by Kyle Molyneux | Mon 23 Nov 2020
GKD height restrictor
GKD Technologies has reportedly seen a significant increase in demand for its GKD 1HLI height restrictor system for construction machinery in both the UK and Ireland. Enda McGloin, owner/director of Wrench Hydraulics, based in Ireland’s County Leitrim has been fitting GKD machine control systems for over 10 years, and believes the upsurge in demand for the GKD kit is because “customers are becoming more aware of how important it is to fit a CE certified system.
“The future is pointing more and more towards safety. Since the new safety directive law came into effect in April, contractors are now insisting that all machines are fitted with machine control systems,” he said. “We are also educating customers that a simple ‘proximity switch’ is just not sufficient or safe.”
The 1HLI height limiter is a simple, accurate and cost-effective system that is designed to protect workers from overhead danger when operating in restricted conditions. Useful on excavators, telehandlers and agricultural machinery, once the system is installed the machine operator can define a pre-set limit of the machine’s boom on the 1HLI operator station, preventing movement of the boom outside of the pre-set limit. This system monitors the angle of a single boom and provides a motion cut signal output when the angle is exceeded.
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