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Safety Warnings
!!!WARNING!!!
Working near conveyor belts is
DANGEROUS!
Ensure safety precautions have been taken before beginning work.
Follow safety procedures
!!!WARNING!!!
!!!WARNING!!!
Heavy object!
Multi-person lift required.
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Contents
Title............................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction..............................................................................................................................................2
Safety Warnings.......................................................................................................................................3
Contents....................................................................................................................................................4
What is SteelSPECT?..............................................................................................................................5
Technical specifications...........................................................................................................................6
Unboxing...................................................................................................................................................8
Mounting.................................................................................................................................................14
How to Scan............................................................................................................................................17
Processsing a scan..................................................................................................................................28
View belt..................................................................................................................................................29
Generate report......................................................................................................................................30
Wringer settings.....................................................................................................................................53
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What is SteelSPECT?
SteelSPECT is a tool that is used to magnetically image the steel cords in a steel cord conveyor belt. By
measuring variations in the magnetic fields conveyed by the steel cords, damage and splices can be
identified.
A typical SteelSPECT system is comprised of a computer, used to record and process scan data, a
power/communications cable(power/comms) and a scanner, either modular(comprised of two to four
modules) or singular. A modular system is typically used in a portable scan-as-a-service capacity while
a singular unit is typically used in a permanent installation setting. The Modular and Singular
SteelSPECT scanner heads perform exactly the same funtion with the only difference being that the
Modular system can be dissasmbled for ease of portability. A permenantly installed computer with
armoured cable is also available.
The software used to collect the scan data and process it is called Wringer. Wringer allows for viewing
of the scan data and report generation.
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Technical Specifications
Computer/Laptop requirements:
- Intel i5 or i7 with 8GB RAM or better
- Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04
A modular scanner consists of a head module, where the power/communications cable is connected to,
a tail module and middle modules.
The smallest scanner that can be assembled consists of the head and tail modules. Middle modules can
be added inbetween the head and tail modules to widen the scanner. A maximum of two middle
modules can be used. If you need a scanner wider than 2440mm, please contact your SteelSPECT
supplier.
A single module is 610mm wide. A scanner can come in the following widths: 1220mm, 1830mm and
2440mm.
Scanning rate is 1074 samples per second. For example, a belt traveling at 5m/s(meters per second) will
have a sample or reading at (5 meter per second divided by 1074 samples second equals)
4.66millimeters. The entire conveyor belt is sampled at 4.66millimeter intervals.
The sensor density of the SteelSPECT scanner is one sensor every 6.35mm. A single module contains
96 sensors. Across a four module scanner this equals 384 sensors.
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Check list
1 x Power/Communications cable
1 x Computer(Laptop)
Scanning Steps
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Unboxing
Upon receiveing crate, you will need a robertson head screw driver. If the crate is a long rectangle, this
means the Units are pre-assembled and you may test the system immediately.
If the crate is a cube, the modules have been seperated and require assembly.
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Mounting
Power Requirements:
100-277VAC 50/60Hz, 15 Amp
Networking Requirements***:
Network access (fibre optic or cat5e depending on site)
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Illustration 11: Connected Power and communications cable. Click is heard when
locked.
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How to scan
Step #1. Find the SteelSPECT icon and click it. This will launch the SteelSPECT interface as seen in
Illustration 12.
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Step #2. Begin by clicking on the new icon as seen in Illustration 13.
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Step #3. Select client in the drop down menu as seen in Illustration 14.
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Step #4. Enter the clients name in the dialogue box. If you have a copy of the clients logo on your
computer, the path to the image can be entered into the client logo field as seen in Illustration 15. Click
Ok when done.
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Step #5. The clients name is now in the SteelSPECT Mobile Scanning Interface. Please see Illustration
16.
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Step #6. Right click on the clients name in the SteelSPECT Interface you wish to add a conveyor belt
to. A dialogue box will appear. Enter the details of the conveyor belt into the fields in the dialogue box
as seen in Illustration 17.
The most important fields in this dialogue box that need to be entered correctly are:
• Belt Speed
• Belt Length
• Belt Width
• Number of Cables in Belt
• Number of Scanner Modules
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Step #7. Right click on the conveyor that you wish to scan. Notice that the Scan Button becomes
active.
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Step #8. When you are ready, click the Scan Button.
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Step #9. After the Scan Button is pressed, this dialogue will pop up.
The PXR Threshold and RG Threshold values are set to 2 by default. These values can be changed after
if required. Setting the number higher removes details from the image. Setting the number lower add
details to the image. (Note by the Author: I set these values to 0 so I can see the images at the highest
level of detail)
See Illustration 20.
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Step #10. Once the scan has begun, a progress bar will appear at the bottom with a activity icon and
timer. The Connection Established, You are now connected to SteelSPECT notification should appear
and may appear from time to time if the SteelSPECT scanner is powered up and connected to the
computer. See Illustration 21.
Please note, pressing the Cancel button at any time during the scan will stop the scan and remove
any data received.
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Step #11. Scan is complete. Notice that the progress bar has fully moved from left to right, the pop up
dialogue box displays Scan for Conveyorbelt Complete and that a small black triangle has appeared
next to the Conveyorbelt in the Client/Conveyor field.
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Processing a scan
Step #1. Click on the black triangle to expose the latest scan. Left click on the scan you want to
process. Notice that the Generate a Report and View Belt buttons have become active.
Generate Report will create a PDF document. The progress bar will appear. Once the processing has
completed, the PDF should open and appear for the user.
View Belt will generate a series of images for viewing. The progress bar will appear. Once all the
images have been generated, a dialogue box allowing navigation of the images will pop up.
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View belt
In Illustration 24 the Belt Viewer window is displayed. Using the slider near the top of the window or
arrow keys, the user can navigate the belt. At the top right of the window, Red Green can be selected or
Pseudo x-ray can be selected in the drop down menu.
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Generate report
In Illustration 25, after pressing the Generate Report button, a dialogue box allowing the user to edit the
report by clicking on Edit Report appears. Under Fault Display, the user is able to select All Faults,
Only Splices, Splices and Major Faults and No Faults(Will display Splices only)
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In Illustration 26 a short list of three faults are shown. By clicking the check mark, the user can select
or de-select what faults appear in the report. Once complete, click OK. This will return the user to the
Report Generation Settings as seen in Illustration 25. Clicking Generate will generate a report based on
the users settings. Once the report has been generated, it should appear to the user automatically.
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Illustration 27 shows the Report Cover Page. The text on the cover page and images can be defined by
the user.
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Illustration 28 is the Report Table of Contents. This page is automatically generated by the SteelSPECT
software(wringer).
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This section details the files and directories used by the SteelSPECT software.
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Illustration 36 shows a yellow arrow pointing a the Desktop directory and a yellow arrow pointing at
the Scans directory. Click on Desktop first. Then double-click on Scans. You should now see two
directories listed, data and report.
Double-clicking on a particular Conveyor belt will list the scans that have been taken.
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data
Client Client
Scan Scan Scan Scan Scan Scan Scan Scan Scan Scan
Scan directories have numbers for their names. The number is a linux time stamp. In the file browser
window, pressing ctrl + 1 simultaneously will change the way the files and directories are listed. In this
way it is easier to see when a directory or file was created.
The report directory follows a similar layout. In the last directory resides the report, which should be
opened automatically by the SteelSPECT software once Generate Report has finished, and a csv file
listing what was found along with a few details.
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Illustration 40 and Illustration 41 show the same fault. Faults come in various sizes and shapes and this
is what a typical fault looks like. The arrangment of the red/green grey/white within the fault is not of
particular importance.
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In Illustrations 36 and 37, a clean belt is shown. What is seen in these images represents noise. The
threshold values are set to 0. Red Green and Pseudo X-Ray show the same data processed by different
methods.
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In Illustration 38 a close up of a conveyor belt seen in Red Green mode is displayed. Please note the
high lighted area. The high lighted area represents the conveyor belt itself.
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Wringer settings
IMPORTANT: To make the new values take effect, quickly select a different scan and process it in
View Belt mode. Press Cancel as soon as the processing has begun. Go back to what you were working
on. We know this isn’t ideal.
These settings are found by right-clicking on the Conveyorbelt entry you wish to change,
left-clicking on Edit then left-clicking on the Advanced button.
belt_length
Description: This is the known length of the conveyor belt in meters entered by the user.
Example: 1000
Range: 0 – 99999
Unit: meter
Explaination: This is where the length of the conveyor belt is recableed. The measurement is in
meters. The length is load and return sides added. This value is used to calculate the scan time.
belt_scanner_offset
Description: Where does the belt lie on the beltgard? This is the offset value between where the first
sensor on the beltgard is and the conveyor belt edge. This measurement is in meters.
Example: 0.375
Range: 0.0 – 3
Unit: meter
Explaination: When the scanner is placed under the conveyor belt, what is the distance between the
edge of the conveyor belt and the connection edge of the scanner?
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belt_speed
Description: What is the speed of the belt?
Example: 5
Range: 0 – 100
Unit: meters per second
Explaination: What is the speed of the belt in meters per second? This value is used to calculate the
scan time.
belt_supplier
Description: What is the name of the belt supplier?
Example: <Belt supplier name>
Explaination: This field is optional. If you know the supplier of the belt, you can enter it here.
belt_width
Description: Width of the belt in meters.
Example: 1.5
Unit: meter
Explaination: Enter the width of the conveyor belt here. This value is used in processeing. This value
is also used when highlighting the belt in the image and used in conjunction with
out_side_of_belt_action and out_side_of_belt_color. Please see out_side_of_belt_action and
out_side_of_belt_color.
beltname
Description: What is the name of the belt?
Example: <Your_belt_description_here>
bias_angle_distance
Description: Distance between bias angles for clumping. Distance in meters.
Example: 2.0
Default: 2.0
Unit: meter
Explaination: Individual splices with in this distance of each other are combined into a splice.
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blur_times
Description: Number of times the blur algorithm is to be called for monochrome detection.
Example: 10
Default: 10
Explaination: This value is used by wringer when processing a scan file. Clusters are enlarged by this
value.
bylogo
Description: The bylogo
byname
Description: Enter the byname
cables_in_the_belt
Description: How many steel cables in the belt?
Example: 100
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: How many steel cables are in the conveyor belt? This value is used to compute the
number of steel cables affected by a fault.
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create_intermediate_images
Description: Should wringer create and output the intermediate images of data that is inprogress in
wringer?
Choices:
- true
- false
Default: false
Explaination: This is used for diagnostic purposes and increases processing time.
csv_path
Description: Where do the csv files generated by wringer go?
Value: csv/
decompressed_path
Description: Path to decompressed scan file.
Value: decompressed/
default_path
Description: Default path for this instance of wringer.
Default: /home/rampart/.rampart/wringer_out/
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email
Description: What is your email address?
Default: <Enter your@email_address.com here>
end_of_belt_color
Description: The color at the end of the belt.
Default: 200, 150, 100
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
Explaination: At the end of the very last image, this is the fill color.
extra_border
Description: Extra distance between fault, hole or splice and the square drawn around it.
Default: 5
Explaination: When the processing software draws rectangles around faults and splices, this is the
distance between the fault or splice and the rectangle.
fax
Description: What is your fax number?
Explaination: Do you still have a fax machine? If you do, you can enter your fax number here.
filter_x
Description: Turn the high pass filter on or off X-AXIS
Default: false
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filter_x_frequency
Description: The cut off frequency in Hertz X-AXIS
Default: 30
Range: 0 – 1000
Unit: Hertz
Explaination: This is the cut off frequency for the filter_x setting.
filter_y
Description: Turn the high pass filter on or off Y-AXIS
Default: true
filter_y_frequency
Description: The cut off frequency in Hertz on the Y-AXIS
Default: 40
Range: 0 – 1000
Unit: Hertz
Explaination: This is the cut off frequency for the filter_y setting.
fods
Description: Filter Out Defective Sensors. true or false
Default: false
Explaination: Defective sensors can effect the output of the processing software. The typical failure
mode of sensors is to be non responsive. Suggested use of this feature is to set this to true and increase
fods_lower and decrease fods_upper, reprocess the images and repeat until the defective sensor is
removed. It is possible that this method may not work. Typical sensor readings are between 600 and
800. Please contact your dealer for further instructions on this feature.
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fods_lower
Description: Filter out values below this value if fods is true
Default: 10
Explaination: When fods is set to true, sensor readings below fods_lower are replaced with their
nearest valid neighbour.
Unit: Pixel
fods_upper
Description: Filter out values above this value if fods is true
Default: 1024
Explaination: When fods is set to true, sensor readings above fods_upper are replaced with their
nearest valid neighbour.
forlogo
Description: The forlogo
Default: <Enter your forlogo here>
forname
Description: The forname
Default: <Enter your forname here>
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headerlogo
Description: The headerlogo
Default: <Enter your headerlogo here>
Explaination: This image appears at the top left of each page of the report.
ignore_center_cables
Description: Ignore clusters with less than this number of cables broken.
Default: 1
Unit: Cables
Explaination: When a cluster is evaluated by the processing software, clusters/faults found to have this
many or less cables affected are ignored.
ignore_edge_cables
Description: Ignore clusters with less than this number of cables broken.
Default: 1
Explaination: When a cluster is evaluated by the processing software, clusters/faults found to have this
many or less cables affected are ignored.
image_background_color
Description: The background color of the images
Default: 64, 64, 64
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
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image_scale_color
Description: Color of the scale used in all images
Default: 0, 255, 0
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
Explaination: This is the color of the distance bars on the top and bottom of the images
image_sequence_text_color
Description: Color of the text in the bmp and jpg images generated.
Default: 0, 0, 0
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
json_pseudo_x_ray_path
Description: Path to the images as set out in the json files.
Default: json_pxr_images/
json_rg_original_path
Description: Path to the images as set out in the json files.
Default: json_rg_images/
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language
Description: Which language shall be used in the report?
Default: english
length_divisor
Description: To process the file faster, divide the file by this number
Default: 1
Explaination: In some cases, faster processing of the conveyor belt is required, in particular, when the
scan time is very long. The length of the belt is divided by this value and the first fraction of the scan is
processed.
location
Description: Name of where is this belt located?
value: <Type in description of where the belt is located>
Explaination: This is where the description of where the conveyor belt’s location is entered.
lower_mass_threshold
Description: Faults found with a mass less than this are ignored.
Default: 10
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: Clusters comprised of this many or less pixels are omitted from report generation.
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majority_matrix_size
Description: Majority matrix x and y size for rg_original and monochrome. Must be odd number.
Default: 5
Range: 1 - 999
Explaination: A filtering algorithm used to remove noise from images. Change with caution.
majority_matrix_skip
Description: Should wringer skip doing majority matrix skip. true = skip, false = don’t skip
Default: false
minimum_splice_width
Description: Minimum splice width along the y-axis. Distance in meters.
Default: 1.0
Range: 0.0 – 3.0
Unit: meter
Explaination: For a cluster to be recognized as a splice or part of splice, it must exceed this width.
minor_center_cables
Description: Clusters between this and ignore are reported as minor faults. Greater than are reported as
major.
Default: 10
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: When the processing software attempts to classify clusters it has found, clusters found
between minor_center_cables and ignore_center_cables are reported as minor faults.
minor_edge_cables
Description: Clusters between this and ignore are reported as minor faults. Greater than are reported as
major.
Default: 10
Range: 0 -1000
Explaination: When the processing software attempts to classify clusters it has found, clusters found
between minor_edge_cables and ignore_edge_cables are reported as minor faults.
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monochrome_cluster_path
Description: Path where monochrome clusters are stored
Default: monochrome_clusters/
monochrome_images_path
Description: Path to where the monochrome images are stored
Default: monochrome_images/
monochrome_minimum_x_size
Description: Minimum length along the x-axis for monochrome to classify this as a splice. Distance in
meters.
Default: 0.05
Range: 0.0 – 1000.0
Unit: meter
monochrome_threshold
Description: Monochrome threshold. Should be 1 or greater.
Default: 1
Range: 1 – 1000
Explaination: This is the threshold used for processing data when locating faults and splices.
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non_belt_color
Description: Non-belt color
Default: 20, 20, 20
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
Explatination: This is the color used in the image of the belt that lies outside of the belt as defined by
belt_scanner_offset and belt_width.
number_of_poles_x
Description: Calculate the coefficients with this number of poles X-AXIS
Default: 2
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: This defines the order of the filter used on the X-AXIS.
number_of_poles_y
Description: Calculate the coefficients with this number of poles Y-AXIS
Default: 2
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: This defines the order of the filter used on the Y-AXIS.
number_of_sensors
Description: How many sensors are in the head?
Default: 192
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: This value MAY need to be used in some cases. Typically, this value is stored in the
scanfile. This is set when you choose the number of modules.
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number_of_threads
Description: How many threads shall be used?
Default: 8
Range: 8 - 1000
omit_holes_faults_in_splice
Description: Omit holes and faults from with in the bounds of a splice, true or
false?
Default: true
orgname
Description: The name of your organization/company name
Value: <Enter your orgname here>
original_r_g_path
Description: Path where original Red Green files are put.
Default: rg_original/
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out_side_of_belt_action
Description: How should belt area outside of the belt width be dealt with?
Default: blend
Choices:
- blend
- over_write
- nothing
Explaination: How should the area of the image that is outside of the belt be rendered? It can be
blended with the belt using the out_side_of_belt_blend_pecentage, over_write and use
out_side_of_belt_color or nothing.
out_side_of_belt_blend_percentage
Description: When blend is selected, this is the percentage blending
Range: 0 - 100
Default: 50
out_side_of_belt_color
Description: Color on image of area outside of the belt as previously defined.
Default: 30, 30, 30
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
Explaination: What color should the area outside of the belt be?
outer_edge_in_meters
Description: Width of the outer edge in meters.
Default: 0.25
Range: 0.0 – 2.0
Unit: meter
Explaination: The distance from either edge of the belt towards the inside. This is defined as the edge
and different threshold for faults found there can be defined.
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path_to_build_script_file
Description: Path to report build script
Default: /opt/rampart/report/build.sh
phone
Description: The phone number
Value: <Your Phone Number>
projectname
Description: The projectname
Value: <Enter Project Name>
pseudo_x_ray_path
Description: Path where pseudo x-ray files are put.
Default: pseudo_x_ray/
pxr_avg_loop_value
Description: Value to add or subtract to get closer to the average when pxr_sample_limit is arrived at.
Default: 1
Range: 0 - 1000
Explaination: Value to add or subtract to get closer to the average when pxr_sample_limit is arrived at.
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pxr_images_path
Description: Path to where the pseudo-x-ray images are stored
Default: pxr_images/
pxr_sample_limit
Description: Used in simple_threshold. How many overs or unders required to bump the mean up or
down?
Default: 500
Range: 0 - 10000
Explaination: Used in simple_threshold. How many overs or unders required to bump the mean up or
down? Used in the generation of pseudo x-ray images.
pxr_threshold
Description: Pseudo x-ray threshold value
Default: 0
Range: 0 – 1000
rectangle_color
Description: Color of the rectangle that high lights faults and splices.
Default: 255, 153, 10
Range: 0-255, 0-255, 0-255
Order: RED, GREEN, BLUE
Explaination: The color of the rectangle drawn around faults and splices. Default is orange.
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render_faults
Description: In the report, show the summary only or summary and details.
Default: summary_and_faults
Choices:
- summary_only
- summary_and_faults
report_path
Description: Report path
Default: report/
report_pdf_output_file_path
Description: The full path to the report.
Default: /home/rampart/.rampart/wringer_out/report/report.pdf
report_type
Description: What kind of report should wringer create? <Example:regular> for a report only on what
is in the scan file.
Default: regular
Choices:
- pictures_only
- regular
rg_images_path
Description: Path to where the red green images are stored.
Default: rg_images/
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rg_lag_value
Description: Red Green lag value. Used in generation of Red Green Images.
Default: 20
Range: 0 – 1000
rg_threshold
Description: Red Green threshold value. Set higher to filter stuff out. Set to 0 for maximum resolution.
Default: 2
Range: 0 – 100
sample_rate
Description: Scanning head sample rate.
Default: 1074
sandbox_sensors_add
Description: Number of sensors to add to either side of a sandboxed matrix
Default: 25
sandbox_slices_add
Description: Number of slices to add to the front and back of a sandboxed matrix
Default: 1000
scaling_factor
Description: Scaling factor. Number of cables cut is multiplied by this number to scale depending on
results.
Default: 1.0
Range: 0.0 – 1.0
Authors note: If the number of broken cables in a fault is too high, you can divide the number of
cables reported by the number of cables that should be reported. This number should be less than 1.
Enter this number in this setting.
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simple_threshold_threaded_weight_of_averaging
Description: Weighted averageing value
Default: 1
Range: 0 - 1000
splice_rectange_add_x_axis
Description: Add this to the front and back along the x-axis drawing rectangle
Default: 1
Range: 0 - 1000
Unit: m
square_top_offset
Description: The offset from the top of the picture to where the rectangles are drawn.
Default: 3
st_rating_of_belt
Description: What is the ST rating of the conveyor belt?
Value: <Enter ST value of belt>
stroke_width
Description: Thickness of the rectangle in pixels
Default: 5
website
Description: Your website
Value: <Enter your website>
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wringer_log_path
Description: Database entry for path to wringer log
Default: wringer_log/
wringer_phrase_path
Description: Path to language configuration file
Default: /opt/rampart/wringer/locale/CA.conf
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Illustration 54 describes the relationship between what is seen in a report and the various settings
available in the advanced menu. The GREEN rectangle is image pointed to by the filepath in
BYLOGO. The RED rectangle is the image pointed to by the filepath in FORLOGO.
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Question: Generating a report is taking a very long time (eg. Longer that 30 minutes). Is this okay?
Answer: That depends on how long the scan is and how many faults and splices are found. It is
suggested to perform View Belt before Generate Report. Are there many faults and splices? The
software used to process scans (wringer) is VERY precise. It will find and catalogue EVERY fault and
splice. Even small faults are catalogued. The user may want to increase monochrome_threshold from
its default value of 1 to 2. Perhaps increase or turn on filter_y or increase filter_y_frequency. If this
problem persists, please contact your SteelSPECT dealer.
Question: Why do the first and last bias angles in a splice look weaker than the ones in the middle?
Answer: Half the number of conveyor belt cable ends exist in the first and last bias angles.
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Question: Scan results show partial results, no results with a lot of noise or faults as seen in
Illustrations 56, 57 and 54.
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Answer: Said problems seen in scan images, having eliminated the possibility of external or previous
magnetization, is a result of broken contact between modules. Please carefully inspect pin alignment
between modules. Are any pins broken, dirty, misaligned or missing? Were the hex screws holding the
Aluminium connecting rods tightned correctly? Are the target pads clear of obstruction? Please see
Illustrations 52, 53 and 54. If this problem persists, please contact your SteelSPECT dealer.
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Answer: Illustrations 55, 56 and 57 depict broken pins. These modules must have their pins fixed
before they are able to be used again. Please contact your SteelSPECT supplier for details.
Illustraion 58 depicts the targets which the pin make contact with.
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ABSTRACT
Steel cord reinforced conveyor belts are typically used in high tension bulk solids
handling applications such as steep incline or long overland conveyor systems.
They are also used in applications that require high impact resistance at the
loading zone.
Steel cord (SC) belting utilizes longitudinal runs of steel cords (cables) to provide a
conveyor carcass capable of withstanding much higher tensile loads and stresses
compared to fabric carcass belting, with an attendant substantial cost increase to
the SC belt itself, along with all other conveyor system components i.e. motor
drives, pulleys, gearboxes, idlers etc.
Accordingly, inspection and maintenance procedures and practices for all of these
conveyor system components have long ago been formalized and adopted. This is
not the case for the SC conveyor belt itself.
What is needed is a comprehensive overview of best practices to be followed to
ensure that an SC belt (especially a critical feeder or transport belt) provide its
maximum design life on a conveyor system and do so with minimum downtime
over that life.
BEST PRACTICES
1.) SC BELT INSTALLATION
The proper installation of an SC conveyor belt according to the SC belt
manufacturers guidelines and splice design layout is far more complicated and
involved than that of fabric belting. Aside from the best installation personnel,
the best vulcanizing materials and the best vulcanizing and belt handling
equipment, the SC belt manufacturers instructions must be strictly adhered to.
This is because the SC belt manufacturers splice designs and layouts have
been extensively modelled and tested so that the strength and operational life
of the splices are equivalent to the rest of the SC belt. If this is not done, the
splices very quickly become the weakest link in the conveyor system.
The above is apparently common and basic knowledge, but is not always
adhered to. Especially, since SC conveyor belt installation or replacement is
usually performed by a contractor. The mine site itself will usually have limited
installation supervision capability and lack the required knowledge needed for
ensuring that correct procedures are followed by the contractor. This, even in
cases where the mine site itself has vulcanizing equipment that it provides for
contractor use.
Accordingly, once the splices are “cooked”, i.e. vulcanized, the minesite will
have no idea as to the quality of their construction unless the remaining best
practices below are followed.
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