iCardumper is a solution for optimizing and automating the unloading of railcars.
It is a modular solution consisting of several independent functions:
- Apron feeder automation
- Residual material scanning
- Optical car detection
- Radar based car classification
- Railcar / Car gap measurement
- Motion Detection / Speed Measurement
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cycle time reduction
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wear & cost reduction
BEST IN CLASS RADAR AND SOFTWARE SOLUTION + TURNKEY EXECUTION
INGO RAILCAR SCAN
3D volume and material distribution
A combination of 2D radar and speed radar provides a complete analysis of incoming railcars – including alarms if obstacles are detected on the surface.
measure incoming material
map volume and material distribution of railcars & trains
obstacle detection
detect foreign obstacles (surface only)
APRON 2D LEVEL MONITORING
material cross section measurement
Cross section measurement of the material height to indicate filling level
wear reduction & lifetime extension
remaining material bed thickness
blockage detection
detects non-standard material draw
RESIDUAL MATERIAL
In-Process residual material scan
Measuring residual material in the railcar – in the unloading cell.
reduced manual cleaning
allows immediate redumping until material falls off
up to 33% extra speed
automatic water-jets or further redumping
RAILCAR IDENTIFICATION & CLASSIFICATION
OCR and radar for railcar identification
The indurad OCR software reads the car number. If the number is only partially visible, the information is supplemented by the radar car identification (geometric shape) and the fingerprint. In combination with an AI-database, the correct number can be assigned.
dirty railcar identification
identifies railcars even when numbers are not available
most advanced railcar identification system
AI-based database lookup and database update
PROVEN IN PRACTICE
Iron Ore Customer
33% more throughput
Objective
- Automate apron feeders to reduce wear
- Fasterer dump cycles for individual railcars
- Less residual handling procedures after dumping
RESULTS
- Average time savings of 30 seconds per rail car
- Total dumper cycle reduced to an average of 60 seconds
- OPEX reduction in wear material 12.8%.
- OPEX decrease wear material 12.8%
- 80% less residual material handling required
