TY - GEN

T1 - Monitoring system for belt conveyors - Industrial application

AU - Prenner, Michael

AU - Müller, Jakob

AU - Lux, Gernot

AU - Winkler, Daniela

PY - 2024

Y1 - 2024

N2 - A training idler for belt conveyors with an integrated monitoring system was developed by the chair of mining engineering and mineral economics – conveying technology and design methods at Montanuniversität Leoben. The training idler steers the belt over the return side of the conveyor belt. This movable idler performs an automatic angular adjustment of the axis of rotation. It is equipped with sensors, that measure the movement of the idler. The extent of the movement is dependent on the intensity of the belt misalignment to be corrected. With training idlers, it is possible to compensate the belt misalignment up to a certain level. When this level is exceeded, the belt runs off. The integrated new monitoring system can be used for two different purposes. The first application is a simple belt misalignment warning system, which sets an alarm, if a critical belt movement occurs. The second application is a teachable conveyor malfunction identification. The steering and the monitoring function could be confirmed on an industrial scale.

AB - A training idler for belt conveyors with an integrated monitoring system was developed by the chair of mining engineering and mineral economics – conveying technology and design methods at Montanuniversität Leoben. The training idler steers the belt over the return side of the conveyor belt. This movable idler performs an automatic angular adjustment of the axis of rotation. It is equipped with sensors, that measure the movement of the idler. The extent of the movement is dependent on the intensity of the belt misalignment to be corrected. With training idlers, it is possible to compensate the belt misalignment up to a certain level. When this level is exceeded, the belt runs off. The integrated new monitoring system can be used for two different purposes. The first application is a simple belt misalignment warning system, which sets an alarm, if a critical belt movement occurs. The second application is a teachable conveyor malfunction identification. The steering and the monitoring function could be confirmed on an industrial scale.

KW - belt misalignment

KW - conveyor malfunction

KW - training idler

KW - warning system

KW - teachable

KW - bulk material

UR - https://www.mhcl.info/download/category/283-proceedings-2024

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 978-3200-200-10036-7

SP - 39

BT - MHCL 2024

T2 - XXV International Conference on Material Handling,<br/>Constructions and Logistics

Y2 - 18 September 2024 through 19 September 2024

ER -