With its recent announcement of an unprecedented five-year warranty on specified Kenwood two-way radios, Global Communications (an Elvey Group company and part of the Hudaco Group of companies), has demonstrated its confidence in the ruggedness of this product line.

Durability and an ability to remain operational over the long term in the harshest environmental conditions – such as in mining operations – are primary pillars of Kenwood two-way radios.

“The mining, tunnelling and quarrying environment calls for equipment that can withstand extreme temperature, dust, noise, moisture and toxic exposure. Two-way radio systems help operators achieve greater efficiencies and enable robust safety protocols through instant, fail-safe communications in voice and data – monitoring and managing the information and resources vital in the event of an accident or major incident,” says Sean Mervitz, Executive Manager at Global Communications, Kenwood’s distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kenwood NEXEDGE digital radio systems provide a reliable, convenient and effective means of communication in mining applications as they allow cost-effective, instant and simultaneous communication with individuals and groups of people.

“Key to the development and manufacturing process, Kenwood radios are subjected to numerous tests of durability. Under rigorous conditions, the radios are subjected to water immersion, temperature extremes and impact tests. All NEXEDGE radios are both MIL-STD and IP certified,” says Mervitz.

The Kenwood radios in the selected five-year warranty range are IP54/55/67 and 68 rated. Kenwood radio equipment with this specific rating is 100% protected against solid objects like dust and sand, and it has been tested to work for up to 2 hours while submerged in water to up to 1 metre.

When the management of a large open cast coal mine, the primary coal supplier to South Africa’s national electricity services, made the decision to upgrade from an existing analogue MPT-1327 radio communications system to improve the signal quality to the full extent of the coverage area, they called in the experts from Global Communications to find a solution.

Read more about how a Type-C, trunked NEXEDGE Digital NXDNTM provides the redundancy needed to ensure worker safety at all times and the flexibility to extend the coverage area and accommodate additional users if required at the mine. https://www.globalcomms.net/news/southern-african-coal-mine-migrates-from-analogue-mpt-1327-to-nexedge-digital

For more information contact Global Communications, +27 (0) 12 621 0400, info@globalcomms.net, www.globalcomms.net

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