Stacker Travel Application
Volume flow measurement on the ingoing conveyor allows to regulate luff / long travel movements of stackers. Volume flow (m³/h) is provided to the stacker PLC to control the stacker.
Misalignment Application
Misalignment of conveyor belts reduces lifetime and throughput, of the belt while increasing energy consumption. iBelt measures the belt position as well as the position of the material on the belt 4.000 times per second with a sub-millimeter (< 1 mm) precision. By having this real time information, chutes, transfer points, discharge belts or specialized idlers can be adjusted to make the belt fall back into its designated position in the girdlers.
Tunneling Machines
On tunneling machines the iBelt measures the volume taken from the tunneling machine and compares it with the cut tunnel volume. This solution makes sure that no additional caverns are drilled. At the same time the system is used to compensate and control contractors with independent control data on dug-out material.
Underground Logistics
iBelt also provides valuable process data for controlling underground conveyor belts. The indurad solution measures conveyed volume, speed, center of gravity, misalignment and freeboard and thus provides all parameters for an efficient conveyor belt control. The information is used in the conveyor belt PLCs, the SCADA systems as well as the in Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Thus several stakeholders profit from the system: operators, maintenance crews as well as (plant) managers.
Coal
COUNTRY: Australia
MATERIAL: Coal
COMPONENTS: iDRR, iRPU-O
DESCRIPTION
Coal stacker controls volume flow, allows stacking of homogenious piles.
Input for dust reduction in stacking process.
Freeboard Measurement
COUNTRY: Australia
MATERIAL: Iron Ore
COMPONENTS: 2 x iLDR, iRPU-O
DESCRIPTION
iLDR contactless freeboard and belt misalignment measurement.
Up to 4000 Hz measurements with mm precision.
Shiploader Belt
COUNTRY: Australia
MATERIAL: Iron Ore
COMPONENTS: iDRR, iDVR, 2 x iLDR, iRPU-O, iCam
DESCRIPTION
iBelt controls surge bin output (optimizing belt load), monitoring belt scale.
Surge Bin Output
COUNTRY: Australia
MATERIAL: Iron Ore
COMPONENTS: iDRRembedded, iDVR, 2 x iLDR
DESCRIPTION
Tripper Car
COUNTRY: Chile
MATERIAL: Copper Ore
MACHINE: Tripper Car
COMPONENTS: iDRR, iDVR, iRPU-i
DESCRIPTION
Volume flow on the conveyor belt determines travelling speed of the tripper car, allowing for automation andoptimized material blending.
A-Frame
COUNTRY: USA
MATERIAL: Lime Stone/Coal (combined stock pile)
MACHINE: A-Frame Reclaimer
COMPONENTS: iDRR, iRPU-O
DESCRIPTION
iBelt measures material flow directly after boom, allowing for adapting machine control: long travel speed and boom position improve productivity and to reduce wear.