Auger filling machine monitoring system dsound® AMS1000

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The auger monitoring system dsound® AMS1000 is used to monitor a auger conveyor on a flow-wrapping machine to detect possible metal contact between the auger and the filling tube in order to reduce the risk of non-detection of metal contact (against the background of possible resulting metal abrasion) during filling. For this purpose, the system uses the dsound® USS5-KS/E/K structure-borne sound sensor to evaluate the sound signals at the funnel of the flow-wrapping machine and, in the event of a fault, forwards an alarm/warning signal to a higher-level system (e.g. PLC). For test purposes, the integrated dsound® USE01 exciter unit can be used to generate a defined pulse at the structure-borne sound transducer of the sound sensor in order to simulate a fault and verify the function of the dsound® USS5 structure-borne sound sensor and the overall system. The system can be easily mounted on the hopper of an auger dosing system. Any contact between the auger and the filling pipe is detected during filling. The sound signals are evaluated in real time and if a defined threshold is exceeded, the system sends the warning and alarm messages to the PLC.