“The upgrade to a portable solution that offers complete control with a detailed record of everything was simple”
A manual push button panel is no longer part of the standard package offered by the majority of batch control providers. When needed, more and more concrete batch operators worldwide load concrete manually using computer batch screens. There are many benefits to replacing manual push-button panels with computers. A manual panel adds complexity and unnecessary risk factors to your operations. Everything that can be done with a manual panel can be done more effectively with smart batch control software.Okay, so nobody wants to imagine employees stealing from their own company… it is, however, always good to be prepared. A manual panel increases the chance for employees to steal from the company. Without a manual panel, there is no way concrete can be loaded without turning on the batch computer. With our Pioneer batch control, everything is tracked, monitored, and recorded. Managers can access the program via a web browser to review inventory reports, assess batch performance, and adjust settings as needed, allowing business operations to run much more smoothly.
An electrical manual panel is not a guaranteed backup – at best it’s a false sense of security for the event that your computer goes down. The solution for this scenario is to have a backup computer; A backup computer would be just a fraction of the price of a manual panel.
So next time when you need to purchase a batch control system, we hope you will consider if you really need to spend that much money for something you barely touch while you can have all manual control functions on a batch computer.