Mechanical Engineering Services - Scotland

Technology in MachinesJohn Turnbull

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Contents of Presentation

• Background

• Information to date

• Who is doing what?

• Some detail on John Deere’s Timberlink

• Future thoughts

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Background

•Hours used•Fuel used?

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Information to date?

• With the increase in computer involvement in the combustion process more and more engines have computers as an integral part of their design. Car manufacturers can be seen to be in the lead with standard computers for everything.

• Off road engines are generally less sophisticated and need to run on a lower and wider range of fuels.

• However with emissions becoming a greater and greater issue, computers are now standard in just about all construction and forestry machinery.

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Information to date?

• Car manufacturers• Machine manufacturers• Volvo• Komatsu• Ponsse• John Deere• Valmet• etc etc.

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Data transmittedusing mobile telephoneor satellite

The machines are equipped witha computer with integrated GPS-

receiver, modem and antenna

GPS is used to establish the

exact location of the machines

The informationis processed in a database

Users log in on their web pageand can effectively monitor themachines remotely and make

correct decisions

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Service Plan: define service plan and get advice when it is time for service or replacement of wear parts

Alarm: make sure the machines are used as they should (Advanced)

Error codes (with combination of Alarms and Matris): remote troubleshooting (Advanced) –

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Overview

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Fuel Consumption

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Average fuel Consumption Per Stem

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Stem processing time

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Log Processing

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Feeding Acceleration

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Feeding Speed

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Stem Grasping

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Summary

• Now have the ability to look far more closely at what we are doing.

• Now have the opportunity to improve what we are doing.

• Must make the commitment to look at, explore and develop this knowledge level to our best advantage.

• It is in the manufacturers’ interest to provide us with this information or provide a service.

• I believe in depth analyses will be common place in years to come.

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