Product training for engcon Australia in Sweden for the new Microprop system, DC2.

Publish date: 1/31/2012 4:38 fm
On January 1, the safety requirements for control systems were made stricter through the standard SS-EN ISO 13849-1. This machine security standard is now harmonized with the machine directive. The standard has been updated to also include more complex processes, placing stringent requirements on all sections of a control system: inputs, outlets, hydraulics, electronics, software and documentation.
"For us at engcon, these stricter requirements mean that we have developed an entirely new generation of control systems," says Roberth Jonsson.

To fully understand and promote the new system, engcon Australia personnel, Daniel Sjodin and Caroline Sigge took a two days course in a very cold Sweden before heading back to Australia.

The Microprop DC2 - with its entirely new safety levels, it is significantly different from the traditional control systems that have been on the market for some time. Some obvious improvements are the new hydraulic solution and the increased safety for the controls. The hydraulic system has been expanded with extra valves and pressure monitors to meet the standard's requirements, in order that hydraulic faults can be discovered and dangerous situations are averted. The controls have similar monitoring requirements. In the Microprop DC2, both the thumb wheels and buttons are monitored with additional signals, something which is not standard in traditional control systems.
Calibration of the engcon Tiltrotator and Microprop DC2 system for rotation and tilt on a Doosan DX140LC

Operating Pleasure
The new Microprop DC2 system will not just handle the tiltrotator, but also track control, wheel steering and boom control, and this makes the machine easy to operate. There are joysticks with up to six thumb wheels to choose from but you do not need to change your joystick, there are add-ons to suit most original joysticks available on the market.

 
Remote Support
A feature that is unique on the market and that will save both time and money. You will get help faster with trouble-shooting and system calibration, thanks to Bluetooth and the latest smartphone technology.

Participants at the Microprop DC2 course in Sweden in January 2012:
Yngve Westin, Ted Andersson, Viktor Andersson, Peter Näsman, Daniel Kjellsson, Lars Jonsson, Lennart Olsson, Lars-Göran Stenberg, Daniel Sjödin, Caroline Sigge, Benjamin Ödling, Roberth Jonsson, Matti Timgren and behind the camera; Lennart Olsson
The new Microprop DC2 cab module
Microprop DC2
The track control through the new Microprop DC2 system is being calibrated and tested at a training course in Sweden earlier this year.
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