Discover the components that make up the SensorZone proximity warning system
The SensorZone system is made up of a number components, each one performing a unique function and vital to ensuring safety on-site.
Discover what each component of the system does, the benefits it brings and detailed specification information.
The alarm beacon is a visual and audible component that alerts the machine operator and nearby workers that someone has entered the detection zone.
It should be mounted such that it is visible to pedestrians outside of the machine.
Site managers can adjust the alarm volume levels to one that suits their site (minimum levels apply).
The alarm beacon contains a choice of 32 different sound options, so you can ensure that there aren't any clashing alarm sounds on your site.
The antenna is often fixed to the front or back of the machine, and is used to create the detection bubble that forms a key part of the SensorZone proximity warning system.
A second antenna can be added for larger machines (or in applications where distinct zones are required) to ensure coverage is as effective as possible.
In addition to traditional screw fixings, the antenna can also be fitted using strong magnets. This makes it easy to adjust the position of the component to ensure you're getting detection zone coverage in the right place.
Not every application of SensorZone requires large detection zones, so we've made the size adjustable to anywhere between 3 metres and 10 metres.
This is particularly useful if you're operating on a smaller site and want to keep potential nuisance alarms to a minimum.
The SensorZone base station generates the configurable detection zones around any vehicle or machine.
It's also the component where data is logged for all activity and incursions into the detection zone - ideal for analysis and driving safety improvements and positively changing safety culture.
Each base station contains its own WiFi network, allowing for rapid connection, configuration and downloading of log files.
Every single incursion, along with its acknowledgement status and the tag involved, is recorded by the SensorZone base station.
This data can be downloaded and analyzed to help drive safety improvements on site.
The display is located in the cab of the machine, within easy reach of the operator. It provides visual and audible feedback for operators, alerting them when someone enters the machines detection zone.
As an added safety measure, operators are required to press the red 'Acknowledge' button to end any incursion alerts.
The singular button design of the display ensures that it's quick and easy for operators to acknowledge incursions, whilst focusing on the task at hand.
The display gives out audible and visual alerts for the operator when an incursion occurs, which in combination with their vibrating tag, reduces the chance of them missing an incursion.
Tags are a key component of the SensorZone system, with each worker on site being required to wear one.
When a tag-wearing worker enters a machine's detection zone, the tag begins to vibrate and the various system alarms are triggered.
Each SensorZone tag is made to last, with a built-in battery that has a lifespan of over 3 years. What's more, the tags don't need recharging for the duration of their life.
The tags don't need direct line of sight, they can't be obscured by large objects, machinery or weather, and they are tested to work in extreme cold and heat.
