What is machine control?

Machine control refers to systems that are installed on construction plant to sense and monitor the position of the bucket/blade or other equipment, this information is show directly to the plant operator in real-time. The information the operator sees allows him to complete work right first time. Machine control systems have been shown to give productivity benefits of up to 30% these benefits come from: Right first time task completion, no need to rework Reduction in the cost of staking out of job sites, Reduced transportation costs and material overage by only removing the right amount of material Improved operator performance Machine Control can be used in the following applications: Earthworks Road Construction Quarrying & Mining Dredging Ground Engineering 2D or 3D System? There are two basic types of machine control 2D and 3D. Prolec Solutions Prolec offer a number of proven machine control systems for a variety applications, the majority of applications are excavator based systems, although systems are available for: Drilling and Piling Dredging Prolec has devised a range of solutions to meet the wide variety of applications that exist within machine control. These solutions include Prolec’s AS8 encode based angle sensor range which are available in aluminium for long reach land based applications and marine grade stainless steel for underwater projects to ensure maximum precision and reliability.

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