In mining, large amounts of data is collected from the field continuously to the point of being swamped. The data will be on spreadsheets, paper inspection forms and many other formats. All this data is extremely valuable as it contains a story which management wants to read and understand. Extracting this data can be done […]
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Undercarriage is a high value wear item and can represent 50% or more of the maintenance costs on large, tracked machines. That represents a huge maintenance cost. Managing the undercarriage can therefore deliver large savings. There are several basic principles to be followed to unlocking these savings. TrackTreads Undercarriage and Inspection Management provides all the
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Undercarriage can make up more than 50% of the maintenance costs of a machine. Therefore, managing this wear surface can deliver large $ savings. Utilizing Undercarriage Software requires integrating the inspections into the daily inspection routine across the job site. Points to consider when calculating the ROI:- Time and accuracy to complete an inspection The
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Dump bodies on Off-Highway trucks are a typical component subject to wear rates based on the material being loaded. High wear areas may use sacrificial wear plates or GET for extra protection. Heavy loads can cause flexing of the body with resultant cracking. To track the life and performance of the dump body, we start
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Internal Undercarriage measuring and management capability can deliver large financial benefits
The task of Reliability Engineers and planners for the mine-site is to plan and schedule maintenance and repairs to the mobile equipment in order for the equipment to achieve as much uptime as possible for the least amount of cost. This is an extremely complex task requiring the planners to balance many competing variables such
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The COVID Pandemic has led to a number of new market forces affecting business. Some among others is the slowing of supply chains including the availability of replacement undercarriage components. There are probably a few factors causing this: – Reduced manufacturing capacity at some period over the last 12 months, thus causing a backlog of
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Every component on this machine needs to be regularly inspected to ensure that the machine remains reliable and productive. It is only as good as its weakest Link! Taking oil samples and performing PM’s is not enough to ensure Reliability Every component should be examined on a regular basis to assess its condition and the
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Moving Structural and Mechanical Inspections from paper-based forms and spreadsheets to a Digital version of the same form running on a phone or tablet, and allowing the same questions to be answered with measurements, images and comments provides many benefits and challenges to name a few Data Quality improves – data accuracy and consistency improve
Digitizing your Field Inspections delivers benefits in efficiencies, costs and control
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