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The PL2000 system is used on building sites to make concrete foundations for the construction industry. It controls and monitors the drilling (with augers) and filling of concrete piles used to form a solid base on which to build. It consists of a custom touch screen PC computer located in an auger-piling rig running PL2000 Auger monitoring software.

The PL2000 software monitors pile construction using an array of sensors attached to the rig. The PL2000 software communicates with an office based application, Admin 2000, over mobile phone link allowing the office to access pile boring/concreting profiles and QA information and instruct the rig operator about new contracts.

PL2000 monitors piling rigs during the construction of concrete filled piles. These piles are used to stabilise the foundations of buildings, where the pile is bored down to bedrock and back filled under pressure with concrete. The concrete must be pumped in under pressure and this is measured by calculating an oversupply, i.e. an oversupply of 20% means 20% more volume of concrete is pumped into the hole that the volume of the hole.

The PL2000 software:

• is a complete graphical monitoring package for CFA, OMEGA and Screw piling rigs.
• monitors the boring process
• calculates drilling resistance to gauge the hardness of the ground
• calculates torque applied to the auger and warns if the auger is under too much stress
• records the boring profile for review later.
• monitors the concreting process
• monitors the oversupply to ensure the concrete is uniformly oversupplied through the whole length of the pile
• warns if the oversupply is not acceptable
• records the concreting profile for review later.
• gives easy to follow instructions to the pile driver to aid in pile construction
• incorporates a comprehensive QA database for tracking and monitoring piles and concrete loads
• can be accessed remotely by an machine in an office and the full history downloaded for review off site
• allows work schedules and messages to be created in the office and downloaded to the rig

Boring Phase

Concreting Phase

As well as a wide range of standard auger types, PL2000 can easily be configured to support customers own auger types. Supported augers include:

• May Gurney Technical Services standard and heavy duty and double skinned CFA augers and Omega augers.
• WestPile 4 inch and 5 Inch CFA augers.
• Rock and Alluvium CFA and Screw Augers.
• Vibro-pile (Aust) Pty Ltd Screw Augers.
• Taylor Woodrow Foundation Engineering Ltd CFA augers.

For more information contact Kevin Ellway at

N.D. Technology Ltd. Bank House Upper New Road West End Southampton SO30 3BA United Kingdom

Tel: Fax:

+44 (0)2380 465992 +44 (0)2380 473931

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