PrecyseTech Expands Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Engagement with CSC for Global Mining Company Implementation

PrecyseTech, a leading pioneer of wireless Remote Entity Awareness and Control (REAC) systems for managing high-value physical assets and personnel, announced today the expansion of a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) project for one of the world’s largest mining companies at a state-of-the-art open pit iron ore mine in Australia. Partnering with CSC (NYSE: CSC), PrecyseTech expands the solution’s capabilities within the mine’s 40 square mile area (100 square kilometer) and doubles the mine’s identification, location, remote monitoring and wireless control of mobile lighting towers, mobile communications trailers, generators and high-value physical assets including cranes, welding units, and critical instruments. Empowered with these remote management capabilities, the mining customer continues to reduce operating and maintenance costs while enhancing capabilities to support the mining operations.

“Phase two of the project broadens our ability to automatically track and manage mobile high-value assets in the mine, reducing operating and maintenance costs while enhancing capabilities to support the mining operations,” said Babak Aghevli, vice president of PrecyseTech global professional services. “By combining control panel machine interfaces, on-board sensing capabilities, and long-range and robust wireless communications to track and monitor equipment in the large-scale mine, the PrecyseTech solution streamlines processes to meet the changing demands of the mine.”

The PrecyseTech solution, using patented technologies combining assisted GPS (A-GPS) and radio frequency (RF) communications in a single Smart Agent, provides REAC capabilities resulting in real-time visibility and seamless transition between indoor and outdoor areas. Additionally, the solution empowers enterprises to increase operational efficiencies through improved asset utilization by maintaining remote connections to assets and automatically reacting to the physical, environmental and technical status of their critical physical assets.

Since deploying the system in August 2014 and confirming the operational efficiency, labor and fuel saving benefits, the mine’s management team took the decision to extend the system to control and track additional equipment including diesel generators. As John Pointer, Senior Consultant at CSC says, “In April 2015 the CSC team returns to site to expand upon the success of phase 1. Phase 2 extends the coverage and the functionality of the system. It is very satisfying to deliver a project that has made such an impact to so many areas of the business.”

Leading system integration and implementation responsibilities, CSC harnessed the capabilities of PrecyseTech, mobile lighting towers manufacturer Brightforce, and engine control systems manufacturer Connect Source to deliver a total solution to one of the world’s largest mining companies. As the mine requires around the clock operations, the ability to remotely manage mobile assets reduces the need for in-person physical interaction. PrecyseTech’s Vehicle Agents, a type of Smart Agent, employ a CAN bus protocol to remotely monitor, manage and interact with mobile assets.

Phase one of the project focused on mobile lighting towers and phase two of the project extends the coverage area and the use of CAN bus protocol to mobile generators which allows the customer to remotely monitor engine runtime hours. This reduces the need for in-person physical interaction with the equipment and enables immediate responsiveness to the mine’s generator needs. In addition, the ability to quickly identify and locate these assets will save the mine time and money.

PrecyseTech, in conjunction with CSC OmniLocation® Industrial Site Management, reduces fuel costs and improves operational efficiencies at this site. PrecyseTech and CSC will showcase the solution at RFID Live in booth #436.

About PrecyseTech

PrecyseTech is a leading pioneer of wireless Remote Entity Awareness and Control (REAC) systems for remotely managing high-value physical assets and personnel. PrecyseTech's solutions empower enterprises to maintain knowledge of and automatically react to the physical, environmental and technical status of their critical physical assets including people, vehicles, equipment, instruments and inventory in real-time, improving visibility and decision making among operations, safety (SSHE, HES, etc.), IT and management. The PrecyseTech Solution, using patented technologies incorporating assisted GPS (A-GPS) and active radio frequency identification (Active RFID) communications into a single “Smart Agent”, provides real-time REAC capabilities for Fortune 500 organizations. PrecyseTech serves the following industries – oil and gas, mining, chemical, energy, terminal operations at airports and shipyards, and yard management at vehicle distribution facilities. Additionally, PrecyseTech services industrial manufacturing and other hazardous and non-hazardous heavy industries. For more information visit www.precysetech.com.