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Pressure Monitoring for Mobile Concrete Pumps Know when line pressure is rising, before it becomes damage

Overpressure is measurable. On most pumps, it isn't visible.

A manufacturer of mobile concrete pumps needed a reliable system for monitoring line pressure. The aim was to recognise overpressure situations at an early stage in order to prevent damage to the equipment and safety risks. At the same time, the solution needed to be robust and mobile.

Concrete being placed on a reinforced slab from a mobile pump boom

How it works

  • periNODE adapters continuously record the pipe pressure via sensors installed directly on the hydraulic pump.
  • The data is transferred to a periMICA edge computer, which stores it locally and visualises it in a web-based dashboard.
  • Critical pressure increases trigger alarms, which are reported both visually and by notifications to the control centre.
  • The entire solution is designed for mobile use and is powered by the vehicle battery.

Why it pays for itself

  • Safety benefit: Real-time alarms warn of dangerous pressure rises, preventing potential damage and downtime.
  • Flexibility: The system can be expanded with additional sensors without the need for reconfiguration.
  • Cost efficiency: The cost of the basic configuration per vehicle is a fraction of the cost of a single damage or failure.
  • Ease of use: Installation is possible directly on the vehicle, without additional housings or protective devices.

Where it also fits

  • Pulp and paper industry: Monitoring of pipeline pressure in slurry transport or water circuits.
  • Water management: Monitoring pressure conditions in water pipes or desalination plants.
  • Vehicle construction: Monitoring of hydraulic pressure systems in mobile or stationary applications, e.g. cranes or forklift trucks.
Mobile concrete pump with boom extended at a construction site
Concrete delivery hoses beside formwork on a construction site

Line pressure in the delivery system, recorded continuously by sensors fitted at the hydraulic pump. The point is to see pressure building toward an overpressure condition early enough to act, rather than discovering it as damage.

Yes. Sensors are added at the hydraulic pump and read by a periNODE adapter, so the measurement sits alongside the existing machine rather than inside it. The pump's own control system is untouched.

Critical pressure rises trigger alarms visually on site and as notifications to the control centre, so the warning reaches both the operator at the machine and whoever is coordinating remotely.

Locally, on a periMICA edge computer on the vehicle, and shown in a web-based dashboard. Data stays available on site rather than depending on a connection to somewhere else.

No, and it is not designed to. The control system keeps running the machine; this adds a separate path for monitoring data. One path for control, one path for data.

The same approach applies wherever hydraulic or line pressure matters: slurry transport and water circuits in pulp and paper, water pipelines and desalination plants, and hydraulics on cranes and forklift trucks.

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