Industries

SEEN IRIS 860 sensors can be used to reduce critical risk in any industry where pedestrians work in close proximity to material handling equipment, like forklifts and wheel loaders.

Ideal for use in industries such as freight logistics and distribution, manufacturing, food and beverage, ports, heavy materials processing, waste and recycling, and forest products.

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Use-case examples

Forklifts

Back-overs are the most common type of accident involving forklifts and pedestrians, and IRIS 860 sensors are a simple, effective, and affordable way to quickly improve the safety of pedestrian workers around any sort of lift truck.

The tightly defined, customisable detection zone and (optional) reverse-only detection make IRIS 860 sensors well suited for busy, confined spaces where people routinely need to work in close proximity to forklifts.

Typical forklift setup

One or two IRIS 860 sensors on the back of the machine (60º or 120º coverage)
Early warning (beeping) at 4m / 13ft
Critical alert at 3m / 10ft
Sensor set to alert only while the machine is in reverse.

Wheel loaders

Any accident involving a wheel loader and a pedestrian is likely to be serious. The size and articulation of wheel loaders combined with their rapid backwards and forwards movement make them especially hazardous for ground personnel.

Specially designed for use on large equipment operating in challenging outdoor environments, IRIS 860 is an ideal way to add active pedestrian detection to a wheel loader with minimal operational impact and cost.

The selective detection of critical assets only (i.e. people in high-vis gear and tagged hazards), ensures the driver receives timely and relevant alerts only.

Typical wheel loader setup

One or two IRIS 860 sensors monitoring the rear of the machine, mounted above the radiator
Early warning (beeping) at 6m / 19ft
Critical alert at 5m / 16ft
Sensor set to only alert if the machine is in reverse
Cab Box to bring the audible alert inside the cab
Weather Shield

Additional setup option

One front facing sensor mounted high on the machine to see past the load
Detection range set to 8/ / 26ft
Detection alert only in forward gear
Weather shield

Telehandlers

Telehandlers have major blind-spots which can result in serious risk to pedestrian workers in close proximity to the machine as it loads and unloads materials.

IRIS 860 sensors can be strategically placed to monitor critical hazard areas around the machine. This targeted approach avoids the problem of irrelevant alerts from people who are safety working close to the machine, but are not in blind-spot areas.

Typical telehandler set up

1 or 2 IRIS 860 sensors monitoring the rear of the machine, plus another sensor monitoring the boom-side blind spot
Detection range set to 4m / 13ft on the rear, 5m / 16ft on the front boom side
Rear sensors set to alert in reverse only
Cab box
Weather shield

Port machines/ container handlers

SEEN’s IRIS 860 infrared technology is particularly well suited to container ports where steel shipping containers present unique challenges for RF/RFID detection systems, and poor lighting affects camera systems. SEEN’s optical laser sensor provides a simple to implement, cost-effective, and reliable active detection system for container handlers and reach stackers.

IRIS 860 sensors are also ideal for general stevedoring operations, including on large machines processing logs and other heavy cargo.

Typical container handler setup

One or two IRIS 860 sensors monitoring the rear of the machine
Critical alert set to 8m / 26ft
Detection alarm set to reverse-only
Weather shield
Cab box