EXCITING NEW Conveyor Belt Monitoring Technology FOR SALE

I was the first person in the world to offer commercial conveyor belt monitoring, starting in 1980.  Over the following twenty-five years or so, I developed and delivered the most sophisticated and widely accepted service for monitoring the condition of all types of conveyor belting, with many millions of meters of belting being scanned.  I pioneered the introduction of the concept of conveyor belt monitoring in the following countries:

Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Indonesia, South Korea, Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Germany (East and West), Spain, France, Greece, Saudi Arabia, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Sweden, Canada, USA, Mexico and Chile.

In 2003 I sub-licensed my scanning activity to concentrate on the development of the NEXT GENERATION of conveyor belt monitoring technologies.  This development employs tried and true techniques, but incorporates all the elements missing from currently offered techniques, while eliminating a large number of unwanted drawbacks.

The new technologies provide for the reliable detection and quantification of steel cord damage and assessment of vulcanised splice integrity.  Steel cord damage resolution is better than one cord, but is defined typically in 1% increments.  A multiple sensor array (96 sensors for a 2,500mm wide belt) allows the precise identification of which cord(s) is damaged, in relation to either belt edge, with longitudinal resolution down to touching cord breaks.  Splices are divided up into segments 25mm wide by +/-20mm long, producing high resolution images showing the location of cord ends or breaks within the splice zone.

An ‘on-line’ feature is included, which allows comparison of cord damage and splice signature, revolution-for-revolution, with a known reference.  This is performed in real time by the on-board computer.  Events which fall outside user-defined windows can be made to generate SMS or e-mail (or other forms of) alarms, or, in the case of dramatic events, stop the conveyor.

On suitable belting, ultra-sonic based longitudinal belt rip detection is also possible.  Additionally, this facility constitutes the most powerful splice failure prediction tool available in the world today.

Provision is also made for the measurement of remaining cover thickness for the full belt width and length.

All of the above can be carried out with the belt running in normal production.
All data acquired can be downloaded for visual analysis, if desired, using standard cellular or fixed line modems, Ethernet, fibre optic or similar data links, and all machine operational parameters can be viewed and adjusted remotely using the same methods of communication.

The project is now in its sixth full year of development, with cord/splice monitoring and rip detection components at about 90% completion.  Delivery of these components is anticipated as end 2009, or earlier.  Cover thickness measuring is less advanced.

All novelty in the technologies and techniques is the subject of formal patent protection applications.

At this time I am seeking expressions of interest from parties who may be interested in purchasing these EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

 
Barry Brown,
Director, Beltscan Pty. Limited

e-mail:             barrybrown@beltscan.com.au
phone:            +617 5532 0100
fax:                 +617 5532 8066