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Equipping and securing the machine

On-board camera

Compact camera fixed at the rear of an excavator's upperstructure, cable routed, and a screen in the cab showing the area behind the machine
The area the upperstructure sweeps at every slew, at last visible from the cab.
Synthetic image.

It makes visible what the driver cannot see.
The blind spot of an excavator is not a matter of comfort:
it is an area where people walk.

Other names for this tool: reversing camera, all-round vision, upperstructure camera, cab monitor.

The essentials
Family
Equipping and securing the machine
Machines concerned
All
Fitting
On the structure of the machine
Power supply
Electric, 12 or 24 V on-board electrical system depending on the machine; power: we calculate it with you for your machine

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01 Use

What it is for

On the left, the camera and the screen bring the rear area back into the driver's view. On the right, without a camera, the rear swept by the upperstructure remains a blind spot. Computer-generated image.
the camera and the screen bring the rear area back into the driver's view without a camera, the rear swept by the upperstructure remains a blind spot
Left: the camera and the screen bring the rear area back into the driver's view.
Right: without a camera, the rear swept by the upperstructure remains a blind spot.
What sets it apart:
it reduces the share of what the driver has to guess.
Computer-generated image.

An excavator sees badly behind and badly on the side away from the driver, and the upperstructure sweeps those areas at every slew.
One or more cameras fed to a screen in the cab reduce the share of what the driver guesses.

The installation is thought out as a whole:
where the cameras go, where the screen is actually looked at, and when the picture appears.
A picture you have to go and find is not looked at during the manoeuvre.

A camera replaces neither the organisation of the site nor the banksman. It reduces the blind spots, it does not remove them, and it sometimes gives a confidence the scene does not justify.
Separating machines and people on foot remains the first protection;
the camera comes after.

02 What we check with you

On which machine?

The camera fits all machines, fixed to their structure.
The exact mounting point: we calculate it with you for your machine.

What the tool does

It is fitted to the machine and helps make it safe.
Its protection rating: we calculate it with you for your machine.

What is needed on the hydraulic side

It runs on electricity, from the 12 or 24 V on-board electrical system depending on the machine.
The exact voltage and the power consumed: we calculate them with you for your machine.

Figures taken from our models on the market.
Your study sets the exact value for your machine.

Don't have these figures?
A photo of the machine is enough to start.

03 Your study

Have your machine checked.

Tell us where the machine works and who moves around it.
Describe to us what the driver cannot see:
that is what determines the number and the position of the cameras.

What we need to answer you
  • Your machine Its exact make and model.
  • What is fitted What equips the machine today.
  • The on-board electrical system Its voltage: 12 or 24 V.

Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.

Book an appointment with the specialist

Or call 01 84 16 55 49 · our lines are open 7 days a week, from 7h to 22h.

Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.

04 Choice

What determines the choice

  • 01 — The areas that are really blind They are seen from the seat, with the machine in position.
  • 02 — The number of cameras and their field of view Too wide a field distorts and pushes things away:
    what is close looks far.
  • 03 — The display in the cab Position, size, and whether it comes on automatically or not.
  • 04 — How it stands up on site Dust, pressure washing, flying material:
    a machine camera is not a car camera.
05 Check

What is checked before ordering

  • The configuration of the machine Fixing positions and cable routing.
  • The supply available And how it behaves at start-up.
  • How readable the screen really is Against the light, and at the end of the day.
  • Cleaning the lenses This is the point that decides whether the system is still of use in six months.
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