Teleo, a company creating autonomous construction equipment (such as bulldozers, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks, etc.), announced it is broadening its strategic focus beyond construction and entering the pulp and paper industry with customer RYAM, a U.S.-based global leader in paper milling.
RYAM has placed orders to outfit three Caterpillar Wheel Loaders of diverse vintage, a 988K, a 980M, and a 988H, with Teleo Supervised Autonomy. This fall, RYAM will deploy the Teleo-equipped machines to haul bark and wood chips 24/7 at its pulp and paper mill in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
An operator remotely operates one wheel loader to load bark and then it is autonomously hauled by the machine to an incinerator that burns it to produce energy that powers the facility. A second wheel loader is operated remotely to load wood chips that are then autonomously hauled to a bin for processing for paper manufacturing. The third Teleo-equipped wheel loader will be rotated in as needed to ensure continuity of 24/7. Two of the three machines are deployed and beginning in late fall a single operator will oversee the machines from one of two command centers
“Teleo’s incremental approach to autonomy enables us to integrate technology that improves our productivity and run our around-the-clock operations more efficiently,” explains Daniel Porter, Senior Manager of Process Automation, RYAM. “The central command center also provides a more accessible and safer environment for our operators, who can oversee multiple machines from the comfort of an office.
Teleo global partner network dealer Dobbs Positioning Solutions was responsible for introducing the technology to RYAM and facilitating the deal between the companies.
Apart from P&P industry, Teleo has also secured new orders from nine new customers for a total of 34 machines, which includes customers from new and existing industries. Additional new industries include logging, port logistics, munition clearing, and agriculture.
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