Orlaco, the global supplier of camera-monitor vision solutions for mines has come up with a solution where its RadarEye camera technology can integrate with any monitor in the machine: “If workplace safety is an important issue for you, your fleet will no doubt be equipped with camera monitor systems. You can now make your machines even safer by integrating RadarEye on your monitor. This active detection system is now available for all existing Orlaco monitors and third-party monitors.”

“RadarEye prevents collisions by actively warning you about objects and people around the machine. You therefore know what is happening in the vicinity of your vehicle and can work even more safely, comfortably and efficiently.”

RadarEye provides additional safety for the greatest risk areas around vehicles, from trucks to mining machinery. For example, in the case of loaders, which constantly drive back and forth, there is a high risk of collisions around the machine due to the limited view from the cab. “With RadarEye, you can ensure that people or objects that are too close to the vehicle are detected in time. A clear audible signal will warn the operator, and the hazard area will be highlighted via an overlay on the monitor.”

Thanks to an SRD interface, RadarEye can be integrated with third-party monitors that have a PAL/NTSC video input. This means that RadarEye can now be used independently of the SRD monitor, and standard camera systems can easily be expanded with active radar detection. “Using the box, you can integrate radar alerts directly into the view on the existing monitor via visual overlays. Audible signals can also be used. Via the SRD interface box, you can now also connect the DVR One Channel recorder to RadarEye to record camera images. The system can be further expanded using master/slave cables and a switcher to add multiple sensors and cameras.”

Orlaco’s RadarEye camera systems are deployed widely in the global mining industry, such as at the Polyus Olimpiada gold mine in Russia, where the whole fleet is equipped with cameras, radar and monitors including the Cat 785C truck fleet as well as IZ-Kartex rope shovels, whose operators can now view the engine, cables, dipper and counterweight, all on their monitors. This gives them the control they need to remain flexible in all conditions and keep the constant flow of dump trucks driving up and down the mine filled up.

The fleetwide installation followed a successful pilot in 2016, after which all excavators, loaders, dump trucks, bulldozers, pipe layers, motor graders and other mining vehicles were equipped with the Orlaco system, totaling 1,500 cameras and 320 monitors. This was done by VIST Group, Orlaco’s Preferred Partner in Russia.

Orlaco states: “Since installing the systems, safety in the mine has increased. There have been fewer impacts, collisions and cases of damage, and loaders have not been involved in any incidents at all. This has helped reduce downtime for vehicles and therefore increase efficiency. Drivers say that they no longer have to twist to look behind them while reversing, resulting in fewer physical complaints. There has also been a drop in stress at work thanks to improved vision. This is part of the reason why PJSC Polyus is going to equip its vehicles in a second Siberian mine with Orlaco’s vision solutions for heavy duty vehicles. Loaders may also receive an additional camera to gain a view of the area beneath the bucket toward the front of the machine. With this, the Russian gold producer is once again demonstrating that it takes mine safety and the working comfort of its employees very seriously.”