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 and optimized 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) to improve productivity, and to reduce wear.
Reclaimer
COUNTRY: Netherlands
MATERIAL: Coal
MACHINE: Reclaimer
COMPONENTS: iDRRembedded
DESCRIPTION
Volume flow measured directly behind reclaimer bucket wheel. Solution provides information to the reclaimer PLC system of the reclaimer, optimizing cutting depths and slew speed.
Tunneling Machine
COUNTRY: Australia
MATERIAL: Iron Ore
MACHINE: Mixing System
COMPONENTS: 4 x iDRR, 4 x iDVR, iRPU-I
DESCRIPTION
Complex mixing process fully controlled by iBelt.
Allows for perfect mixing and thus improves downstream processes.
Significant savings for customer accomplished.
