Nutrien Ltd., Saskatoon, announced on June 1 that it is the first company in the fertilizer industry to implement the Cat® Command for Dozing remote-control system. Nutrien said it will be using the technology at its Aurora, N.C., phosphate facility to create a safer working environment and improve reliability. This technology allows workers to operate bulldozers safely from a few thousand feet away in an indoor control station, thereby physically removing them from potential risks.
Nutrien’s Aurora facility is the largest mining site to implement this non-line of sight remote-control system for D8 bulldozers.
In addition to keeping operators safe by getting them out of the dozers’ cabs, the system includes sophisticated software that monitors the grade of the terrain ahead and identifies avoidance zones. It also offers improved visibility with cameras that provide a 180-degree front, back, and bird’s-eye view of the ground-level conditions, along with lighting that reveals a greater field of vision for improved day and nighttime operation.