PBE environmental monitoring is the smart way to take care of your mine personnel.
PBE offers a wide range of environmental and gas monitoring systems that are capable ofPBE 3700 - Mining measuring carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide, methane, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen, diesel particulates and more.
PBE’s environmental monitoring solutions are modular and can be combined with other systems. Individual gas unit options include: wired (320 or 4800 Baud), wireless, UHF, VHF, Bluetooth, 4 digital inputs, Transient Voltage Suppression / Data Line Isolators, 4-20mA versions.
Environmental monitoring systems can be monitored and controlled using MineBoss™ 2.0.
Reduce energy and maintenance costs by adding a Responsible Ventilation system.
Utilizing PBE’s monitoring and control systems, the location of personnel and equipment in the mine can be determined and utilized to create zones to control the auxiliary fans of the ventilation system. This fully automated system utilizes PBE tagging and tracking components to determine the real-time location of personnel and mobile equipment and idle fans in areas where miners and diesel machines are not present.
As soon as mine personnel or mobile equipment enter a zone where the ventilation systems has been idled, the software, MineTracker can restart the fan or the control system will send a command through the existing SCADA software and restart the fans in this zone. A command can also be sent from the control center prior to workers arriving at a particular zone and the system can be restarted before they arrive in this zone.
Eliminating the constant use of fans in unoccupied areas of the mine where personnel are not working will greatly reduce energy consumption by the mine and lower operating costs. Additional cost savings will be realized by the reduction of maintenance on the fans due to the reduced run time of each unit and ultimately increase the life expectancy of each fan due to reduced hours of operation.
Conveyor belt monitoring solutions help avoid downtime caused by accidents and damage to equipment.
Designed to increase safety and productivity by preventing costly damage or accidents, PBE’s conveyor and motion monitors are ideal for use with conveyor belts, rotating devices, ventilation fans or any other equipment. PBE belt monitoring equipment has proven to be rugged, reliable and easy to use in some of the harshest mining environments on the planet and yet are flexible enough to fit any application in any industry.
BeltBoss control stations are capable of monitoring:
- Slip / Sequence Detection
- Overspeed and Underspeed
- Power Loss
- Material Spill
- Fire Suppression
- Dust Suppression
- Belt Brakes
- Bearing Temperature
- Motor Currents
PBE’s BeltBoss control and monitoring solutions can either stand-alone or be networked together through PBE’s MineBoss™ 2.0 and monitored from the surface in the mine’s control center.
Fire suppression solutions detect and suppress fires to prevent damage and downtime at critical points such as mine conveyer belts.
PBE’s fire suppression solutions can detect and suppress fires at the conveyor belt, air compressors, rescue chambers, battery change-out stations and also activate audible and visual alarms.
Fires can occur anywhere electrical devices or conveyor belts are present. The PBE system detects and suppresses fire with water by means of fusible alloy sprinkler nozzles mounted around PBE Fire Suppressionstationary equipment. PBE has chemical suppression and water based systems, both of which use temperature sensors placed around the area to be protected. The top of the line system in this category is the FlowBoss system designed to exceed MSHA and NFPA pressure requirements. These solutions are customized to cover any belt head, take up or underground belt storage area in the mine.
The fire suppression systems can be monitored and controlled using PBE’s MineBoss™ 2.0.
Fan and pump control systems remotely manage every corner of your mine job site.
PBE has solutions to monitor air flow, ventilation fans, water control and other critical aspects of your mining operation. Our solutions allow third party sensors, or those of our own design, to be utilized for continuous monitoring of priority systems. Details like power status, vibration, speed, water levels and bearing temperatures can be monitored and linked directly from the computer map screen.
For more information on these systems and solutions, please Contact Us to learn more about how PBE can help make your mine safer and more productive.
