Scanimetrics Inc.
Booth: 1530
#4500, 10230 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4P6, Canada
Telephone: (780) 433-9441
http://www.scanimetrics.com
Scanimetrics sells a stand-alone, add-on wireless system for measuring fatigue, strain, cracks, bolt tension, shock, and vibration on heavy equipment and components, the data from which can be directly used to trigger maintenance events. The system consists of a portable display and control unit, a software platform consisting of data management, sensor instrumentation and data analysis, and wireless strain sensor units, which can be easily installed on equipment. Data from the sensors can be gathered throughout the mine site, processed instantly, and used to generate condition-based maintenance events, improving overall uptime of the equipment and overall productivity of the mining operation. A cell modem add-on is also available to transmit data directly to a remote server.
Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) is replacing preventive maintenance in many industrial operations as a result of gains in productivity. In the Oil Sands mining industry, various parameters of heavy equipment are monitored continuously to provide feedback for maintenance events. However, fatigue, strain, cracks, bolt tension, shock, and vibration, key factors which lead to yielding and failure of metal parts, are not generally monitored by built-in systems, mainly due to the complexity of sensor installation and computational intensity of data processing.
