Pit & Quarry, October 2018
BIRDS EYE VIEW ON SAFETY Delta Companies embarked on a new safety initiative in 2015 and the relationship has proven to be a reliable resource in that journey We have certainly become very aware of the safety aspect the drone provides says Don Rosenbarger business development manager at Delta Companies Consider the scenario where an employee or a third party walks around a stockpile or even climbs the pile to get a reading With the danger of having someone tumble down the pile or get in the way of equipment moving around the site manually inspecting these stockpiles presents safety concerns With the use of a drone these safety concerns can be limited As Rosenbarger points out Drew Hoover project engineer at Delta Companies who flies the companys drone can work from a safe distance while getting more accurate readings on stockpiles WORKING WITH THE DRONE Working with the drone is pretty easy Hoover says but he still needed some training to get acclimated Hoover first trained with Kespry which covered safety and how to operate the drone In addition Hoover completed Part 107 training from the Federal Aviation Administration FAA which grants licenses to commercially fly a drone I went to some night classes and studied for the FAA test Hoover says I passed that and now I am a licensed commercial drone pilot Working with the drone has given Hoover a chance to see how drone equipment has evolved An older drone model Delta Companies utilized had a battery that did not last as long as the current model deployed Also the older model did not handle windy conditions very well The new one handles much higher wind and the battery lasts much longer he says Every once in a while a sensor can be off or it has a hard time getting a GPS signal but for the most part there are not many issues P Q RUGGED Its one thing to say your equipment is rugged its another to prove it day in and day out year after year Screen Machine products are built with USA made Grade 80 steel That matters when you are running tons of hard rock through the machine More uptime means more productivity Dont settle for anything less than Screen Machine durability so you can CRUSH EVERY JOB GE 4043TR Recirculating Impact Crusher CRUSH EVERY JOB TM AMERICAN MADE INNOVATION SINCE 1966 740 927 3464 800 837 3344 www screenmachine com pitandquarry com October 2018 PIT QUARRY 17
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