20 BULKDISTRIBUTOR
Dry Bulk Handling
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May/June 2016
Industry 4.0 makes Dino
smart
T
here are various terms for describing a
bulk truck loader that transmits a signal
itself if a component is not working properly
or if maintenance is required.
‘Smart industry’, the Internet of Things or
Industry 4.0; call it what you will Van Beek has
come up with a way to rejuvenate its longstanding Dino bulk loader by giving it a wireless
monitoring system.
remotely that for example a hatch has not been
closed properly,” he points out.
Smart industry technology also has a cost saving
effect. Many components are replaced as a
precaution to prevent machine downtime just as
they are in vehicles. But what if you can see that a
component is still working perfectly well?
For example, Van Beek has sensors to measure
the vibration of a bearing. Every type of bearing
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Smart industry simply means that sensors collect
and transmit all sorts of data from a machine so
that action can be taken based on these data.
“Now we often sell a Dino and usually we do not
get any feedback about the operation of the
machine. As a result, this can now change,” said
Mark Jonkers , who is investigating for Van Beek
how smart industry can be used on the Dino.
Jonkers is in the last phase of his Mechatronics
studies at Avans Hogescholen in Breda, the
Netherlands, combining mechanical engineering,
electronics engineering and ICT. This area of study
arose because there is a growing need for
personnel with enough knowledge of all these
areas to link them together.
“The Dino 4.0 is a perfect example of this. You
have a big mechanical machine that is electrically
operated and you have all sorts of data from the
sensors that have to be processed by a program,”
he continues.
By fitting the loaders with sensors and their own
internet connection Van Beek can collect data
remotely on the operation of the bulk truck
loader. Based on these data the company can
better predict when maintenance is necessary or if
there is a risk of a malfunction occurring. “The
idea is that in this way we can ultimately provide
an even better service,” adds Jonkers.
Remote detection
It is also possible to solve problems without a
mechanic having to visit, he continues. “For
example, someone calls because his Dino is
suddenly no longer working. We can then see
By fitting sensors and an internet connection Van Beek can collect data
remotely on the operation of the bulk truck loader
has its own healthy vibration so the vibration of
the bearing being measured can be compared
with what it should be like. That way a user
knows immediately whether the bearings need
replacing or not. “We then replace the
components just in time, as they say,” says
Jonkers.
By collecting data on the use of the Dino the
customer can be better advised on its use and
components can be replaced just in time. “But this
development also makes it possible to monitor
Dinos remotely and to build up a database to
provide more knowledge about the bulk truck
loader. This can again result in a better Dino for
customers,” he continues.
In the near future Van Beek will start a large
scale field test with the ‘Dino Wireless Monitoring
System’. Existing Dino owners can register with
Van Beek to take part in this field test.
www.van-beek.nl
Precision handling
N
ational Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) says its new automated bulk material handling system
provides a total process solution for moving highly fragile product through multiple
process operations into bulk storage for temporary holding prior to final packaging.
At a process rate of 12,000 lbs per hour, dry bulk IBCs product are nested into a lift carriage; the
container is then sealed to a custom-designed discharge hood. The unit is then vertically conveyed,
using 1.5 ins, solid 304 stainless steel track and cam rollers, to a 23 ft discharge height. During tilting,
optical sensors ensure a maximum product discharge drop distance of no more than 5 ins throughout
the entire 150 deg rotation.
Additional material handling occurs as three stages of vibratory conveyor move the highly fragile
product through two stages of high speed image processing and sorting to ensure the material
maintains its original characteristics throughout processing. The finished processed product is then
moved into a storage container using a reverse tilt fill method to ensure once more that the fragile
product drop does not exceed 5 ins during filling.
The final take-away conveyor section includes an integrated, NTEP-certified weigh system to ensure
the filled tote weight is accurate to +/- .01 percent of the container’s 4,000 lbs capacity.
www.nbe-inc.com