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Tank & Silo Level Measurement Solution Packages
Application problem: With ever increasing supply chain stress it was of the upmost importance for our client to monitor their stock levels easily and accurately within their cement silos to ensure uninterrupted production, and to maintain their high levels of through put. The client required level measurement of 3 cement silos, with the levels displayed…
Conveyor Health Monitoring System
Application problem: Conveyor belt failure is common and results in process downtime, and loss of production. The conventional method of diagnosing issues is to have a member of the team walk the belt line listening for audible abnormalities that indicate a belt or idler failure. This method is time consuming, infrequent, and open to human…
Lime Powder Silos and Lime Slurry Level Measurement
Application problem: The client was experiencing intermittent problems with radar transmitters on two vessels, measuring Lime Powder in the silo and Lime Slurry in the makeup vessel. The lime powder is conveyed from the delivery truck into the silo via pneumatics. Conveying via airline causes friction and causes a small increase in temperature in the…
Brick Manufacturing Plant – Blocked Chute Detection
Application problem: The brick manufacturer was experiencing blockages during the production process at the base of their feed hopper, resulting in costly production delays and plant shutdowns to clear the material. Solution: Utilising HAWK Gladiator Admittance Switch technology proven for these applications, the Gladiator remote variant (controller and probe separated) was selected allowing the controller…