OneThe operation
A captive iron ore mine of an integrated steel producer.
Excavators, tippers, loaders and support vehicles from several manufacturers.
Diesel issued from mobile bowsers. Cellular coverage drops on the lower benches.
The problem
Diesel issued at the bowser and diesel recorded against machines were reconciled from slips at month end. Any difference could not be traced to a machine or a shift, and machines on the lower benches went silent for parts of each shift.
How the work is phased
Parameters114 parameters agreed with operations, each with the machine class it applies to, its source and its reporting interval.
FitmentAn asset-by-asset matrix assigning telematics, CAN access, tank sensors and dispensing hardware to each machine.
Network4G at the rim and LoRaWAN gateways placed for the benches where 4G drops.
In detail
- Fuel sensing
- Capacitive tank sensors, calibrated tank by tank
- Dispensing
- RFID authorisation at the nozzle, volume from the flowmeter
- Engine data
- CAN bus where the manufacturer exposes it
- Coverage
- 4G with LoRaWAN for the lower benches
- Reporting
- Issue against burn, per machine and per shift
What changes on site
Today: Issue and burn reconciled monthly from slips
Issue and burn on one record, per machine and per shift
Today: Losses visible only as a total
Drains flagged against a machine during the shift
Today: Any machine could be fuelled
Fuel released only to tagged machines
Today: Lower benches drop out of reporting
LoRaWAN carries data where 4G does not reach