2017 International Forest Industries Magazines June July 2017 | Page 62

Dasa Control
Systems ready for
Elmia Wood 2017
Established control systems plus the latest
innovations will be on show, though the technology
group will keep something up its sleeve!
Dasa is preparing a surprise for customers at Elmia, but is tight-lipped
about its focus
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asa Control Systems
specializes in intelligent
systems for machine and
attachment control, information
management and communication.
Customers include manufacturers
of heavy equipment for
forestry, materials handling
and construction applications.
Solutions from Dasa are supplied
to customers all over the world.
At Elmia Wood 2017, Dasa will
showcase its industry-leading
range of products and solutions for
the forestry industry. The forestry
solutions from Dasa are grouped
under the family name ‘Forester’,
which has “sustainable forest
management and optimum yield
for forestry stakeholders as its core
focus”, according to the company.
Forester is the sixth generation
system from Dasa and draws on
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the company’s experiences from
previous generation systems. When
the first two products Forester H70
and H60 were developed, it was
undertaken in close cooperation
with leading manufacturers of
harvesters, forwarders and logging
units.
“The result is a product that
takes bucking and mechanized
logging to an entirely new level,”
Dasa stated. “The Forester H70/
H60 features a best-in-class
bucking system in a modern
programming environment, making
the situation clear and easily
manageable for the operator.” The
system has full support for the
new standard for reporting and
monitoring, StanForD2010.
Now it’s time for the next
products in the Forester family to
make their debut; Forester H50 will
be premiered at Elmia Wood 2017
and will further expand the range
of world-class bucking solutions
from Dasa Control Systems.
When StanForD2010 reporting
is not required, the Forester H50
offers an intuitive and easy to
use bucking system enabling
productive tree harvesting in a
multitude of applications.
“The focus has been on
simplifying installation and
operation while facilitating
troubleshooting and servicing,”
Dasa stated. “Again, we have
involved leading manufacturers
early on in our product
development process to secure the
right content and capabilities in the
final product.
Forester H50 will be on hand
at the exhibition for prospect
customers to experience the
newcomer in the Forester family:
“The little brother to H70/H60 does
carry some punch.”
In the Forester family there will
be a second premiere: Forester
F30 is a new software solution
for production monitoring and
reporting in Forwarders. The
Forester F30 is StanForD2010
compliant and offers tailored,
intuitive and efficient functionality
for the forwarder operator’s daily
tasks.
In addition to Forester H50/
F30, Dasa will also launch its new
solution for fleet management and
remote monitoring of equipment
performance. At Elmia, Dasa
will launch its new family of
solutions for connected, intelligent
equipment and visualization of
health and production via either a
desktop computer or mobile device
of the customer’s choice. This
new product family is called Dasa
Connect.
Dasa has Telematics as one of
three prioritized solution areas and
in Dasa Connect a dedicated focus
has been placed on visualization,
analysis and decision making
support.
“Just collecting and storing
lots and lots of data is not the
important thing, the key lies in
converting data into information
and knowledge,” Dasa said.
“Collecting and visualizing data
from remotely connected units
enable powerful opportunities
to add business value for a
multitude of stakeholders; machine
manufacturers (OEMs), dealers,
machine owners, site managers,
service providers etc.”
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