Description
CDW is an authorized reseller for Cornerstone Industries and has assisted in development of many of their products.
Production Control Valves:
What is a Production Control Valve?
A production control valve is dredge automation that provides fresh water into the suction of the dredge in response to the system operating outside set parameters. The parameters are set to protect the system from the percent of solids in the pipeline from getting too high and plugging the line or overloading the equipment receiving the slurry. Along with system monitoring and plug protection options to the valve give the operator additional information to work with. The options are dredge depth, pump speed, cutterhead speed, system hydraulic pressure, cutterhead hydraulic pressure, booster pump monitoring and control, swing control, and data logging. Custom options are also available contact our sales team with questions about customizing your system.
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Automatic Swing:
Dredge automation that controls the speed at which the dredge swings by attempting to maintain cutterhead torque and swing winch line pull within set parameters.
Independent Booster Pump Control:
Dredge system automation that adjusts the speed of the booster pump to operate within set parameters. This keeps the booster pump operating at its most efficient speed according to the flow provided by the dredge. Independent Booster controls have no link to the dredge control and operate “independently”.
Linked Booster Pump Control:
Dredge system automation that adjusts the speed of the booster pump to operate within set parameters. This keeps the booster pump operating at its most efficient speed according to the flow provided by the dredge. Linked booster controls are “linked” to the dredge by radio. Adjustments and corrections in speed as well as start/stop and general booster engine and system monitoring can be changed by the dredge operator at the dredge control.
Spud automation:
Spud automation that is associated with automatic swing that speeds walking the spuds and prevents the operator from attempting to swing with both spuds down.
Operator logs and production logs:
With the use of a density meter it is possible to monitor and log actual production in real time. Databases can report on dredging depth, cutterhead speed, pump speed, cubic yards or meters dredged, or any other variable that can be quantified and monitored electronically. Management can compare different operators and their techniques to learn how to best mine their deposit.
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