Systems of grained materials automated sampling from belt conveyors

The collection of representative samples of grained materials is necessary to determine the quality parameters of this material. This operation is carried out in difficult conditions (dustiness, noise, atmospheric precipitation), which is a nuisance to the staff taking samples and adversely affects accuracy. In addition, the quality of representative samples is affected by the care of personnel. Therefore, to ensure a higher quality of sampling operations and to eliminate the work of people in difficult conditions, systems have been developed for the automatic collection of representative samples from conveyor belts. The work gives examples of automatic sampling systems equipped with samplers and other auxiliary devices. The work contains descriptions of construction, classifications, an example of selection and examples of construction solutions for automatic sampling of grained materials.