Caterpillar showcases how operators can see more, know more, do more with VisionLink™ as part of their daily operations in the quarry.
VisionLink™ offers high-level fleet and jobsite visibility to users, allowing them to keep track of operations and maximise efficiencies. VisionLink is a powerful suite of digital tools designed to deliver actionable insights for equipment, productivity and safety management.
The easy-to-use, cloud-based platform gathers, analyses and summarises machine telematics and jobsite data from equipment. By delivering actionable insights, the productivity features of VisionLink allow businesses to:
- improve site productivity
- improve fleet utilisation
- decrease idle time
- reduce fuel burn
- monitor jobsite and personnel safety
- visualise grade targets and designs
- improve operator skills
One construction business reaping the benefits of VisionLink is MDM Mining and Civil, a 100% Indigenous owned and operated business on a mission to rehabilitate the land and return it to its Traditional Custodians.
The Argyle diamond mine rehabilitation program
At the former Argyle diamond mine in East Kimberley, Australia, MDM Mining and Civil is undergoing a major rehabilitation program. The rehabilitation program is a comprehensive and detailed process that’s expected to take five years.
Mika McLennon is the Director of MDM Mining and Civil. As a Traditional Owner of the land himself, he ensures operations are environmentally safe and culturally respectful.
“Argyle’s actually my grandmother’s country,” Mika says. “I had a very strong connection with my grandmother, she’s passed now but I know she’d be proud that we’re all involved in healing country.”
Taking the load off
Mika would rather not waste time tracking and monitoring his 22 Cat® machines when VisionLink can do it for him.
“We’ve seen the competitors trying to use outdated methods, having the whiteboard up there and tracking all their utilisation, manning and resourcing.” Mika said that with the productivity management tools available within VisionLink, “we’ve got all our data and information at our fingertips. It doesn’t take a lot of man-hours to capture it or display that data back to the team, which then generates conversation about how to do it better. That’s our advantage.”
Making better decisions
Caterpillar Technology Application Specialist Chris Barrett says analysing jobsite data is important to help improve operations. “VisionLink summarises and interprets that data, and makes it easy for you to take action. This helps make your projects more productive, and your business more profitable”, Chris says.
Visibility from afar
With most of Mika’s operations occurring in remote parts of the East Kimberley, Australia, VisionLink acts as an extra set of eyes watching his machines and operators.
“We do have one project which is down towards Halls Creek, on the Tanami, that is 200kms away from Argyle,” Mika says. “We can tell if a person has their seatbelt on in a machine, so it’s a tool I would use to help train and monitor safety on the job as well.”
For more information, visit cat.com/productivity
