2D machine control used for brick production

Author:Karina Lykke Lumholt
Video specialist:Pamela Almeida

2D machine control from Leica Geosystems is the right solution for Strøjer Tegl’s because of the need for storage of clay both indoor and outdoor

在电晕流行期间，Niels Opstrup被迫留在丹麦。尼尔斯（Niels）拥有工程师的背景，通常在他在巴西圣保罗（Sao Paulo）的冒险公司工作，目前在150岁的家族拥有的砖工厂（StrøjerTegl）工作。尼尔斯（Niels）已同意处理公司的工作流程和生产的优化和文档，但他不怕跳上在将粘土分发存储之前的推土机上，然后将其用于砖的生产。

As part of a substantial investment in the production facilities and the work processes, Strøjer Tegl is now using a Caterpillar dozer equipped with a 2D machine control solution from Leica Geosystems。

2D can be used both indoor and outdoor

每天，大约25辆卡车到达工厂，从当地的粘土坑带来粘土。用于红砖的红色粘土可以在外面存放，但是用于黄砖的蓝色粘土必须存放在屋顶下。粘土在砖生产中使用之前要储存两个星期。与需要清晰的卫星视图的3D机控制解决方案相比，2D机器控制与旋转激光和激光接收器一起使用，可以在机器上的桅杆上使用，同时可以使用室内和室外。

The 2D solution is simple to use and shows only two dimensions: Height and slope, and this is exactly what is needed for this particular use case, where the clay is placed in a pile with a slope of three percent. Indoor, where the blue clay is placed, has less space and the clay is placed in a pile with a 12 percent slope.

- 我们收到的粘土具有非常混杂的成分。您可以将其大致分为脂肪和瘦粘土，我们需要将其完全混合以获得我们的砖块的正确质量。我们将粘土散布在10厘米的水平层中。当我们需要生产时，我们会垂直挖掘以接收正确的混合物。尼尔斯解释说，这样，在我们执行生产中的最终混合物之前，粘土会被预混合。

2D解决方案易于使用

- 尼尔斯解释说，当我们创建新层时，很容易设置系统。

- 我首先放置用于控制机器的激光器。然后，我输入高度和坡度的值。该解决方案存储了最新的高度，我只添加10厘米。尼尔斯说，在机舱内，这很容易：尼尔斯说，您可以捕获激光，将推土机设置在自动模式下，然后开始驾驶。

Kasper Damsø was initially hired as a consultant to facilitate a smooth generational change but has since 2017, worked as CEO for Strøjer Tegl. Kasper and Niels share a broad and interesting background from the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol in Greenland. Kasper has worked 15 years as a captain, educational leader in the Minister of Defense, and holds an MBA in psychology. Kasper has even worked as a bodyguard for Britney Spears!

——我们一直交付高质量的砖块,布鲁里溃疡t thanks to machine control, we now have valuable data about the location of the different layers of clay, which allows us to reduce the waste in our quality control, Kasper explains.

Strøjer Tegl is today a very impressive company built with its bricks and with a large collection of vintage cars. Strøjer Tegl produces approximately 60 tonnes of bricks every year and is a modern and successful company as one of the last brick factories left in Denmark.