Lignite Coal Industry

Some of the first iBelts have been installed and tested in lignite / brown coal in Germany. Both in Eastern and Western Germany. With iBelt, customers measure their volume flow and material speed independent of weather conditions. Steam coming from warm coal in cold weather does not affect the measurement quality. Lignite coal mines usually operate an extensive conveyor belt network – energy consumption and belt wear are significant operational cost factors. iBelt helps to control belt speed, load distribution and thus reduces costs massively. At mix-boxes, iBelt measures the incoming coal volume and enables automatic blending to the preset quality level. Data from iBelt also improves the control logic of hopper cars and bucket wheel excavators.