Metso’sintelligent crushing and screening offering is expanding with a new softwareapplication called Metso Remote IC. The new Metso Remote IC is used for remote controland monitoring of the crushing and screening process, and it connectswirelessly all the Lokotrack® crushers and screens at the site.

With the MetsoRemote IC app, the operator can view all the Lokotrack train machines and theirmain process parameters using a single dashboard. The feeder and crushersettings can be adjusted safely from the excavator cabin, and the overallvisibility of the process allows the operator to adjust the feeding for anoptimal production level.

In problemsituations, the Remote IC automatically stops the feeder, thus preventingoverloading. It also instantly alerts and provides a reason for the stoppage,making it quicker and easier to get back to operation. With a lower overflowrisk, the process can be run closer to maximum capacity.

“One of the keyfeatures of the Remote IC is that there is no need for the operator to exit theexcavator cabin to adjust the crushers or to stop the feeder in an overflowsituation,” explains Toni Peltomäki, Director, Automation, at Metso’s Aggregatesbusiness area. “The ability to control and monitor the crushing and screeningprocess from a single application has a significant impact on safety and,eventually, process productivity, since unnecessary process stops can beavoided.” 

The Remote ICapp can be operated by one person and viewed by many. Everyone at the site canview the main process parameters and alarms. For example, the wheel loaderdriver can acknowledge the alarm and fix the problem.

“Remote IC notonly increases the productivity and safety of the plant but it can alsopositively impact the employees’ experience and help attract new skilledworkforce,” says Renaud Lapointe, Senior Vice President at Metso’sAggregates business area.  

The Metso RemoteIC app can be used on Android tablet or mobile phone. It is available for allnew Lokotrack models and can also be installed as a retrofit to all models thathave the latest Metso Metrics installed. Metso Metrics is a cloud-based servicefor real-time performance information, maintenance planning, and fleetmanagement that works as a remote monitoring tool off-site.