Remote Silo Inventory Monitoring with Ultrasonic Level Sensors Challenge A cement manufacturing facility with seven silos ranging from 26 to 30 feet in height faced significant challenges in accurately monitoring inventory. The silos housed three types of materials: cement powder, slag, and a blend. The primary difficulty was the continuous heavy dust caused by the […]
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Case Study: Cement Powder Level Monitoring Reliable, maintenance-free monitoring of cement powder level in storage silo Cement is a valuable and essential material in construction and other industries. A concrete masonry producer required a continuous level sensor for monitoring the level of cement powder in a silo. Reliable, real-time measurements were needed to effectively manage
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Case Study: Aggregates Level Monitoring ABM’s non-contact solids radar level sensor delivers reliability in challenging aggregate silo application A concrete block manufacturer required a level sensor to measure the inventory of aggregates in a silo. Reliable level measurement was essential to effectively manage, control and optimize the use of raw materials at the plant. ABM’s
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Application Problem: A cement customer required reliable level sensors to monitor the level of white cement in several steel silos. Application History: Existing capacitive rope type probes were defective. The customer was seeking alternative solutions to provide functional level measurement in their tanks and ensure filters would not get clogged from overfilling. Solution: ABM’s non-contact
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Application Problem: A concrete pipe manufacture required a level sensor that could operate reliably in a very dusty cement storage silo. Application History: Existing level devices were not reliable. In addition, they did not provide remote monitoring and virtual support. Solution: ABM’s non-contact ultrasonic level sensor with cellular modem built-in was selected for the project.
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Application Problem: Dusty application with cement with very steep angle of repose that made reading the level impossible for most sensors. No one was able to provide remote tank monitoring, full diagnostics and troubleshooting. Application History: Customers tried various brands of contact and non-contact level devices and nothing worked. Solution: Customers used ABM100-045ULCC-PVTEF-IP68 with cell
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