Capital Equipment News August 2016

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS

AUGUST 2016

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

aving secured the foremost market

position with its Pedestrian Detection

System (PDS), Booyco Electronics

has launched its fully integrated Asset Pro-

tection System (APS) for surface equipment.

Anton Lourens, managing director of Booy-

co Electronics, says that the APS represents

latest generation technology and facilitates

effective communication between surface

vehicles.

“Visitors to the Booyco Electronics stand at

Electra Mining Africa 2016 will be able to ex-

perience first-hand how we have leveraged

this electronic technology to enhance vehicle

and operator safety in surface mining opera-

tions,” Lourens says.

He explains that as a leading supplier of reli-

able innovative mine safety related products,

Booyco Electronics combines its in-depth un-

derstanding of conditions in both underground

and surface mining operations with best prac-

tice engineering and manufacturing expertise

to produce a line-up of technologically profi-

cient solutions.

“The APS was developed, in addition to our

underground VLF system, and it has been

optimised for both the detection of pedestri-

an movement and more accurate detection

of fast moving machinery in relation to each

other,” he says.

The Booyco Electronics APS transfers infor-

mation between users via the company’s

Human Machine Interface and because it is

able to process large amounts of data rapidly

it meets the critical requirement for vehicle to

vehicle proximity detection.

When pedestrians or other vehicles are de-

tected, the PDS and APS deliver specific appli-

cation appropriate alerts which could include

an initial warning, controlled slow-down zone

of the vehicle and a stopping zone. Technology

use allows the system to create narrow band

zones in close proximity to the side of the

vehicle and determine zone shaping to meet

specific operational requirements.

The PDS and APS incorporate full self-diag-

nostics, which are visual and voice display

activated in the case of a warning or system

failure. In addition, the systems are supplied

with testing equipment for both the surface

and underground areas to ensure maximum

functionality.

Also on display on the stand will be the Booy-

co Electronics Biometric Control System. This

innovative system, developed specifically for

the operating environment in the mining sec-

tor, uses fingerprints to facilitate access to

restricted areas and to validate licensed ma-

chine operators.

Use is made of personalised smart cards on

which an individual’s fingerprints and other

relevant data such as licensed capabilities

and expiry dates are stored. This provides

the ideal solution, allowing controlled access

to moveable items such as earthmoving and

mining equipment, blasting boxes and carts,

as well as conveyor starter panels.

Booyco Electronics has established itself as

a provider of reliable sensors capable of pro-

viding accurate information and optimising

safety, both on surface and underground. The

locally manufactured products are engineered

to withstand the harsh conditions in a mining

or petrochemical environment.

The ESI Smart Sensor for fixed locations and

the handheld Sentient Sensor will be on dis-

play at Electra Mining Africa 2016.

Another feature is its ‘drop protection’ capa-

bility that automatically switches the device

off should it be dropped. The Sentient, which

measures relative humidity as a standard of-

fering, is IP68 rated and available with Fire

Patrol capabilities. The Fire Patrol Sentient

unit has a bright red seal and is inserted into

outstations located in specific areas under-

ground or on surface. The device then records

date, time, gas and humidity measurements

at that specific location.

LEADING ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

for safer mines

Quality control ensures that all Booyco Electronics PDS and APS products provide reliable information to facilitate

safety interventions.

Booyco Electronics has leveraged its electronic

technology to enhance vehicle and operator safety.

The Booyco Electronics PDS and APS transfer information

via the Human Machine Interface.