Machine control helps protect Singapore against rising sea levels

Case study

Author: Reka Vasszi

自20世纪初以来,全球海平面的平均速度一直升高。随着世界的温暖和冰盖融化,远离新加坡等融化冰盖的地区将看到海平面的上升大于全球平均水平。新加坡气象局(MSS)在其年度气候评估报告中说,如今该岛周围的海平面比1970年前的水平高14厘米。

新加坡当局不断需要应对这种存在的海平面上升的威胁,并考虑了一系列解决方案,包括开垦和建造海墙,以保护其人民,经济和基础设施免受上升的潮流。

Here comes into the picture Halex Construction Pte. Ltd., a marine civil engineering firm, providing innovative and cutting-edge solutions to customers in shore protection and civil engineering projects in Singapore.

这company was contracted for coastal land reclamation to create new land for further development and protect the shores of the main island against rising sea levels.


通过利用数字化获得竞争优势



在过去的几年中,Halex abil演示ity to complete some of the most challenging marine construction projects successfully. To maintain its role as a significant contractor in shore protection and civil engineering, Halex decided to invest in digital solutions to increase productivity, profits and utilise their workforce more efficiently.

“利用技术是最好的选择,使我们领先于竞争对手并使我们竞争激烈”said Hayden Ang, director at Halex Construction Pte. Ltd. Halex believes in upgrading the skills of its crew and deployinig the most advanced plant, equipment, technology and workflow procedures available in the industry in order to provide customers with the highest service standards.

When Halex was looking for applications that help to streamline work processes and increase accuracy and production levels, they decided to invest in Leica Geosystems’ advanced 3D machine control solution. Besides the convenience of choosing one complete solution that fits all heavy machines and environment, Halex wanted to work with a partner, not just investing in the technology.

“本地支持是选择此类技术的关键因素,”昂说。“我们整个机组人员是参与整个过程, giving ideas and feedback actively to the support team at Leica Geosystems. Above training our operators to use the technology, enabling us to do our own modifications for hardware protection and providing on-field support, we had insightful discussions with Leica Geosystems experts on how to improve our workflows. This is a true partnership.”

在当地的Leica Geosystems团队在机器上部署了高级3D机器控制技术并培训了Halex Crew之后,该公司能够简化其工作流程。通过介绍Leica machine control solutionwith dual GNSS, no more manual stakeout is required. Besides, now Halex can provide real-time visibility and as-built verification to their stakeholders.


采用完整的数字解决方案来最大化准确性



By partnering up with Leica Geosystems team in Singapore, Halex not just invested in the technology but a complete solution for excavators optimised for marine applications including hardware, sensors, software, training and continuous local support from industry and product experts.

Halex chose the iXE3 Dual GNSS solution, with the following main components:

该技术使该公司可以在RTK GPS的帮助下进行水下发掘,填充驳船和土地。IXE3机器控制解决方案启用了团队使用3D平台控制设计水平和现有高程with profile cross-section and plan view.

No more double workand even没有经验的操作员能够指导挖掘机andwork more efficiently,”昂说。“Due to the low tolerance on levels and stringent inspections using multibeam surveys in marine works, it is a challenge to dredge close to the design level. Hence,借助技术,随着机器效率的提高和坡度的实际分析,它有助于我们achieve materials cost savingsand减少了使用的时间to达到我们所需的坡度。而且,we rely less on manual supervision by experienced foremen,”explains the director.

Furthermore, when filling up the rock formation, operatorsnow can put the bucket right on the rockto check the current level不检查潮汐水平, thussaving time and increase safetyon the jobsite. In the past, the operators would require to check the tidal level regularly and compare with the markings on the excavator boom to get the estimated level.

“本手册检查得出该水平的手册既费力,又包含一定程度的不准确性。但是现在,我们可以第一次获得正确的水平,”says Ang.“It transforms our excavators into highly efficient underwater tools by easily improving our efficiency by 10-20% daily.”


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Halex invested in digitalisation to keep their competitive advantage by increasing the accuracy and proficiency of their dredging and backfilling works. But it was also a long term investment to keep up with the shift towards a more digital and smart construction era.

“哈莱克斯(Halex)相信分享良好的做法,以便整个行业可以共同改善。因此,我们很乐意推荐Leica Geosystems的机器控制解决方案。不仅我们的公司受益于数字化,而且总体上客户的时间表和盈利能力。”昂说。

采用数字解决方案有助于Halex成为​​行业的领导者,并为未来做好准备。

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