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Komatsu has developed a control system for harvester heads being used with simple excavators.
The MaxiXplorer Head control system has many advanced functions, but is simple to use and easy to install. It is a combined software and hardware kit that consists of a system computer, a PC, a display, joysticks, and all fixtures and fittings. The interface is Windows based, which makes it familiar to many operators and support personnel.
The MaxiXplorer Head is able to control pressures and flows of the hydraulic systems used on different carriers. Settings can easily be navigated and changed on the wireless ergonomic keyboard. Processing is controlled using a choice of two different types of ergonomic joysticks. All the important functions normally found in the control systems of Komatsu’s wheeled forest machine are included. These include the anti-slip system, optimised cross-cutting, and a database management system for production data, tree size data and operation reports. Optimised cross-cutting can be carried out using a simple tool which allows log price lists to be created. The system accepts an unlimited number of assortments, as well as length and diameter classes.
Provision is also made for multi-tree accumulation, switches between the top and bottom saws, automatic tilting after the last log is cut, registration of felled trees that were not processed, highlighting trees that were felled for use as biofuel, manually selecting the length for cuts, and hydraulic pressure and temperature monitoring.
Source: www.komatsuforest.com