Flannery brings 3D collision avoidance to job sites

Having completed testing in 'real world' applications onsite with Tier one contractor Kier over a number of months, Flannery officially launched its site ready solution at its Operator Skills Hub in Birmingham, which is a joint venture with Balfour Beatty. 

At the event, Peter Haddock got to talk to Flannery Head of Business Strategy Chris Matthew about the 'game-changing' solution I first reported on when it was revealed at Conexpo. It allows users to create or import 3D avoidance zones above and below the surface area directly within the Leica Geosystems MC1 3D machine control software. 

Chris:" Having created avoidance zones and put the technology through its paces, it's clear that it will enhance our safe operation onsite and support our operator community. This will, in-turn, allow operators to concentrate on the work they are tasked with completing. 

"Because it's integrated into the MC1 tablet, which is already in the machine, we don't have to add another screen into the operator station. And as we already train our operators on how to use the Leica Geosystems machine control, they are already familiar with the system, so this is just an add-on that is already proving to be very popular. 

"The feedback that I've had from the operators is that they feel like they have an extra safeguard in the cab that enables them to see things they wouldn't have otherwise seen, like underground utilities. And this gives them the confidence to continue work, which is really important.

"And what's great about the launch today is that our customers have already started talking about how it can help to manage sites better and how avoidance zones can be changed as a project moves forward and other site equipment like welfare units are moved around."