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Round-the-clock activity monitoring for earthwork plants, heavy vehicles

The Yellow Activity Monitoring System, which Kinetic Electronic Designs manufactures, monitors work activities of earthworks plant and heavy vehicles.

The Yellow Activity Monitoring System, which Kinetic Electronic Designs manufactures, monitors work activities of earthworks plant and heavy vehicles.

29th August 2014

  

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Cape Town-based Kinetic Electronic Designs (KED) will be presenting its new and updated Yellow Activity Monitoring System (YAMS) – which monitors work activities of earthworks plant and heavy vehicles – at Electra Mining Africa 2014.

Keeping pace with the latest microelectromechanical systems technology, the new product line contains no moving mechanical parts, which ensures better reliability, measurement repeatability, consistency and longer battery life, says KED’s Wendy Spencer.

The system provides information about work, stop and start times, idling, unauthorised usage and scheduling of earthwork plants and heavy vehicles and is ideal for assisting with contract costing, billing of plant hire, monitoring of operators and work scheduling.

Spencer explains that an activity recorder is fitted in the cab of each plant to be monitored. These recorders require no input from the machine operator and perform round-the-clock monitoring of the plant activity. Periodically, a foreman or site manager will visit the recorders and download data from the activity monitor onto a portable data gatherer.  The collected information is transferred to a PC using a standard USB cable link.

“A wide variety of graphical displays and reports ensure that pertinent information is quickly available and easy to read. Simple data exporting tools ensure that remote sites can be effectively monitored from company head offices,” she states.

The programme offers scheduled predictive maintenance reports, fuel usage monitoring, flexible vehicle logbook record keeping and easy handling of distributed fleet locations.

Further system features that may be of benefit to companies include work code categorisation of activities and engine usage monitoring. The YAMS product line includes two activity recorder models – the standard VR272 unit and the VR272R – which allows work code categorisation into up to 12 groupings of activities. Both units offer tamper-proof round-the-clock activity monitoring with two-year battery life, large memory, run-time engine monitoring and one-minute data resolution.

Being battery operated, the simplest installations require no special cabling or mechanical experience. Engine operation monitoring requires basic electro-mechanical skills for a single cable connection to the alternator, existing hour meter or oil-pressure switch. The recorder uses readily available nine-volt batteries and it provides adequate warning of low battery status.

As the designer and manufacturer of the product, KED is ideally placed to offer immediate and pro-active support, Spencer says. “Whether it is help with setting up the system on a PC, trouble-shooting operational errors or helping the client benefit from the system’s full range of functions, KED’s staff are ready to assist. KED values customer feedback as it allows the products to be developed to meet user needs.”

The YAMS has been designed for ease of use in remote locations and under rugged and harsh environmental conditions. The system has over 15 years of in-field usage in a wide variety of fields including forestry, agriculture, road construction, infrastructure development projects and mining.

The products are used in both local and overseas operations, including in countries such as Sweden, the US, Germany, Malaysia, Suriname, Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and, of course, South Africa.

Spencer says the product range is well priced and structured to permit easy start-up and expansion. An entry-level starter kit will permit monitoring on a single item of plant and includes the data gatherer and PC software (company-wide licence).   Additional plant are added by purchasing additional activity recorders.

“The Yellow Activity Monitoring System is a unique product, and the company is proud to be an innovative, dynamic and motivated South African company. KED looks forward to providing increased support in activity monitoring in the mining sector on the African continent,” concludes Spencer.

Hall 7 Stand F31

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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