Continuous Splice Monitoring
Our company specialize in splice and belt monitoring and have a number of options for clients who want to monitor conveyor belts. Please contact by return email or on 0408 365 887.
Regards Ian Copeland ■
Re: Continuous Splice Monitoring
Conveyor Belt Monitoring (CBMI) also do this and other types of conveyor system monitoring. I suggest you contact Paul Spiteri at 61.2.9979 6644
Col Benjamin
Gulf Conveyor Systems P/l ■
Re: Continuous Splice Monitoring
The method your client described just proves that if there is a hard way to do a job somebody will find it. Embedded sensors are not necessary. Adapt rope monitoring methods. Magnetise all the strands all the time. Changes in the magnetic flux can then be observed to indicate broken wires as well as longer times for the splice to pass the stationary sensing coils.
If the belt is fabric then you can easily measure abnormal displacement at the take up.
I trust the other respondents do something similar.
Embedded sensors? Come on lads; scraper fodder just waiting to happen! ■
John Gateley johngateley@hotmail.com www.the-credible-bulk.com
Continuous Splice Monitoring
There are several manufacturers of this system, including belt manufacturers (e.g. ContiTech). There are also companies that have systems that are left in place and monitor the complete belt through telephone/internet/computer services.
I would like to suggest that if there are issues about splicing capabilities...when you install the belt only use a certified splicing company, with the conveyor belt manufacturer's rep on site monitoring the splice.
In Australia I have heard of a supervisor named Bruce Baker that has been used by many of the major belt manufacturers (e.g. Goodyear) in different parts of the world.
Anytime I hear of these systems, it makes me think that the end user will not perform normal inspections and maintenance and will only react when something breaks! ■
Conveyor Splice Monitoring.
Hi Doorso,
If you would like further information on the splice monitoring systems for fabric and steel belts and monitoring services offered by Rescan please visit our web site:
www.rescan.com.au
or email me on peter.thorpe@rescan.com.au
and I will forward you specific information on these systems.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Peter Thorpe ■
Continuous Splice Monitoring
I am currently involved in the design of a nickel mine and met plant and our client has expressed an interest in a continuous splice monitoring system for the belt conveyors. Apparently this system uses sensors imbedded in the belt on either side of a splice and monitors the distance between to determine if the spliced area has stretched.
Has anyone heard of this technology before? I'm interested in who would supply this system and whether it has been used successfully before in similar applications.
The project I'm working on incorporates several belt conveyors, including two overland conveyors of around 6km in length each.
Cheers
Doorso ■