MOBILE APPS
Introducing General
Kinematics BARRIER™
This year General
Kinematics (GK) says it is ending
the cycle of downtime with
BARRIER™ Advanced Vibratory
Equipment Monitoring. The newest
release from General Kinematics
provides three levels of equipment
tracking that can be customised to your
process, namely BARRIER™ APEX™.
VERTEX™ and NOMADX™. BARRIER™
Basic now comes as standard on all GK
equipment and lets the user be alerted the
moment an issue arises, with 24/7
equipment monitoring.
APEX™ is a “power-packed device which
It’s about more than just technology — it’s about
keeping the people who use the technology
central to the process – and this gets results.
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can fit in your pocket to travel with
your maintenance team and can
be placed on any of your vibratory
equipment to track vibrations and
more. Open the app right on your
smart device to sync APEX™ and
view your equipment’s real-time
data. Monitor vibration, stroke,
frequency, and more at the click of a
button.” Highlights include planning
maintenance from actual data; parts
replacement pre-failure is less expensive
and will save money; and the user can
send data easily to GK’s Field Service Team.
GK’s all-new VERTEX™ “takes monitoring
your vibratory equipment to a whole new
level. Capable of monitoring your equipment
24/7, VERTEX™ transmits this data to your
personal BARRIER™ Portal. With advanced
service options, GK will help you monitor and
troubleshoot these alerts.”
NOMADX™ represents the GK nomadic field
service team which “will assist you with
analysing your data, monitoring your equipment,
and implementing maintenance to keep your
equipment running smoothly around the clock.”
It means available experienced professionals to
analyse user data, help solve process or
production throughput issues, and better data
management.
Orica Pocket Blast Guide 2.0
Orica, the world’s largest manufacturer of
commercial explosives and innovative blasting
systems, was the first to release a global
multilingual mobile app dedicated to improving
blasting in 2011.
The Pocket Blast Guide Mobile App enables
users to access the latest product information
and perform complex blasting calculations and
conversions through their iPhone, iPod Touch,
iPad or Android device, even when offline or in
remote locations.
Orica Senior Manager, Technical Excellence,
Martin Adam told IM: “The Pocket Blast Guide
app delivers the latest information and tools to
improve blasting outcomes direct to the
fingertips of blasting experts all around the
world, anywhere, anytime. Our customers and
employees use the app to support the
execution of daily tasks on site, often when
they don’t have access to other forms of
information.”
Version 2 of the app, released in 2017
delivered a set of new features based on
customer feedback including improved design
and expanded functionality, and is designed to
save even more time on critical tasks. With
around 20,000 registered users globally, the free
app has been rated above 4 out of 5 stars on
both the iTunes and Google Play stores. IM