Tag: remote monitoring

ABB Ability Smart Sensor for remote monitoring

NAM Staff

ABB is now enabling customers to remotely monitor the health and performance of general machinery with the ABB Ability Smart Sensor, a key element of the ABB Ability Digital Powertrain. The smart sensor turns rotating equipment including drives, motors and applications such as pumps, into smart, wireless connected assets. The innovative solution is designed to detect potential asset disturbances and…

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Remote Conveyor Monitoring Improves Efficiency and Safety

Andrew Timmerman

Remote monitoring is not new, but it is constantly changing. How is it changing safety and efficiency for mines? By Andrew Timmerman, P.E.  From their conception, conveyors were designed to automate bulk handling and make production faster, less labor intensive and safer. The scale of modern operations can involve dozens of conveyors transporting millions of tons of cargo through a…

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