Lime Producer
Fast and easy installation
The compact iSilo solution, consisting of a single scanning 3D radar (iSDR-P) and a combined processing and connectivity unit (iRPU-F), provides a complete surface model of the silo.
By knowing the capacity and deriving the current fill level, loading, unloading and truck dispatch times are significantly improved. The result is significantly reduced cueing times and more customer deliveries per day. One factor in particular improves the overall dispatch process, as a loading truck no longer has to wait for an unloading truck to finish its work. The system now allows the silo to be loaded and unloaded simultaneously.
Aluminum Plant
Inventory information & Safety
The customer is an aluminium plant in Iceland. The material (alumina) they receive to feed the operation must be dispatched well in advance as it is delivered by vessels from distant suppliers around the globe.
The alumina is received into a large silo from which it is drawn into operation.To maximise production, it is vital to ensure the silo is close to empty when a ship arrives so that the maximum-sized shipment can be received without halting production.To achieve this, precise knowledge of the volume of material in the silos is critical to make the optimal dispatching decisions in a long lead-time environment.
The customer also encountered operational challenges during vessel unloading due to the inability to adjust the silo’s 17 filling points individually, which resulted in uneven material distribution during loading. To address this, operators were only able to slow the loading process to allow the material to redistribute more evenly. By observing this process during the ship unloading, the operators were able to adjust the filling points to achieve a more uniform distribution, ultimately leading to a reduction in unplanned and costly berthing times for the customer.
Cement plant
Clinker Silo Greece
At our customer’s cement plant in Greece, knowing the exact fill level 24/7 is key to enabling the plant manager to make the right decisions. The clinker silo acts as a storage and buffer area between the kiln and the mill.
Knowing the free capacity as well as the remaining stock is therefore important for the smooth management of upstream and downstream production. With the indurad iSilo solution, the customer has this information available at all times. In addition, the current dead stock in the silo is finally visible and can be taken into account to calculate the current available capacity and to take corrective measures such as wall cleaning. The indurad radar solution can scan where other technologies fail: high temperatures above 100°C, dusty environments and moisture from the material. The sensor does not require regular cleaning or recalibration.
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More InformationPeace of Mind
A&U Energie in Belgium uses indurad inventory measurement
Peace of mind or install and forget are the things you want to archive when it comes to plant automation and process planning. This is what indurad delivers.
Learn how our customer A&U Energy archived this and how the installation process of the Indurad solution was done by the customer and did not cause any headaches.
