gThe system, which works alongside our MSHA-approved UltraComm leaky feeder communication system, utilises wireless readers and high-power RFID tag units to provide personnel and/or asset location information on the surface of an underground mine or other facility,h the company said, noting that the design allows for both voice communication and tracking using a single cable.
The system features a triple reader to simultaneously monitor three zones, providing the continuous coverage required by MSHA. Additionally, the devicefs capture software provides for secure tag-to-server communications, so detailed history logs and mine map overviews of worker locations are easily secured.
The MineAx system has already had 25 successful installations at coal mines in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, thanks to Tunnel Radiofs partnership with HSC Industrial and that firmfs distribution network. HSC president Tom Hughes said the systems were all receiving very positive feedback.
The MineAx Wireless RFID system, developed to perform on an existing leaky feeder network, provides personnel and asset location from underground or from an associated mine facility. MineAxfs wireless reader/radio unit collects RFID information as a tag passes and stores the data, allowing it to be gathered on demand.
The systemfs reader range is at least 100 to 150 feet in each direction, or 200-300ft of coverage per reader. The reader units can be located wirelessly up to 200ft from the radio network.
Tunnel Radio is headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon, and has regional dealerships in Alaska, Utah, West Virginia and Australia.
