Signal conditioning
Where no one else could... Enabling visibility of loads on harbour cranes
Instruments from Mantracourt, Micro Measurements and Load Monitoring Systems are successfully being used to monitor ASCO’s crane loads
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SCO, an organisation with global expertise in the area of oil and gas materials and equipment management
wanted to monitor cranes loads in their supply base locations around the world. Load Monitoring Systems (LMS), a specialist in
load monitoring systems, took on the project and developed a custom load link system. They used LMS manufactured Load Cells, Mantracourt’s T24 wireless telemetry instrumentation and strain gauges by Micro-Measurements for the job. ASCO’s sites offer extreme weather
conditions. The application was a test for the reliability of all components in the system. It was installed over four years ago and continues to prove its quality to date with faultless service.
THE APPLICATION ASCO operate cranes in supply bases across the world, from Hammerfest in Norway to Darwin in Australia.
‘‘ 38 Load Monitoring Systems
(LMS) used Mantracourt’s T24 wireless strain transmission module and Micro-Measurements’ strain gauges on their manufactured Load Cells to meet the requirements. The system has proved its quality by overcoming the challenges of the application, something the previous generation of solutions could not achieve.
THE CHALLENGE The nature of the application meant that large distances had to be covered reliably by the system. Signal integrity had to be sufficient for the system to continue functioning at times when the line of sight between the load links and the receivers
was obstructed by the body of the ships. Furthermore, the application required that
the data from the readings is easily visible from anywhere on the base - not just the control room. This way, supervisors would be able to monitor weights as they coordinate loading operations.
The installation of Load Monitoring Systems (LMS) load cells and
Mantracourt T24 technology across our operations has helped us to accurately monitor weights whilst feeding live information back into our operational systems. The interface with our Integrated Logistics Management System (iLMS), has provided us with increased efficiencies and enhanced planning capabilities. The measurements have been accurate and reliable, even in challenging conditions. - Greg Skinner, project manager
’’ January 2019 Instrumentation Monthly
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