Product description
Delivery contents
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Product description
2.1
Delivery contents
3DLevelScanner M sensor
Documentation
CD with the 3DLevel Manager software and marketing materials
Ex-specific safety instructions (with Ex versions)
Certificates if applicable
2.2
Components
Special horn antenna
Process
fi
tting
(
depending on the
fl
ange or thread version
)
H
ousing with electronics
,
optionally available with a plug connector
and
connection
cable
The components are available in different configurations.
2.3
Theory of Operation
The APM 3DLevelScanner™is the only device presently available that delivers accurate
measurement of bulk solids and powders – regardless of the type of material or
product characteristics, type and size of storage silo, bin or container, and harshness
of the storage environment. It incorporates APM's unique dust-penetrating technology
to achieve an unrivalled degree of process measurement and inventory control.
The 3DLevelScanner 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 these antennas, the unit measures not only the time/distance of each
echo, but also its direction. The device's Digital Signal Processor samples and analyzes
the received signals to provide accurate measurements of the level, volume, and mass
of the stored contents and generates a 3D representation of the actual allocation of the
product within the container for display on remote computer screens. This unique
device measures practically any kind of material stored in a great variety of containers,
including silos, large open bins, bulk solid storage rooms, stockpiles, and warehouses.
It maps build-up loads and other irregularities that randomly form over time, offering
solutions for this and many other previously inaccessible challenging applications.
2.4
Wide Application Range
The 3DLevelScanner M measures practically any kind of solid material, stored in
practically unlimited variety of containers, including large open bins, bulk solid storage
rooms and warehouses, mapping loads that randomly form over time inside silos, and
many other challenging applications that were not possible until now. The sensor can
measure ranges of up to 70 m (230 ft) and generate 3D maps of the surface.