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FLEET MANAGEMENT_proof 26/04/2016 16:36 Page 4 FLEET MANAGEMENT about 1,000 litres for the Caterpillar 797s, more than enough to perform several haul cycles. Even with these restrictions, though, the producer has extended the time between fueling session s to 16 hours. Every three runs for fuel, they have gained an additional free fueling session. At a refueling rate of every 16.5 hours, trucks spend approximately 221 hours a year fueling. The oil sands producer provided an average of 25 minutes per fueling session. Previously, the site’s Caterpillar fleet spent approximately 279 hours a year fueling – a total time savings per truck of 58 hours, almost 2.5 days of production per truck per year. The Komatsu 930E trucks gained even more uptime – an estimated increase of 164 hours per year, or almost a week per truck. The results from the trial of Wenco Fuel Dispatch at the oil sands producer prompted managers to purchase a full licence for the system within three days of configuration. Since then, Wenco says that the site has continued to use the system to great effect, producing a quantifiable return on investment by gaining over three additional net operating hours per fueling session. Modular continuous enhancement Modular Mining Systems says that continuous evaluation of, and enhancements to, the products in Modular’s IntelliMine® Mine Management platform – the DISPATCH®, MineCare®, ProVision®, and MineAlert® solutions – as well as the MasterLink Wireless Network solution, have led to the company having deployments at more than 250 sites, including 18 of the 20 largest mines in the world. DISPATCH Fleet Management system (FMS) customers have reported productivity improvements ranging from 5-34%, with an average improvement of 11%, for more than 35 years. Modular recently expanded its flagship FMS to include the Active Tire Management system (ATMS), giving mines the ability to actively manage tyre temperature and pressure in real time, thus reducing equipment downtime due to tyre maintenance issues. The FMS interfaces with OEM tyre monitoring applications, such as the Michelin Earthmover Maintenance System. The DISPATCH system’s optimisation algorithm incorporates the corresponding tyre control actions into its real-time decision-making logic to prevent premature tyre failure. Tyre expenses represent one of the top three expenditures in most mining operations, with unplanned tyre maintenance accounting for an average of 10% of all maintenance time. The ATMS recently demonstrated a marked reduction in the number of tyre-related events at a leading iron ore mine in Brazil. The results were measured using the number of tyre-related events received over a four week period. During this timeframe, an average of 48% fewer tyre-related events occurred per shift as compared to comparable events observed before ATMS activation. The new DISPATCH Underground Fleet Management system is designed to address the unique challenges of the underground mining environment (see underground section for case study). The latest evolution of the DISPATCH Underground FMS, released in Q2 of 2015, gives mines a higher degree of visibility into development and production activities taking place below the surface. Some of the many new features and system enhancements include sdvanced development process management; comprehensive active task management; expanded workflow automation; and updated desktop- and mobile application user interfaces; as well as increased flexibility, configurability and adaptability; and heightened data capture capabilities. The MineAlert® Collision Awareness System (CAS) monitors and notifies operators of potential vehicle-to-vehicle collisions based on • • • • On-site Field Services Project Management Global Distribution Custom Manufacturing 1-877-643-8823 The latest version of Modular’s maintenance management product, MineCare 3, represents the company’s initial foray into the cloud-based, Software as a Service (SaaS) arena intelligent path-prediction algorithms, helping to increase operator awareness and reduce equipment damage. The system addresses more than 100 of the most common vehicle collision scenarios, including forward path, take-off, speed limit violations, overtaking, and intersections through the use of a redundant, multi-layered sensing approach that utilises ranging sensors and GPS receivers. These technologies work together to determine a vehicle’s collision risk based on the travel speed, • • • • TMI® 370 Flare Flange TMI® Retain Ring Flange PYPLOK® Fittings Pipe, Clamps & Hoses www.tube-mac.com MAY 2016 | International Mining 31