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Preventative maintenance can help reduce the risk of equipment failure and consequent downtimes. When it comes to monitoring your bucket elevators and belt conveyors, 4B can recommend the ideal combination of sensors and monitoring systems to suit your requirements and budget. 4B provides an extensive range of their own ATEX / IECEx / CSA / CCC approved hazard monitoring systems, misalignment switches, bearing temperature monitors and level controls. We can offer you anything from a replacement sensor to a fully integrated hazard monitoring system which can be operated either as a stand-alone...

SENSOR APPLICATIONS These illustrations show typical sensor placements for monitoring: speed, motion, bearing & surface temperature, belt alignment, level / plug indication, vibration and slack chain detection. Bucket Elevator Chain Conveyor Enclosed Belt Conveyor 6 Open Belt Conveyor BEARING TEMPERATURE SENSORS The ADB, MDB, and WDB Series bearing temperature sensors are designed to screw directly into an existing grease zerk fitting on a bearing housing. Each sensor is fitted with a grease nipple to allow lubrication of the bearing without the need for removal of the sensor. Most series are...

COMBINED MONITORING SYSTEMS Bearing temperature (continuous) max. 6 sensors + 2 ambient temp. sensors 8 dual use inputs (contact or NTC temperature) Belt speed (continuous) max. 2 inputs -Differential speed monitoring Belt alignment Pulses / Contact / Rub* Blocks 4 inputs 8 dual use inputs (contact or NTC temperature) Plugged condition Pulley alignment Communication interfaces Ethernet with Modbus TCP protocol Gateway available separately for PLC interface Ethernet IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP Test function Alarm & shutdown function Single elevator or conveyor Bucket elevators & conveyors, plantwide...

The Watchdog Super Elite™ is a complete elevator and conveyor monitoring system with inputs for most of the types of sensors standard in the industry. Offers top-of-the-class flexibility and approvals. Unprecedented user friendliness via a 3.5” full colour bespoke design graphics screen. Controller settings can be set up either directly on the unit or via a PC application and transferred between the WDC4s and PC via a SD card. In-built Ethernet port with full support for the Hazardmon.com cloud based monitoring service. WDC4 has multi-lingual support. MODBUS/TCP support with the application notes...

The lE-GuardFlex is the central control unit for 4B’s Distributed Hazard Monitoring Solution (DHMS). Using industrial Ethernet technology, the IE-GuardFlex controller connects to, and monitors multiple machine mounted sensors via 4B’s class leading IE-Nodes. The complete IE-GuardFlex system can be configured to support multiple machines, lE-Nodes and sensors, and will interface directly to the machine MCC’s to perform a controlled stop in the event of the detection of a hazardous condition. The lE-GuardFlex system is typically located within the plant MCC and dust hazard “safe area”. Connection...

HAZARD MONITORING SYSTEMS COMBINED MONITORING SYSTEMS IE-NODE (INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET-NODE) FEATURES • Sensor Interface for PLC’s & Automation Systems • Supports PROFINET, EtherNet/ IP and Modbus TCP/IP Remote Sensor Monitoring for PLC’s & Automation Systems • Up to 16 Total Sensor Inputs with Available Expansion Boards PLAY-CIRCLE WATCH VIDEO The Industrial Ethernet Node (IE-NODE) is a remote monitoring interface designed to provide sensor data to PLC’s or other automation and control systems. The IE-NODE is available in two versions, both with a total of 10 sensor inputs. Version 1 has 8 contact...

HAZARD MONITORING INFRASTRUCTURE HAZARD MONITORING INFRASTRUCTURE IE-GUARDFLEX INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS GuardFlex Network GuardFlex/GuardFlex Network GuardFlex network for IE-Nodes and supporting infrastructure components: IE-Switch, IE-Fibre-Switch, IE-Router, IEGateway 4G Router to connect 4B’s hazard monitoring systems to Hazardmon via 4G data SIM or Wifi. The IE-Node is utilised as the primary IO device for the GuardFlex system. This allows the sensor IO points to be located in the hazardous area, close to the machine being monitored. IT monitoring network for Hazardmon and OPC UA data exchange....

• Secure Cloud Based Hazard Monitoring • Works with Watchdog Super Elite & lE-Nodes • Data Logged Automatically • Real Time System Status & Alert Email Notifications • Automated Maintenance • View on Any Web-Enabled Device Register For A Free Demo Account www.hazardmon.com® HAZARDMONCLOUD-BASED HAZARD MONITORINGHAZARDMON HazardMon.com® is a secure cloud based hazard monitoring solution providing status notifications and data logging for bucket elevators and conveyors. Live system status, graphs and historical data can be viewed on any web-enabled device (smartphone, tablet PC, desktop or laptop...

The T400N Elite Hotswitch is a microprocessor controlled temperature monitor, which works in conjunction with NTC temperature sensors to monitor up to 8 bearings and can provide an alarm and automatic shutdown when a high bearing temperature condition is detected. Conveyor or bucket elevator belt alignment monitoring system The B400 Elite is a microprocessor based control unit which uses sensors to detect belt misalignment by pressure (Touchswitch) from one or two elevators/conveyors. The unit is able to provide an alarm and automatic shutdown of the elevator/conveyor when a belt misalignment...

HAZARD MONITORING SYSTEMS SPEED MONITORING The 4B Speed Relay (USR) is a microprocessor controlled digital speed monitor for use with 2, 3, 4 wire NPN/PNP sensors, 4B’s WDA range of sensors or contact sensor inputs, with a user programmable electromechanical relay and PhotoMOS Solid State Relay (SSR) outputs. The Speed Relay has a 160x80 pixel LCD display to provide information, and 3 front panel buttons to program settings. The Speed Relay reads input pulses and displays the calculated pulse frequency in a range of selectable units. The user can set the Electromechanical Relay and PhotoMOS Solid...