Modern Quarrying Q1 2022

in real time. Some systems also detect irregularities before they lead to diminished performance, decreased efficiency and increased operating costs. A short halt in production to fix a minor irregular- ity requires little downtime. And fixing minor irregularities before they become major repairs requires the least amount of downtime and labour costs. The vibration analysis system should have eight triaxial sensors, which attach to key places on the equipment. From there, the sensors transmit 24 channels of data to a heavy-duty tablet, which

then illustrates the machine’s orbit, acceleration and deviations. Look for a system that provides a variety of reports on the machine’s performance. An orbit report illustrates the machine’s orbit and waveform, as well as data about acceleration, stroke, speed and phase angle. A tuning report concludes deviations between measurement points while providing recommendations on balance, acceleration, stroke and speed. Each tuning report provides producers with feed and discharge analyses as well as diagonal measurements. The variety of data

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