Patent ID: 8657105

Claim:
An automated industrial monitoring system, comprising: a plurality of sensors for measuring a magnetic field in a conveyor belt component; a controller for receiving signals from said plurality of sensors, the controller in communication with a processor executing instructions for: populating a table with event data representative of the signals; comparing a first set of event data from the table with a second set of event data received from at least one of the plurality of sensors; and, triggering a user alarm if the second set of event data deviates from the first set of event data by a predetermined amount; wherein said system is effective for automatically recording and storing event data relating to said conveyor belt component, including the date and location on the belt corresponding to said event data when said system is operating in a learning mode or a monitoring mode, wherein new event data relating to the conveyor belt may be recorded and stored for comparison with subsequently obtained event data relating to the belt.