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Digitally monitor crushing and screening with Powerscreen Pulse

Posted on 7 Jun 2016

Technology is driving improvements in all aspects of our lives. With Powerscreen® Pulse™, the company says it is continuing this revolution by bringing customers new digital tools to help them improve their crushing and screening operations. “Powerscreen Pulse will transform the way you work with your Powerscreen machines.” The technology will be on display at the Hillhead show near Buxton, UK, from 28-30 June.

David Gunn, Commercial Service Manager at John Gunn and Sons Ltd, said: “Powerscreen Pulse is extremely user friendly, easy to access and a very valuable management tool for the quarrying industry. With the Pulse system I can monitor the location of machines and check the hours on the machines. The system also always me to see live information and monitor urea levels, CSS, tramps, feeder starts, fault codes and any warnings.”

“No matter where you are in the world, Pulse lets you stay on top of production by giving you accurate up to date information direct to your PC, tablet or smartphone. We’ve taken a lot of time to get the system to perform exactly as customers want; so that this robust platform will generate massive cost and time savings for equipment owners and operators alike” according to Powerscreen Product Line Director, Colin Clements.

Powerscreen Pulse allows the customer to:

  • View accurate information on production tonnages, fuel usage and fuel costs per tonne
  • Receive alerts for alarms, for rapid response to production issues
  • Check at a glance the status and key information of all machines in the fleet
  • Identify cost savings using in depth stats and analytics
  • Optimise fleet planning based on idle/working time information
  • Track engine hours to plan servicing to minimise downtime
  • Monitor wear rates to anticipate replacement parts
  • Track machine locations anywhere in the world
  • Receive alerts when the machine is operated outside of set hours or locations