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iWAREHOUSE

FieldSense

®

INCREASE EMPLOYEE AWARENESS IN DYNAMIC OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS. 

iW.FieldSense is a robust proximity notification system designed to alert pedestrians and lift truck operators when they come within a predefined distance of properly equipped trucks and pedestrians.  The system can also alert vehicle operators to the proximity of structural elements in a facility. 

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Increases an 

employee’s environmental awareness

Helps to reinforce training 

and best practices in today’s congested warehouses

Audible

AND

Visual Alerts

3 Levels of Awareness

TRUCK  TO  TRUCK

TRUCK  TO PEDESTRIAN

TRUCk  TO FACILITY 

(WITH INFRASTRUCTURE OPTION)

 

iW.FieldSense Advantage

Tailored to

Your Application

Configurable fields 

and ranges allow you 

to customize the system 

to your operators, applications, and facility layout.

360°

Detection

Provides a solution 

for free and dynamic environments that follows trucks and personnel around for greater security and flexibility. 

Magnetic Field

Generation

Allows the system to see through and around most objects—including racking and corners—for exceptional performance in virtually any environment, including cold storage. 

Easy

Installation

Requires little or no major infrastructure changes or hardware and software. 

Vehicle

Compatibility

Allows the system to be added to virtually any make and model of forklift—or other vehicle—for use across your entire fleet.

HOW IT WORKS

NOTIFICATION

Magnetic Field Generation (MFG) Technology 

ALERT

MFG

sends pings

Notification Module

Lights and sounds

PND 

detects

pings

MFG

receives echo

PND echos back to MFG

PND determines field intensity for notification or alert

  • Emits low frequency pulses that create an adjustable field around each piece of mobile equipment.

  • If the system detects another properly equipped vehicle or person within its range, it alerts both parties with an audible and visual notification.

SILENT

Unlike other proximity notification solutions, MFG pulses can pass through most obstructions, allowing the technology to see through walls and around corners.

NOTE:  This example shown is truck to pedestrian awareness.  Truck to truck and truck to facility awareness follow a similar process with the MFG communicating to another MFG device (truck to truck) or the Structure Monitor option (truck to facility). 

In order for the system to work, vehicles, operators, and pedestrians need to be equipped with specific iW.FieldSense components: 

Primary Components

Click on a component to learn more

Notification Module (NM) lights and sounds when a Pedestrian Notification Device (PND), another vehicle, or a protected structure enters the truck’s Notification Zone. Light and sound intensify when the Alert Zone is breached.

Cab Silencer creates a silent zone in and around the vehicle cabin.

Facility-mounted magnets allow the system to alert truck operators to the proximity of structural elements. 

Pedestrian Notification Device (PND) lights and sounds when a pedestrian enters a truck’s Notification Zone.

Cab Silencer

Notification Module

Magnetic Field generator (MFG)

Pedestrian Notification 
Device (PND)

ALARM

ZONE

Moderate intensity light and sound

NOTIFICATION   

Higher intensity light 

and sound

ALERT

SILENT

None

ADJUSTABLE FIELDS

iW.FieldSense creates three adjustable Magnetic Field Generator (MFG) zones around your lift trucks and other vehicles:

BUILDING INSTALLED OPTIONS

Customizable and Tailored to Your Application

Click on an option to learn more.

Help Limit Pedestrian Access to Designated Areas

Alert Operators to Properly Equipped Stationary Structures:

CREATE 

SILENT ZONES

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALERTS, HELP SUPPORT VEHICLE ACCESS AND ADJUST ZONE SIZES

Lights and alarms can be activated when when equipped vehicles are in near proximity. Door locks and gates can be activated and/or deactivated when PNDs are in close proximity, to allow access to high traffic areas. Zone sizes can also be shrunk in areas of high visibility to avoid constant alerts.

Help Limit Pedestrian Access to Designated Areas

Certain gates and doors can be controlled, allowing only PND-equipped personnel to enter. 

ALERT OPERATORS TO STATIONARY STRUCTURES

Certain structures can be tagged to alert operators when their truck nears a protected structure.

CREATE SILENT ZONES

Alerts can be silenced to minimize distractions and enhance productivity in certain locations and applications. 

FACILITY ACCESSORIES

Enhance system functionality throughout the facility 

 SILENT ZONES

Large Areas of Space:

Mac Z

Smaller Areas of Space:

Silent Zone

 ALERT ZONES

Large Areas of Space:

Mac A

Smaller Areas of Space:

Area Monitor

 AREA ACCESS CONTROL ZONES

Access Monitor

STRUCTURE AWARENESS

Stucture Monitor

Click on a option to learn more.

Alert Zone 

Can help activate alarms, lights and/or control access to doors/gates when trucks or pedestrians enter a controlled area.  

  • Use in alerting pedestrians that a properly equipped truck is in its proximity.

Shaded area represents where two devices are daisy chained for longer lengths

Alert Zone 

Can shrink a truck's zone size upon entry to avoid constant alerts.

  • Use in high visibility areas where trucks are in close proximity.  

Structure Awareness

Can alert operator when truck nears a protected structure.

  • Use in warehouse environments with features such as steel beams, racks, or low doorways. 

Area Access Control Zone

Can help control certain gates/doors, allowing only PND-equipped personnel to enter.

  • Use in break room/floor entry areas, ensuring all employees are covered  by the system in designated areas.

Silent Zone

Can silence alerts in zones up  to 160’ long and 30’ wide.

  • Use in larger, high visibility spaces or protected work areas.

Silent Zone

Creates an elliptically shaped silent zone up to 22’ long by 18’ wide.

  • Use in office spaces or smaller, protected work areas. 

PND ACCESSORIES: Verify and improve PND performance

• 10-Port PND Charger

• PND Checkout System

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