Dan Caine
Managing DirectorWingfield Scale & Measure
Dan Caine has been Managing Director at Wingfield Scale & Measure since April 2013. He leads a team of survey professionals providing LiDAR mapping, volumetric measurement and physical inventory services. His work also includes 4DNA asset inspection.
Areas of expertise
What Dan works on
Volumetric load scanning
WingScan systems for rail, belt and truck measure your materials in motion for real-time inventory digitization and data distribution. Conveyor applications use the WingScan-B belt load scanner.
Mapping & inventory measurement
Wingfield’s Map & Measure team uses high-accuracy LiDAR to capture stockpiles, structures, underground workings, and hard-to-reach areas.
Physical & financial reconciliation
Map, measure, appraise and account for your material inventories with LiDAR technology.
Asset inspection
4DNA combines LiDAR scanning with unique software that allows teams to predict equipment failures, see asset condition, and schedule proactive maintenance.
Background
Professional LiDAR Mapping and Volumetric Measurement
Dan’s team uses terrestrial, underground and sUAS (drone) data collection platforms for accurate, consistent inventories, as-built versus design comparisons and room-and-pillar mapping. The work covers manufacturing, aggregate quarrying and mining. Through partnerships and relationships, Wingfield offers these services nationwide.
Field perspective
Dan Caine at AGG1 2025
Dan explains how Wingfield measures trucks before they reach the primary crusher, tracks conveyor outputs and monitors refractory wear with LiDAR.
“The real differentiator is what you do with the data and how you process it.”
Articles & resources
Articles by Dan Caine
Mining volumetric scanner ROI
How load utilization and material losses affect the return from volumetric scanning.
Read the mining ROI article
Volumetric scanning vs. scale
How weighing and volumetric measurement serve different needs in aggregate quarrying.
Read the scanner and scale comparison
WingScan at NCWM
Dan’s account of presenting volumetric scanning to the National Conference on Weights and Measures.
Read the NCWM article
WingScan Advanced LiDAR Technology
Compare load scanning for rail, belt and truck applications.
Explore WingScan load scanners