The PAT-MK4 Test Processor has been re-designed from the ground up incorporating a 32-bit RISC ARM processor to allow it to be configured to a wide range of emerging international test standards such as the imminent British Standard BS EN 62638. The revamped PATData test automation and database logging software not only controls and records the tests but also provides an audit-trail for all aspects of warehouse safety inspection plus prep, pick, despatch and return logistics.
PATData carries full details of equipment preparation and test parameters, facilitating efficient PAT and cable test on the fly during prep or offline as part of a quarantine workflow procedure if preferred. Complex layered tests can be individually user-defined for special items such as IWB's and stage boxes, and sub-hired equipment can be temporarily tested and logged as Guest items. Test results are updated in real-time at an individual asset level for each item, and detailed PAT manifests are generated to go out with the job. Non-electrical items can also be covered by their own preparation procedures and reports, including LOLER data forms for inspection of lifting devices.
PAT-MK4 and PATData communicate via USB or Ethernet, and the system readily networks into multi-seat, multi-site configurations including thin-client implementations. The data and operations can be seamlessly integrated into third-party hire software, and Data Strategy has a wealth of experience working with most contemporary products as well as a number of proprietary environments.
(Jim Evans)
