Bridgestone Corp. announced it has
developed a system capable of automatically
assessing conveyor belt wear,
and has released it to the market. The
company also will launch Monitrix, mining
operations support software also
designed by Bridgestone that integrates
conventional maintenance services with
the newly created conveyor belt wear
monitoring system. Bridgestone explained
that checking conveyor belt
wear typically involves measuring the
belt at various points, which requires
temporary system stoppages and associated
production losses. The new conveyer
belt wear monitoring system uses
sensing and communications technology
to enable automatic measurements
of belt thickness through sensors
embedded in the belt. This data is
transmitted to a data collection system
to allow monitoring of wear conditions
without stopping belt conveyor operations.
In addition to minimizing production
losses attributable to system stoppages,
the new technology eliminates
manual measurements, potential errors
associated with manual data entry, further
improving productivity and efficiency.
Bridgestone said it tested the
monitoring system at a mining operation
in Australia.
Monitrix software provides total
management of the new wear monitoring
system, including management of
conveyor belt specifications data, operating
life and stock, and simulations of
wear conditions and replacement
schedules. Bridgestone said it intends
to continue expanding the functionality
of the software.
www.bridgestone.com
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