DEI-X
DRILL MONITORING SYSTEM
The DEI-X is the latest addition to Thunderbird’s family of drill
monitors for rotary blasthole drills that date back to the early 1980s. It is
truly a revolutionary product with features and capability unmatched in the
industry. These include Wi-Fi connections to the mine office, displaying drill
pattern maps to the operator, strata-logging, cameras, and logging hole
position with LPGPS. The DEI-X platform can also be readily upgraded to a
Drill Guidance system for those mines that may require a navigation system
at some point in the future.
Thunderbird has been supplying instrumentation to the surface mining
industry for over 20 years. A full range of on-board monitors and software
solutions are available from Thunderbird to insure that each customer is
provided the right product to meet your needs.
The DEI-X will reduce your drilling and blasting costs
DEI-X On-Board System
Drilling Screen with Overdrilling Warning
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DEI Systems
Thunderbird's DEI family of products
includes or will include:
- Basic drill monitoring
- Data logging using Wi-Fi or USB for
uploading or offloading of data
- Strata recognition using Specific
Energy of Drilling algorithm
- PDA for viewing drill fleet status or
texting drills
- Health monitoring
- Interface to drill PLC systems
- Camera ready for added safety
- Rock Recognition
- DEI+Nav¡XHPGPS Drill Guidance
- Backbone for remote control and
autonomous
- Intel Atom 1 GB Ram Processor &
16GB Compact Flash Memory
- Water & dust proof (IP65/NEMA 4)
- Upgradeable from older Thunderbird
DEI Plus or Logger systems
- Built-in shutdown circuitry to insure
no data is lost
- Outputs for audible or visual alarms
- Optional upgrades include: Sensor
Manager, cameras, GPS receivers
- CAN bus available for health
monitoring
- Integration with Fleet Management
Systems
- Remote internet access for support
and system upgrades
- Available for all makes and models
of rotary blasthole drills
Operator Display
- Sunlight readable, VGA, touch display
- Enhanced graphical interface
- Drilling parameters and times
- Overdrilling and Pipe-in-the-Hole
warnings
- 3D views of pattern and drilled holes
- View single or multiple drill patterns
- Show bench terrain and contours
- Surface features including operator
warnings for "no entry" or danger zones
- 2 Way text messaging
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Data Logging
- Operator and Sampler ID numbers
- Pattern and hole numbers
- Tracks all time and drill status
- Pre-shift inspections
- Delay codes and downtime
- Drill bits, drill stem components
- Track over or under drilling
- Operator comments on the holes
- Optional sensors values and Drilling
Index or Specific Energy of drilling
- Optional drill and hole locations
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Designed Drill Pattern
DEI-X Screen with Pattern Displayed
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System Options
Drill Pattern Maps
- Upload via Wi-Fi or USB drill pattern
maps on to DEI-X operator display
- Operator trams to surveyed hole
locations and touches hole number¡X
system displays all hole parameters
- DEI-X logs hole number, actual vs.
planned depth, & drilling conditions
- Status of all holes on the pattern are
displayed to all drills: drilled, undrilled,
or redrilled
- Add a HPGPS or LPGPS receiver to
log approximate hole location and
position of the drill on the pattern
- 3D views of pattern and drilled holes
with strata information
Stratalogger
- Optional Sensor Manager & sensors
- Allows for monitoring of pull-down,
torque, RPM & air pressure, and
providing operator KPIs
- Real-time display of Drilling Index
- Recorded data can be used to more
accurately load the pattern leading to
improve blasting with better
fragmentation and reduce costs
Cameras
- Multiple fixed and/or Pan/Zoom/Tilt
cameras
- Integrated into DEI-X Operator Display
- Improve safety and productivity
Central Office Sustem
- Full suite of drill reports including
operator KPIs
- Microsoft SQL database
- Microsoft SQL Reporting Services used
for report generation
- SQL queries easily done
- Easy to export data to other databases
- Integration with DBS blasting software
Why DEI-X System?
- Meets the customer needs because it
is being designed by the most
knowledgeable team in the industry
- Operator interfaces and numerous
other features unmatched by any
other system
- Upload pattern maps to increase
accuracy of drilling and data
collection
- Enhanced add-ons: Sensor Manager,
Strata Recognition, Cameras, & GPS
- Remote access via the internet
- Easily upgradeable to full navigation
system when required
- Will provide the mine with a higher
ROI because of the pricing and
enhanced features
DBS Drill & Blast Software
- Manage Topography and Surfaces
- Layout Blastholes
- Charge Blastholes
- Collect Drill and Blasthole Data
- Manage Drill and Blast Consumables
- Report on Drill and Blast
Performance
Fully Integrated and Available
from Thunderbird
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