Executive Summary
Some areas of a mill cannot be worked with a manned machine because they might be holding molten iron. A remote controlled tear-out machine solves that problem: the operator runs the machine from a safe distance away from any molten iron, steel, or slag, the machine goes into the situation, conducts the operation, and gets out safely. The mill gets the job done without putting the operator in harm’s way.
Why Can’t You Send a Manned Machine Into Every Area of a Mill?
There are places in a mill where you have to send in front end loaders and other equipment, and they cannot do the job because the area might be holding iron. Putting an operator in a cab inside that kind of environment is not an option. The work still has to happen, which is the problem remote operation exists to solve.
How Does Remote Operation Keep the Operator Out of Harm’s Way?
With the remote system, the operator stays at a safe distance away from any kind of molten iron, steel, or slag while the machine does the work. He is never inside the danger zone, because he does not have to be in the cab for the machine to operate. The machine can be sent into whatever situation the job calls for, conduct the operation, and get out safely.
How Does a Remote System Build Confidence for the Operator and the Mill?
The remote system builds confidence on both sides. The operator knows he can stay a safe distance from the hot material, and the mill feels confident sending an operator out to do a job, knowing the machine can still operate as needed and get the job done while the operator himself stays out of harm’s way.
What Can a Remote Controlled Machine Do That a Manned Machine Cannot?
A remote controlled machine can go where a manned machine cannot: into an area that might be holding iron, or into whatever situation the job presents, conduct the operation, and come back out safely.
