The prominent cement plant is owned by a globally recognised leader in the building materials industry. It is vital to maintain high standards of fire safety and after a number of incidents over recent years, it was decided a more preventative approach was necessary. As a result of these incidents, the insurance assessment indicated that the conveyor belts were a particular hazard and were upgraded from low risk to high risk.
Our case study, Linear Heat Detection (LHD) installation for conveyor belts at cement production facility, demonstrates how Bandweaver’s Linear Heat Detection system, utilising FireLaser DTS technology, was successfully implemented to provide full coverage protection for the plant.
The client required a linear heat detection system as part of a pilot project to monitor two inclined coal conveyor belts with a combined length of 177 metres at the cement plant. A focus on seamless integration into other IT and safety systems was also needed to enable the client to maintain coverage without downtime and to make use of existing infrastructure.
The key purpose of this pilot was to thoroughly verify the reliability of FireLaser in effectively detecting potential issues along the conveyor belts. By generating alarms if the temperature deviates from normal parameters, or rise too rapidly, an engineer can be alerted, and the issue be dealt with as a maintenance issue before a fire even begins. This would not only save time and cost from the incident itself, but also eliminate the need to alert the fire department.
Additionally, a crucial aspect of the project involved providing comprehensive training for the client’s personnel to ensure proficient operation and utilisation of the FireLaser system.
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