Does a camera detection prove why the crusher stopped?

No. A detection is a timestamped event with video context. It shows what the camera saw at that moment. The cause is established by the site team reviewing the event alongside feed and truck activity.

What do we need on site for this?

A usable camera view of the feed area, power and network at that point, and agreement on the operating period being reviewed. Camera coverage and detection suitability are assessed per site during a walkthrough.

Can it stop the crusher or trigger the rockbreaker?

Any response to an event is configured per site against the equipment you already run. Alerting, PLC integration and rockbreaker capability are separate scopes and are assessed individually, not assumed.

How long does a review take before it is useful?

It depends on how much the plant runs and how the operating period is defined. Start with one problem at one feed point, review the events with the shift team, and decide whether the record is describing what they see.

Crusher feed monitoring

What happens before the crusher goes down?

Feed interruptions, oversize material and bridging usually show up before crusher downtime. Camera-based detection records those moments with video context, so the shift team can review what happened instead of reconstructing it from memory.

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The operational problem

A crusher that stops for a few minutes several times a shift rarely appears in a daily total. The shift is short on tonnes, the reason is argued about, and the record that would settle it does not exist.

Feed problems are also not one problem. A bridged feed opening, a piece of oversize, a gap in truck dumps and a downstream restriction all look similar in a production number and very different on camera.

What can be observed

A detection is a timestamped event with video context. It is evidence of what the camera saw, not proof of a cause.

Timestamped oversize detections at the feed point, with the video around the event
Periods where the feed is running, restricted or not receiving material
Bridging and blockage events reviewed against the surrounding feed activity
Crusher downtime periods placed on the same timeline as feed and truck dumps

How the operator investigates

Start from the agreed operating period and list the downtime periods inside it. For each one, open the events immediately before it and look at the video.

Then compare with truck dumps and belt activity to see whether the feed stopped because material stopped arriving, because of something in the material, or because of something downstream.

Review the first weeks with the shift team. If the record does not describe what they see on the ground, the camera position or the event configuration is what needs to change first.

What we need for a walkthrough

Where the feed can be viewed, and what is already installed there
Power and network availability at that point
The operating period you want to be measured against
The downtime reasons your team currently records, if any
Which equipment, PLC or rockbreaker is involved in the response today

Questions we are usually asked

Does a camera detection prove why the crusher stopped?: No. A detection is a timestamped event with video context. It shows what the camera saw at that moment. The cause is established by the site team reviewing the event alongside feed and truck activity.
What do we need on site for this?: A usable camera view of the feed area, power and network at that point, and agreement on the operating period being reviewed. Camera coverage and detection suitability are assessed per site during a walkthrough.
Can it stop the crusher or trigger the rockbreaker?: Any response to an event is configured per site against the equipment you already run. Alerting, PLC integration and rockbreaker capability are separate scopes and are assessed individually, not assumed.
How long does a review take before it is useful?: It depends on how much the plant runs and how the operating period is defined. Start with one problem at one feed point, review the events with the shift team, and decide whether the record is describing what they see.

Talk to our team

Ask about equipment compatibility, installation or pricing. Tell us which area you want to look at first and we will go through it with you.