Konferencja: ISPEM 2018: Intelligent Systems in Production Engineering and Maintenance
Leszek Jurdziak, Ryszard Błażej, Mirosław Bajda
Industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0 is present in all branches of industry and in all areas of production. It also stimulates changes in the mining industry, known as Mining 4.0. Transportation processes have a significant impact on the technological chain, from the working of minerals to the selling of the final products. Continuous transportation with the use of belt conveyors allows cost reductions and increased range. It also allows fully automatic operation as well as remote monitoring and control from the centralized control room. Presently, the conveyor belt is the least sensor-monitored system in Polish mines. This paper demonstrates that appropriate methods and devices for the monitoring of conveyor belts and splices already exist. Polish mines have been collecting and recording data on the installed belts, splices and repairs. The authors propose to introduce diagnostic systems and integrate data from a number of sources in order to include the idea of conveyor belt 4.0 into the digitally controlled conveyors 4.0, and – in wider perspective – into the Mining 4.0 intelligent solutions.