Carlson DrillGrade

Description

Hole navigation system for mine drill rigs

Carlson DrillGrade™ guides the operator so he can drill parallel holes to the correct depth safely and efficiently.

Accurate drilling = better blasting
Better blasting = better fragmentation
Better fragmentation = lower downstream costs

Features & Benefits:

• Navigate and position from within the drill cab, without any marks on the surface
• Easily create a drill pattern in the machine to a terrain model, depth and height
• Load/change terrain models and localisations easily
• Visualise 3D surfaces in the field
• Retrofit to almost all makes and models of drill
• Supports most GNSS / GPS receivers and boasts the world’s largest GNSS library
• Get real-time system feedback with remote, wireless monitoring to link operators with the office
• Features both audio and visual alarms, set up for avoidance zones, to keep machines and operators within safe working boundaries
• Prevents encroachment of individual machines with proximity warnings
• Import/export .dwg, .dxf, .csv and IREDES hole data

Use Calrson DrillGrade in conjunction with Carlson’s Fleet Manager Office software to enhance fleet efficiency with as-built data that is recorded locally and shared between multiple rigs working the same design.