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Eliminating Premature Rotary Paddle Bin Level Indicator Motor Failures at Strong Company, Inc.

PROBLEM:
“I am tired of frequent replacement of bin indicator motors. I need a long-lasting level control that is reliable”

EXPLANATION:
Strong Company in Pine Bluff, AR manufactures lightweight cementitious products for commercial and residential use. They heat treat the minerals Vermiculite and Perlite and then blend them with binders like cement and gypsum. They have about 50 bin level indicators in their plant and were using "B" rotary paddle bin level indicators. However, Strong wasn’t happy with the cost of frequent motor failures and needed a cost-effective solution.

SOLUTION:
The Monitor Technologies Model KA provided the answer to Strong’s problems. The KA rotary paddle bin level indicator uses a heavy-duty electric motor and a unique motor shut-off mechanism with external clutch and adjustable sensitivity. Rather than “stalling” the motor and allowing it to continue to over-torque and turn against the buried paddle, the Monitor Model KA shuts the motor off and extends overall life and ensures long-term reliability. Monitor’s Model KA is used as low and high level alarms on silos, bins and containers throughout Strong Company’s production operation.

Strong Company prefers the Monitor unit to other brands and also likes the new screw-on/off cover that Monitor introduced in 2003. This eliminates the bolts common on other brands

Give Monitor Technologies a call and let us put our creative solutions to work for you!

 

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Solids Flow Detection  
Solids Flow Detection

Microwave solids flow detectors can be used in a variety of applications including feed mills & grain processing, consumer foods (cereal, sugar, cocoa, coffee), chemicals & pesticides and more. For example, one company uses Monitor’s Model SFD-2 solids flow detector to verify the flow of feed pellets through their various transport lines which involves a process where a horizontal screw auger is conveying pellets over to a vertical gravity chute.  The chute then directs the pellets to a process down below. They have carefully placed the SFD-2 so that it detects the pellets as they fall directly across the sensor face. (See Below)

Solids Flow_Pellet Application

The Model SFI and SFD-2 line of solids flow detectors from Monitor Technologies, LLC provide analog or relay outputs to indicate the flow / no-flow condition of powder and bulk solids materials in chutes and pneumatic conveying lines.  Using microwave Doppler radar technology these units are non-invasive plus extremely reliable and rugged to withstand the rigors of the installation and your process extremes. From automated systems with pneumatic lines to gravity chutes, solids flow monitors can help to improve process performance. They can assist in detecting flow problems, as well as, enhance the level of automation at a facility like turning a conveyor on or off.

For more information on Solids Flow Detectors click here or contact Monitor Technologies LLC at 800-766-6486 in the USA and 630-365-9403 worldwide.

 

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