2D machine control used for brick production

Author:Karina Lykke Lumholt
Video specialist:Pamela Almeida

Leica Geosystems的2D机器控制是StrøjerTegl的正确解决方案，因为需要存储粘土室内和室外

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。

作为生产设施和工作过程的大量投资的一部分，StrøjerTegl现在使用了配备了Leica GeoSystems的2D机器控制解决方案的Caterpillar推土机。

2D can be used both indoor and outdoor

Every day, about 25 trucks arrive at the factory bringing clay from local clay pits. The red clay used for red bricks can be stored outside, but the blue clay used for yellow bricks must be stored under a roof. The clay is stored for two weeks before it is used in brick production. Compared to 3D machine control solutions that need a clear view of the satellites, 2D machine control used together with a rotating laser and laser receivers placed on masts on the machine, can be used both indoor and outdoor.

2D解决方案易于使用，并且仅显示两个维度：高度和斜率，这正是这种特定用例所需的，在该情况下，将粘土放在斜坡上，斜率为3％。放置蓝色粘土的室内，其空间较小，并且将粘土放在坡度为12％的堆中。

- We receive clay that has a very mixed composition. You can roughly divide it into fat and lean clay, and we need to mix it in an exact blend to obtain the correct quality of our bricks. We spread the clay out in horizontal layers of 10 cm. when we need it for production, we dig down vertically to receive the right blend. In this way, the clay gets pre-mixed before we perform the final mix in the production, Niels explains.

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，我输入高度和斜率的值。该解决方案存储最新的高度，我只添加10厘米。尼尔斯说，在机舱内，这很容易：尼尔斯说，您抓住激光，将推土机设置为自动模式，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!

- We have always delivered high-quality bricks, but 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.

如今，StrøjerTegl是一家非常令人印象深刻的公司，并配备了大量的老式汽车。StrøjerTegl每年生产约60吨砖块，是一家现代而成功的公司，是丹麦剩下的最后一家砖厂之一。