A splice monitoring system was used for the first time in the coarse ore conveyor system that incorporates the world's strongest conveyor belt, an St 7800.

This monitoring system has external sensors that constantly monitor the length of all splices using magnets that are permanently vulcanized into the splice.
External factors such as belt speed, temperature and load are processed in the calculations. If the splice length changes, exceeding a tight tolerance, an alarm is triggered or the conveyor belt is automatically shut down.