Conveyor Belt Monitoring (CBM) will showcase two new non-invasive conveyor belt monitoring products during AIMEX – Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition 2011, to be held at Sydney’s Olympic Park, Homebush, from September 6-9. Both are designed to extend the safe working life of conveyor belting and maximise the return on assets for mining operations. Headlining the display will be CBM’s Longitudinal Rip Detection System which is non-contact, has nothing embedded in the belt and works with belt types such as steel cord, fabric and solid woven. The CBM stand at AIMEX will be H1034.

Supporting the system will be CBM’s new Vision/Profile Monitor. “This state-of-the-art system allows for visual inspection and cover thickness to be determined without stopping the belt and therefore it does not impact negatively on production,” CBM spokesman, Jonathan Krane, said. “It certainly is a new age and CBM is proud to be at the forefront of developing new and advanced technologies aimed at minimising downtime and saving dollars,” he said. CBM describes its company goal as extending the safe working life of all conveyor belting, “achieved through careful monitoring of the belt’s condition, and orderly repair or removal of events which could lead to premature belt failure.” CBM’s services are also used as a supplementary Quality Assurance tool during belt and splice construction processes, and on a continual basis for OH&S audits.