MultiScanner System (MVL) Brochure
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Multi-Scanner System Changing the market from level to volume MVL-Measuring your inventory has never been more accurate Accurate Volume Measurement of the contents inside large silos, open bins and warehouses 1

Accurate Volume Measurement Non-contact, continuous volume measurement with the ability to generate a 3D visualization of the stored material The APM Multi-Scanner System is comprised of two or more 3DLevelScanners Model MVL, extending APM's innovative volume and level measurement technology to cover very wide silos, domes, bulk storage rooms, stockpiles and warehouses. This unique system measures practically any kind of solid material, and effectively provides accurate volume measurements critical for inventory and production process control in many industrial applications, including: Coal...

Multi-Scanner System For the first time the finance manager, plant manager and inventory control manager can base their decisions on accurately measured data rather than estimated figures Inventory Report Generation Selection of reports such as: volume, min/max level, min/max distance, weight and historical data logs can be presented APM software provides real-time data about the product being stored: • • • • • • Volume (%, m³, ft³, liters, gallons, bushels) Maximum / minimum levels / distances of product Weight (metric tons, short US tons, pounds) Historic logs of measurements Historic 3D...

As is the case with all 3DLevelScanner™, each of the scanners comprising the System employs an array of three antennas to transmit low frequency pulses and to receive echoes of the pulses from the contents of the silo, bin or other container. Using three antennas Real-time Inventory Control Check true inventory status at any time, from anywhere - per silo or per site, per plant with multiple sites enables each unit to measure not only the time/distance of each echo but also the direction from which it comes. The device’s Digital Signal Processor samples and analyzes the received signals to...

Multi-Scanner System The multiple scanner system provides out of each of the 3DLevelScanner MVL devices an analog output which represents (as a default value) the overall volume of contents in the entire silo. APM 3D MultiVision Server Web Server RS485 Browser IOS Android APM Mobile Application APM 3D MultiVision Clients All MVL units are connected via a daisy chained bus, using the RS485 protocol. This type of connection enables practically unlimited number of units to be linked over the same 2-wire line. 5

The MVL system is more than the sum of its components The Multi-Scanner Controller has few major functions that bring synergetic quality to the MVL scanners positioned in the same bin: • Synchronizing the scanners transmissions so that the scanners do not interfere with each other and do not compromise each other’s SNR • Taking into consideration the entire set of mapping Automatic Material Handling points from all the scanners • Generating a complete merged visualization of the entire bin • Updating the 4-20mA output of the scanners to the Accurate and timely inventory monitoring enables...

Multi-Scanner System Measure what you manage • A C C U R AT E LY • R E L I A B LY • S A F E LY Under the harshest conditions The Multi-Scanner System helps you learn about the profitability of your process. The system helps the customer understand the cost structure of its end product by determining the volumetric bushels that were continuously used as a part of the manufacturing process. Integration to ERP Systems Interfacing with most material management and control systems Combined 3D image of material surface received from the two or more MVL 3DLevelScanners Above: top-view of material...

Multi-Scanner System System Components: • APM Multi-Scanner Controller • Multiple 3DLevelScanners Type MVL (minimum 2 units) • 3D Vision Software Tool Maintenance Free Proprietary self-cleaning capabilities prevent material from accumulating on the internal workings of the APM device, ensuring long-term reliable performance in harsh dusty conditions APM Automation Solutions Ltd. www.apm-solutions.com | info@apm-solutions.com © 2012 APM Automation Solutions Ltd. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. APM Automation Solutions Ltd. and the APM...