Venture Design and Helicomm Announce Successful Test
Venture Design Services, Inc. (VDSI) and Helicomm, Inc., leading partners in the provision of voice and data wireless networks for the mining industry, today announced the successful trial of their standards-based underground location and tracking system, MineTracerTM, at the Southern West Virginia Resources mine. The Mobile Location Transponder (MLT) meets the requirements of Title Code 30 of Federal Regulations, Part 23 for use in gassy underground mines.
MineTracerTM consists of wireless mesh Access Points, low-power Mobile Tags and application management software to enable real-time services over a wireless mesh network. This solution enables mine operators to identify where a miner is located, track his movements, send a signal about mine conditions and respond to emergency needs. MLT is designed for real-time location applications that require reliability, network capacity and ease of installation.
“This was an important test, in real-life conditions, to show the value and reliability of our product,” said Helicomm director of sales, Ken Hill. “Our product provides the added margin of safety and tracking that will save lives and improve working conditions,” added Eric Pirttima, business development manager, VDSI.
Helicomm will show MineTracerTM at Longwall USA 2007 in Pittsburgh, 5 June to 7 June, in Booth #334.
About Helicomm
Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., with wholly owned subsidiaries in Beijing, China, and Taipei, Taiwan, Helicomm is a leading provider of voice and data wireless networks to improve tracking, management and communication of assets by providing wireless networking solutions built upon the IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee) and IPv6 global standards for reliable, secure, low-power, cost-effective wireless networks. Helicomm’s networking software and development tools provide customers the quickest and easiest way to integrate wireless networking into their products and systems. For more information about Helicomm, please visit www.helicomm.com.
About VDSI and Venture Corporation
With R&D facilities in Santa Rosa, Calif., and Liberty Lake, Wash., Venture Design Services, Inc. (VDSI) develops wireless communications products and systems focusing on remote sensor networks and data collection. VDSI’s parent company, Venture Corporation, Ltd., is a leading global electronics services company providing comprehensive manufacturing and engineering design services. Venture is a strategic partner with top Fortune 500 companies, including Agilent Technologies, HP, IBM and Intermec.