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Coal unloader conveyor safety system
Clipped to the Drawing Board by Dave Ellery  
One of Australia’s most advanced widely dispersed automated safety systems has been installed by Multiskilled Resources Australia at the Antiene Coal unloader in NSW’s Hunter Valley.
This versatile safety system can respond with high speed and precision to site emergencies with a total site-wide shutdown of machinery, or provide an equally swift response to local issues arising on remote sections of the long-haul conveyors.
The high-speed integrated safety network – extending across a site spanning 6.5km – incorporates Schneider Electric’s versatile Preventa multi-function programmable compact safety PLC technology to achieve integrated global and local control.
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Arnold () Newbie | 2008-01-11 15:42:31
a lot more in these systems than first meets the eye - i tend to get caught up in the mechanical side and as long as we can move the product along - thats fine and tend to forget that there needs to be a safety system sitting underneath - this one seems to tick all the right boxes
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Trudi () Newbie | 2008-01-11 15:46:00
I've had experiences of these systems failing under extreme temp - but out there temperatures will be on the high side - probably get up to the mid 40's deg C and shouldn't get to cold - maybe minus a few of degrees in winter - so as long as the cabling is up to spec - it should work fine
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Pat () Newbie | 2008-01-11 15:49:43
coal has its own idiosyncrasies - but these guys have worked with it long enough to understand whats what - looks good - out of personal interest i'd like to see the modeling done for if spontaneous combustion does occur at the furthest location
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Stu () Newbie | 2008-01-11 15:51:29
experienced reputable companies - all looks good - the equipment and systems are just getting better all the time
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Jack () Newbie | 2008-01-11 15:57:38
isn't technology a wonderful thing - instant response instant knowledge - a few years ago on a big site like this it would have been necessary for physical inspections to find out what was happening - today - just press a button and its there - thats progress
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