iBelt | Belt Volume Scanner

Radar-based bulk volumen scan
for process, machine, and inventory control

Volumetric material reconcilation

Control of volumetrically constrained processes

Belt alignment measurment

Volume flow measurement

Material speed measurement

Center of gravity & loading peak calculation

Open Pit Mining

  • #01Copper

  • #02Iron Ore

  • #03Coal

  • #04Oil Sand

#01 – Copper

Country Chile
Material Primary crushed copper ore
Components 12 x iDRRembedded, 12 x iDVR, OPC server
Description Existing weight scales need to be replaced due to high maintenance costs. Significant improvements in secondary crushing process due to volume based process control with iBelt.

#02 – Iron Ore

Country Australia
Material Iron Ore
Components 2 x iDRR, 1 x iDVR, 2 x iLDR, iRPU-O
Description Iron ore volumetric measurement.
Belt misalignment measurement and material positon (freeboard).
Improved chute control, full utilization of conveyor belt to shiploader.

#03 – Inpit crushing and conveying equipment

Country China
Material Coal
Machine IPCC equipment
Components iDRR, iDVR, iRPU-I
Description Belt with high inclination.
Steam coming from the coal.
Moving machinery, permanent vibration of belt, shocks.

#04 – Oil Sand

Country Canada
Material Oil Sand / Tar Sand
Components iDRR, iDVR, iRPU-O
Description Volumetric flow measurement on chain conveyor.
Measuring volume flow and speed to control mixing box.
Extreme weather conditions (snow, temperature).

Underground Mining

  • #01Hard Coal

  • #02Potash

  • #03Coal

  • #04Tunneling Machine

#01 – Hard Coal

Country USA
Material Hard Coal
Components 2 x iLDR, iRPU-O
Description Freeboard measurement in underground coal mine.
Allows for maximum utilization of belt.
Center of gravity measurement.

#02 – Potash Mine

Country Canada
Material Potash
Components iDRRembedded, iDVR
Description iBelt (volume, speed) in potash mines may be bolt into roof.
Measures productivity of mine segment.

#03 – Shearer Loader

Country Australia
Material Coal
Components 2 x iDRR, iRPU
Description Volumetric measurement with height restriction on chain conveyor.
Explosion proof housings (iCEx/ATEX M2).
No overloading of belt any more due to improved process control.

#04 – Tunneling Machine

Country USA
Material NA
Components 2 x iDRR, iRPU-O
Description iBelt mounted on tunneling machine to measure excavated material volume versus calculated quantity of excavated material (to avoid development of caverns).

Machine Control

  • #01Blending

  • #02Reclaimer

  • #03A-Frame

  • #04Tripper Car

#01 – Iron Ore

Country Australia
Material Iron Ore
Machine Mixing System
Components 4 x iDRR, 4 x iDVR, iRPU-I
Description Complex mixing process fully controlled by iBelt.
Allows for perfect mixing and thus improves downstream processes.
Significant savings for customer accomplished.

#02 – Reclaimer

Country Netherlands
Material Coal
Machine Reclaimer
Components iDRRembedded
Description Volume flow measured directly behind reclaimer bucket wheel. Solution provides information to the reclaimer PLC system of the reclaimer, optimizing cutting depths and slew speed.

#03 – A-Frame

Country USA
Material Lime Stone/Coal (combined stock pile)
Machine A-Frame Reclaimer
Components iDRR, iRPU-O
Description iBelt measures material flow directly after boom, allowing for adapting machine control: long travel speed and boom position improve productivity and to reduce wear.

#04 – Tripper Car

Country Chile
Material Copper Ore
Machine Tripper Car
Components iDRR, iDVR, iRPU-i
Description Volume flow on the conveyor belt determines travelling speed of the tripper car, allowing for automation andoptimized material blending.

Bulk Port Operations

  • #01Iron Ore

  • #02Iron Ore

  • #03Iron Ore

  • #04Coal Stacker

#01 – Surge Bin Output

Country Australia
Material Iron Ore
Components iDRRembedded, iDVR, 2 x iLDR
Description Iron ore export terminal.
iBelt measures out- and infeed of surge bin, optimizing the most critical process part during shiploading procedure.

#02 – Shiploader Belt

Country Australia
Material Iron Ore
Components iDRR, iDVR, 2 x iLDR, iRPU-O, iCam
Description iBelt controls surge bin output (optimizing belt load), monitoring belt scale.

#03 – Freeboard Measurement

Country Australia
Material Iron Ore
Components 2 x iLDR, iRPU-O
Description iLDR contactless freeboard and belt misalignment measurement.
Up to 4000 Hz measurements with mm precision.

#04 – Coal

Country Australia
Material Coal
Components iDRR, iRPU-O
Description Coal stacker controls volume flow, allows stacking of homogenious piles.
Input for dust reduction in stacking process.