LOAD & HAUL
INSIGHT: AN ENHANCED
QUARRY MANAGEMENT TOOL
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martTech Australia has hit the ground running in 2022 by delivering Trimble Insight, an enhanced operations productivity and efficiency tool destined to change the game in quarry management. SmartTech Australia has successfully provided its aggregate customers with a range of connecting Trimble solutions that are used to improve productivity, reduce waste and re-work, and enable decision-making through better awareness, data flow and collaboration. Off the back of being awarded the Top APAC LOADRITE Software Sales by Trimble, SmartTech Australia has solidified this recognition in 2022 by launching Trimble Insight (Insight) to the APAC region. Gone are the days of quarry managers and operators relying on tally sheets, spreadsheets or in-house systems to manage quarry operations. Insight brings new operational dashboards to the table that provide actionable insights to identify, respond to and solve issues, control inventory and increase productivity. Dan Barry, the general manager for SmartTech Australia, said quarry evolutions starts with the adoption of customisable solutions. “Quarries continue to evolve their
operations by adopting customisable solutions which provide a high level of dashboard information so they can benchmark and scorecard their operations,” Barry explained. “That’s why Trimble Insight will be pivotal. It will be about the data which guides a lot of quarrying businesses’ decisions.” Insight allows for real-time access which helps management make changes during the shift and see the immediate impact on production. It has the ability to display the target versus. actual production, delays, downtime and more, so informed decisions can be made. It draws data from Trimble LOADRITE excavator, loader, haul truck and conveyor belt scale sensors into centralised cloud storage. All operational data is visible in one place so management can track progress against targets and take action.
DASHBOARDS Real-time visibility of all your production metrics (load/haul, processing and
products) from an operation’s excavators, haul trucks, articulated dump trucks, conveyors, and loaders.
NOTIFICATIONS Proactive customisable alerts keep producers informed of lost productivity opportunities. By raising awareness that the operation has drifted outside the plan, corrective actions are easy and timely. ACTION REPLAY Using production data – eg payload, cycle times and speed – overlaid with location, an animated replay provides an objective view for alternative haul plans, incident safety reviews and operator training. SECURE ACCESSIBLE DATA Maintains data integrity from the machine, with validation and caching (in the event of communications downtime) to provide a single source of the truth. Data can be accessed on desktop or mobile devices across one or many operations. CLEAR REPORTING Insight provides a summary or transaction level historical data. Reports are customizable using the report builder, which allows management to focus on what’s important to the business.
Insight allows for real-time access which enables quarry managers to make changes during the shift and view the immediate impact on production.
API INTEGRATION Insight is ready to integrate with existing quarry business systems and processes.
A mobile plant summary using Trimble Insight on a cell phone.
TEST DRIVING INSIGHT SmartTech Australia will be exhibiting at Booth 42 at the 63rd IQA National Conference in Newcastle in March. Delegates will experience a live demonstration where SmartTech’s trained group of professionals will show producers how they can improve their quarry operations, focusing on fleet management, production KPIs, and individual assets - all driven by Trimble Insight. • To learn more about Insight, visit smarttechaustralia.com.au/insight-test-drive
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