Case Studies

PAN PACIFIC CEMENT CASE STUDY printers mounted at cab height, eliminating any need for drivers to get out of their vehicles – ensuring both efficiency and safety for the drivers. The implementation for the Pan Pacific Cement terminal employed the following software and hardware solutions from Command Alkon: • Apex Ticketing – Provides an intuitive Windows™ user interface for data management and ticket printing at the site. • Auto ID – Interfaces with the core ticketing application to allow the use of RFID readers and remote user input devices to automate the ticketing process. • 3rd Party Controls Interface – Allows the Apex application to provide information such as Target Weights, Bin ID, etc. to the loadout control system and to monitor status conditions. • Remote Ticket Printing – Designed specifically for outdoor printing in conditions found in the bulk materials industry, houses an industrial printer for rapid delivery of tickets to the driver. • Scale Watcher – Integrated video capture provides a still image of truck license and side door view for every ticket generated. These images are stored with the ticket, eliminating the need for driver signatures. The Apex system stores all of the information required to load each vehicle, including configuration (single or double trailer), target weights for each trailer, maximum GVW, billing information, etc. When a truck pulls into a loadout lane, the driver presents the badge to the RFID terminal mounted at cab height. The driver will confirm his assignment on the terminal, or contact the loadout operator if his assignment information needs to change. Once confirmed, Apex will capture the tare weight and communicate the lane ID and target weights for this vehicle to the loadout PLC. The operator will lower the spouts and initiate the loading. The scale configuration allows the PLC to load a front and back trailer simultaneously with independent target weights. Once the loading is complete and the spouts have been raised, the PLC will set the appropriate status and the Apex application will capture the final gross weight and print a delivery ticket at the appropriate remote printer. At the time the ticket is printed, the Scale Watcher module will store the video capture from two cameras, with an overlay of key ticket data values, as a PDF image that is indexed by ticket number for easy retrieval in the Apex application. An additional image of the printed ticket is stored in the ECM (enterprise content management) system. The Result From beginning to end, including the cement loading time, the entire process is completed in as little as 3 minutes, far exceeding the industry average. The Pan Pacific Cement terminal is an excellent example of how the combined technology and industry experience of Command Alkon can be counted on to provide best of breed solutions for the construction materials industry. The customer was able to implement a state-of- the-art Apex bulk material ticketing application, including RFID and video capture integration, while continuing to utilize the Command Alkon billing and ECM systems already in use within their sister companies. Transforming your operations by replacing manual and complex tasks and processes with efficient, scalable, and reliable solutions. Learn more at commandalkon.com Copyright © Command Alkon Incorporated. All rights reserved. " This terminal will be an important link to meeting the needs of concrete producers in the Northern California market."

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