Unlike basic camera systems the Cat Integrated Object Detection System provides the operator with multiple types of warnings both audible and visual Three different levels of alarms indicate the proximity of an object or the urgency of taking action to avoid an object The system is wholly contained on the machine and does not require any off board infrastructure The system is scalable allowing miners to start with just the four cameras and add radars later And the touch screen interface is easy to learn says the company which minimizes training time The system works automatically Turning on the machine provides power to the system When the machine stops the system goes to active mode and it goes into camera only mode after the machine travels beyond the coverage area 66 ft Once the machine is again at a complete stop the radar system reactivates Radar detects both moving and still objects and camera views are available at all times Additionally any critical zone warning that has not been acknowledged will trigger an audible alarm When the audible alarm is active the camera view will switch automatically to the zone that has a detected object In the event of multiple objects the camera view will toggle between camera views in zones with objects It will be available for many current models of large mining trucks in 2010 and is expected to eventually make its way to quarry size haulers www cat com miningtechnology H A U L T R U C K R O U N D U P MANGANESE CRUSHER SPARES Since 1947 FSF has been providing manganese crusher parts for the mining quarry and aggregate industries compiling an extensive selection of wear parts for the end user All parts are cast in Hadfi eld manganese with a 2 chromium addition a process proven to provide some of the best wear profi les to date dollar for dollar FSF continues to research various ranges of manganese content and altered heat treating combinations to better serve our customers needs CONE CRUSHERS Allis Chalmers Svedala Clemro JLB Cedar Rapids El Jay JCI Kue Ken Minyu CEC Parker Pioneer Pegson Nordberg Telsmith Traylor CONE JAW SUPPLEMENTS Epoxy Counterweights Torch Rings Heel Key Plates Wedges Toggle plates Cheek plates ASPHALT PUGMILL WEARABLES Barber Greene Blaw Knox Cedar Rapids Eagle Koehring Madsen Parker Pioneer Standard Steel Hetherington Burner REPLACEMENT ROLL SHELLS Cedar Rapids Pioneer JAW CRUSHERS Allis Chalmers Svedala Armadillo Austin Western Sawyer Massey Baxter Birdsboro Buchanan Bollden Allis Cedar Rapids Clemro Denver Diamond Dominion Eagle Elrus Extec Jaques Kemco Kobelco Komatsu Kue Ken Lippmann Minyu Nordberg Parker Pegson Pioneer Sandy Stedman Telsmith Traylor Universal Wheeling CUSTOM CASTINGS Valves fi ttings Industrial petrochemical earth moving Stainless steel alloy pump impeller parts Gear racking Miscellaneous shrouding C clamps wedges Dredge chain Custom stainless steel HEAD OFFICE 9390 114th Avenue S E Calgary Alberta T3S 0A4 Canada Phone 403 255 0125 Fax 403 252 8994 Toll Free 1 888 783 3544 e mail fsf@ foothillssteel ca Website www foothillssteel ca EDMONTON BRANCH OFFICE 100 17838 106 Avenue Edmonton Alberta T5S 1V4 Canada Phone 780 447 3552 Fax 780 447 2677 AUSTRALIA BRANCH OFFICE Phone 1300 556 442 Website www foothillssteel com au 18 PIT QUARRY November 2009 www pitandquarry com