Martin Engineering, a bulk handling equipment solutions company, has launched its innovative N2® remote monitoring system for conveyor belt cleaners in countries across Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and South Asia.
Designed for any belt cleaner using a polyurethane blade, the N2® Position Indicator (PI) system tracks belt cleaner performance and tells users when servicing is required via an intuitive cloud-based mobile app or desktop dashboard. The N2® PI recently met all the requirements to achieve CE Marking in Europe. The N2® PI can be retro-fitted to most conveyor belt cleaner mainframes that use polyurethane belt cleaner blades, or it can be introduced as part of a new installation.
The gateway then sends the information to a cloud-based server, which delivers it to Martin’s dedicated mobile app and desktop dashboard on a computer. Initial trials on ten conveyors showed us that the N2® PI not only cuts inspection time, but it also helps reduce exposure to moving conveyors and associated hazards. The mobile app tracks and displays blade status, remaining life, next scheduled tensioning, run time, wear rate, cleaner model, blade type and other details. Alerts are provided automatically when a blade change is required, re-tensioning is needed or an unusual condition or change is detected.