2D机器控制用于砖生产

作者：Karina Lykke Lumholt
视频专家：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

Niels Opstrup has been forced to stay in Denmark during the corona epidemic. Niels, who has a background as an engineer and normally works in his own adventure company in Sao Paulo in Brazil, is currently working in the 150-year old, family-owned brick factory, Strøjer Tegl. Niels has agreed to work with the optimization and documentation of the company’s work processes and production, but he is not afraid of jumping on the dozer that distributes the clay for storage before it is used in the production of bricks.

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可以同时使用室内和室外

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.

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，我们需要将其混合在一起，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，粘土会预先混合。

The 2D solution is easy to use

- It’s easy to set up the system when we are creating a new layer, Niels explains.

- I start up by placing the laser that is used for controlling the machine. Then I enter the values for the height and slope. The solution stores the latest height, and I just add 10 centimeters. Inside the cabin, it’s easy: You catch the laser, sets the dozer in auto mode, and simply start driving, says Niels.

KasperDamsø最初被聘为顾问，以促进平稳的世代变化，但自2017年以来一直担任StrøjerTegl的首席执行官。卡斯珀（Kasper）和尼尔斯（Niels）在格陵兰岛的小天狼星狗雪橇巡逻队具有广阔而有趣的背景。卡斯珀（Kasper）担任国防部长的队长，教育领袖15年，并拥有心理学学位。卡斯珀甚至曾担任布兰妮·斯皮尔斯（Britney Spears）的保镖！

- 我们一直提供高质量的砖块，但是由于机器控制，我们现在拥有有关粘土不同层的位置的宝贵数据，这使我们能够减少质量控制中的废物。

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.