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Cat Terrain for Grading

Terrain

Grading is a vital but less visible function that provides essential support for loading and hauling operations. Cat® MineStar™ Terrain for grading helps make dozer and motor grader operations safer and more efficient, which can make a significant difference to a mine site’s bottom line. Terrain for grading helps operators get to the specified grade more quickly without surveying, guesswork or rework.

Application

Surface Mining

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Key Features

Machine and Production Tracking

Real-Time Feedback

Shows operators visual job progress feedback to reduce rework.

Enables instant reassignment of operators, saving time and reducing miscommunication.

Provides mine supervisors in the field a mobile application that lets them access progress updates from nearby machines, see the location of all Terrain-equipped machines, assign tasks and validate design plans.

Communicates updates made on the mobile app to machine operators in real time, helping to keep everyone informed and on schedule, even when changes are required.

Automated Blade Control

Operator Performance

Reduced Costs

Improves grading efficiency up to 50%, with in-cab grade plans and real-time productivity and volume feedback that allows operators to see what’s been done, what’s left to do and when they’re working as efficiently as possible.

Saves equipment wear and tear thanks to smooth roads and benches.

Provides color-coded cut and fill maps that deliver real-time feedback on progress toward the final grade, resulting in more accurate construction of bench slopes, roads and ramps.

Helps maintain accurate grades and eliminate high and low spots, which reduces wear and tear on truck frames, suspension and tires, saving money in maintenance costs and extending the life of equipment.

Reduces field survey time by 90% by putting the design plan in the cab and eliminating the need for costly surveying and staking while helping operators hit the planned grade more quickly and accurately.

Safety

Has been shown to reduce lost-time accidents by up to 60%.

Keeps machines out of restricted areas and away from hazards such as difficult terrain or fixed assets like buildings and power lines that pose a collision risk to large mining equipment.

Eliminates the need for surveying and staking, which reduces the number of people needed to take the risks involved with working on foot near heavy equipment.

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