Conveyors
Unexpected shutdowns are costly and very demanding for the workforce involved. Make your conveyors smart in order to increase their availability.
Today most often technical data sheets coupled with the knowledge of a number of unique experienced individuals are used to determine when maintenance is required for the conveyor. Product quality only becomes an issue when customers start complaining. Repairs are done when it's already far too late. All of this puts tremendous strain on the people responsible for conveyor belt, while it can be avoided, quite easily.
The only way to validate the actual health is by having a continuous look at a broad data set and adding a specific multi-aspect monitoring setup consisting of different sensor types that follow the behaviour of the conveyor's general state-of-health.
Our Experiences
Projects we worked on:Meyland - Agriculture
Belgium
Zensor have been working with Meyland to monitor their new innovative conveyor belt design so they can bulk manufacture and send them all over the world.
Blog post:Save on operating costs while becoming smarter
In the production industry, machines and installations are one of the cornerstones of a company. How well they work and how high their availability is...
Blog post:How to be smart with data?
For a ‘smart’ follow-up of machines it is important not to rely on 1 source of truth. In reality this means that, in order to properly assess and predict the efficiency of operations and state-of-health of a machine, combinations are essential.
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Find out how we can help solve your greatest challenges when working with and monitoring a conveyor belt.
Blog post:To eat nice sandwich in the afternoon...
Everything can be solved with Data. At least that’s what we’ve read for years in glossy advertisements and seen in beautifully edited online videos. With sensors and IoT you can monitor all your machines...
Blog post:Zensor Experience at Bauma 2022
The last week of October 2022 the most recent edition of Bauma took place. For Zensor this was an event with a double goal. The main one was the official launch of the SmartSheetPile together with ArcelorMittal, a second one was related to discovering new developments in a number of industries we’re active in...
Blog post:Predictive maintenance is changing industry after industry
Predictive maintenance is no longer something that is reserved for big multinationals active in very specific industries....
Blog post:Industry 4.0 in the world
For starters: we’re not a fan at all of the term, as it is the source for a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. However, as it is often used, we can’t just ignore it either. As such, for you the message that the fourth industrial revolution is about to...
Blog post:Experience at Hüttentag
Last week Zensor attended the Hüttentag in Essen. During this annual event the entire German steel industry meets up to discuss the state of affairs and exchange ideas about upcoming developments and changes...
Blog post:Making Conveyors Smart
Conveyors form a cornerstone of many production plants and processes. The first conveyors have appeared near the end of the 18th century and since then their usage has only increased...
Blog post:A way out for long lead times for spare parts?
Lead times are a hot topic these days. It’s not at all uncommon to have to wait 4 or more months for components or spare parts that until recently could be delivered within a single week...
