Log speed and take action
August 1st 2009 With forklift operational safety coming
under ever-increasing scrutiny, particularly
the consequences of speeding, RDS
Technology claims a high level of interest in
its Speed and Distance 200 vehicle monitor.
RDS says the instrument is a cost-effective
and versatile instrument for logging
occurrences of the vehicle travelling in
excess of site speed restrictions. Normally
powered through the vehicle ignition, and
therefore switched on at the same time as
the vehicle is, it works on an input signal
from a magnetic sensor on the nondriven
or transmission shaft.
For driver warning it has a visual
and an internal audible alarm to
alert the driver to speed when the
pre-set speed limit is exceeded. A
further external alarm is optional.
This gives forklift operators full
information on their vehicle speed
and allows them to operate safely within
site or warehouse speed restrictions.
The Speed and Distance 200 also
offers a log of overspeed occurrences
protected by a 4-digit PIN for the
identification by manager or foreman of
operators and forklifts at risk of breakdown
or accident.
This log is separated into different
overspeed bands dependent on how much
the speed limit is passed. Transmon says by
monitoring this type of activity, vehicle and
fuel efficiency can be increased and
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