Descriptions:
- If you need to measure bulk materials on conveyor belts or in piles, the laser volume flowmeter Bulkscan® offers you a precise measuring procedure and an appealing alternative to a belt scale.
- Measurement and sensor technology from SICK monitors, controls and optimizes industrial conveyor systems in a wide range of sectors. This goes far beyond the process gas and emission measurement procedures already established in process automation. Non-contact measurement of the volume or mass flow rates is particularly easy and precise with the flow sensor Bulkscan® LMS511. But solutions for level measurement and complete conveyor monitoring are also in the product range. The skillful interplay of the sensors saves a huge amount of work, time and money.
- For optimum production processes, bulk material processors need an exact overview of the quantity of the stored and transported goods. Only in this way can the optimal fill levels be calculated and achieved. It doesn’t matter if the goods are for mining, the cement or steel industry, for coal power plants, recycling industry, harbors or agriculture, to name just a few.
- With SICK, transport is always successful in any weather: The Bulkscan® LMS511 shows off its strengths in such extreme situations. Poor weather conditions do not interfere with this device. It is a real outdoor product. The proven 5-echo pulse technology filters out interfering echoes caused by dust, fog, glass or precipitation, to name a few examples, thereby elivering reliable measurement results. The Bulkscan® LMS511 identifies a reliable volume flow signal from the laser runtime and the belt speed. The rugged industrial housing also features an integrated heater for when it gets really cold.
- The Bulkscan® is exemplary in both maintenance and cost-effectiveness: Thanks to a special alloy housing and integrated heating, it is robust and suitable for outdoor use – it is even reliable in Siberian ice and cold, because the Bulkscan® LMS511 can work at an ambient temperature of −40 °C.
Application:
- Monitoring the volume flow of raw materials in the food industry
- Monitoring of transport systems for conveying coal or ore
- Loading systems and packaging facilities
- Measuring the ash produced in power stations
- Measuring volume and mass in gravel plants and other operations in the construction industry
- Monitoring the volume of pieces of pneumatic in recycling tires plants
- Measuring the volume and mass of clinker in cement plants
Technical:
- Measurement principle: Laser run time technology
- Medium: Bulk solids
- Output signal: Ethernet; Digital inputs and digital outputs; USB auxiliary interface; RS-232/RS-422
- Max. conveyor speed: 30 m/s / ≤ 20 m/s
Installation instructions
