Upon the inception of the idea of 'internet of things' back in 1982, which was loosely termed referring to the concept that it is the point in time when more 'things or objects' would be connected to the Internet than people themselves.
The idea originated with the invention of PLC, and has evolved into modern day sensors that come in different shapes and sizes and have one basic objective, to provide data at any instant to any user from the ease of his/her handheld device.
When it comes to the idea of integrating material handling equipment with sensors for providing data, the result if achievable would be of tremendous help to any user running a plant full of maintenance hungry equipment. Such a scenario where the wear life of any equipment can be estimated before its natural breakdown is called Predictive maintenace.
In bulk material handling and material processing industry, the introduction of cloud technology, RFID chips, and every kind of mechatronic sensor, even analogue, that provides data about the nature of the work, longivity, and other essentials about that equipment are a part of the fourth revolution in industrial technology.
Benefitting from this type of strategic advancement is therefore a given for all the integrated steel plant, thermal plant, coal handling plant etc, which is why equipment designers integrate such technology into the products.
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