Operations managers may need to measure the volume of a wood chip pile or determine the length of logs prior to processing. Avoiding a collision with heavy equipment and monitoring levels on conveyor belts or inside storage bins are also on the minds of mill operators. Even though there are needs that are so drastically different from each other, Laser Technology has a solution.
For stockpile volumes of a chip pile or log deck, you could pay for flyovers, but it can be expensive and the service is most likely not going to be available all year-round. You could have one of your crew members stand along the pile with a prism pole while you operate a total station, but that can be time consuming and sometimes dangerous.
Using our laser rangefinder with a built-in compass and our MapSmart software + Volumetrics, this process can be very quick, safe and even painless. More and more mining companies are turning to this alternative technology because banks are starting to demand more accurate inventory assessments on a monthly basis.
Universal Laser Sensor
Another department may need to focus on the manufacturing end that requires measurements in a whole different way. This is where our Universal Laser Sensor (ULS) comes into play. Considering all the variables in material characteristics, environmental conditions and physical space confinements in industrial processing, the ULS is easily configurable to optimize its performance to a variety of targets. From proximity measurements to bin levels, LTI's industrial-based laser sensor can do the job.