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Bucyrus release VibraGuard monitoring system

Bucyrus has released an upgrade to the PMC-D/V AFC and Plow Control system, called VibraGuard, to provide vibration monitoring for underground mining equipment.

VibraGuard allows trained workers to predict machine component wear, avoid unplanned downtime and pre-set alarms to monitor the risk of damage to machine components.

The system provides online condition monitoring for longwall equipment.

A digital signal processor plugged into the controller’s I/O board converts incoming acceleration data into spectrum data, which is then transferred to a computer where the VibraGuard software evaluates and visualizes the data.

This allows workers to make predictions about the wear of machine components.

VibraGuard is currently only available for Bucyrus’ underground mining system — including plow system — however it will soon be available for shearers, belt systems, fans and continuous miners.

The system is based on Minesafe software.

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