Efficiency in gruelling conditions
SIXTEEN years ago, the main slope conveyor belt for South 32’ s Appin Coal mine was built in Continental ContiTech’s plant in Bayswater, Victoria.
Now that the belt has reached the end of its service life, South32 has chosen Continental ContiTech once more to manufacture the new main slope belt, CONTI PreForm Splice kits and CMP belt- monitoring system.
The existing main slope belt was manufactured in Continental ContiTech’s factory in Bayswater Victoria and the new belts will also be made in the same plant.
The company will be using a steel cord belt, 1000mm wide, ST6000 8.5+ 8.5 AS- S grade fire- resistant anti- static conveyor belt to AS4606.
Continental ContiTech’s steel cord belts have been refined by generations of engineers over the past 70 years.
The cumulative result is a state- of- the- art technology that performs at maximum efficiency, even under the most gruelling conditions.
The belt’s robust design ensures high- tensile strength under maximum load, as well as excellent impact resistance to reduce maintenance requirements.
Predictive maintenance is one of the single most important tools for ensuring minimal downtime due to belt component failure, and minimal cost involved with the expensive repairs associated with these failures.
That’s why South 32 is using the Continental’s next generation CONTI MultiProtect Monitoring system to keep its new conveyor belt protected around the clock.
The CONTI MultiProtect technology uses a permanent magnet to magnetise the steel cables in belts, allowing the sensors to build a digital map of the belt’s magnetic characteristics.
The system can detect damage to the belt’s steel cords, identify rips, and monitor splices by generating magnetic signatures.
An alarm function also raises awareness of any event as it occurs, allowing prompt action to be taken to minimise downtime.
The product has an image- based interface, interactive display, generates on- demand reports and damage impact assessments, whilst having maintenance friendly functionality.
This all translates into an intuitive, user- friendly interface that interprets data in real- time.
It can give flexible full- belt analysis, produce a belt condition risk assessment, and all monitoring can be customised to any belt condition.