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Driving Value from the Deluge of Data

In our data rich world businesses are generally more efficient at collecting data than they are at using it. Efficiently using the data collected, to drive value-based decisions, can be what takes your business, or more importantly your profit margin, to the next level. TrackTreads is about providing software to support not only your collection of data, but also enhancing your ability to analyse and utilize your data with ease.  TrackTreads provides tools that assist Read more…

By John, ago
TrackTreads Customer Support

The Customer Focussed Approach

In our modern world, there is always a heavy focus on technology. What can the software do? What bells and whistles does it have? What wonderful new technology is the software based on? These are all important details, but they often eclipse and are focussed on at the expense of more traditional business factors. In particular, what level of customer support is offered and how responsive to customer feedback are you? There is an old Read more…

By John, ago

TrackTreads releases IOS mobile app to operate on iPhone or iPad

TrackTreads is very excited to announce the launch of the IOS version of our Undercarriage Inspection mobile application. The IOS version of the application comes in response to customer requests and we are pleased to be able to offer the ability to capture Undercarriage Inspections on both Android and Apple devices. The App is currently being rolled out to a couple of select sites for final testing and will be available for all sites and Read more…

By John, ago
Loose Bolts - Undercarriage

Don’t Miss the Small Stuff When Inspecting Undercarriage

Inspecting Undercarriage is not solely to measure components. It’s about creating a complete picture frozen at a point in time over the life of the Undercarriage. This picture must use images abundantly. Images replace a thousand words. Other points of interest help to complete the picture such as highlighting: Loose or missing bolts Machine balance, too much weight on front or rear of machine Final drive temperature Idler rise height Leaking rollers and other components Read more…

By John, ago
Cat D10T

Obtaining Maximum Life From Your Undercarriage Components

The art of undercarriage management is achieving as close to 100% wear from all components on the system simultaneously.  This means that each component; whether rollers, idlers, sprockets or chain; are all wearing so that when the first component reaches 100% worn, all of the other components are as close to 100% worn as possible. This ensures that both time and money are spared. An example of this would be when an undercarriage system has Read more…

By John, ago

Inspection Forecasting – Knowing What and When

Every Inspection will identify the current wear of the components along with possible actions to rectify the wear profile of the components.   The aim of the target wear profile is to achieve the maximum possible life from all the components on the undercarriage system, thus maximising your ROI. Regular inspections are essential to achieving this. The TrackTreads Undercarriage system provides a forecast of next inspection due dates based on your inspection schedule and the Read more…

By John, ago
4100 XPC

A Focus On Reducing Cost Per Hour

In reposonse to high demand from many mining customers TrackTreads has now incorporated GET, Dump Bodies and other wear surface management tools into the same package and offering as the Undercarriage solution.   This gives inspectors the ability to inspect the following wear surfaces; undercarriage, dozer and grader blades, excavator and shovel buckets, dipper buckets, booms and any other wear surface while on the same inspection visit to the machine. Some customers have extended the Read more…

By John, ago
Schematic Bucket

Bucket, Dump Body and Boom Inspection Tools

TrackTreads recently released their latest software toolkit for measuring and managing the wear surfaces in Dump Bodies, Buckets and any other wear material needing to be managed and measured regularly. Users of the Undercarriage Management System will find the system and layout very similar and accessible in the same web portal.   Key Features include:- Using the mobile app to take measurements, images and add comments. Mobile app connects to an Ultrasonic tool for material Read more…

By John, ago

Undercarriage Management – Increasing Your ROI

Investing in the implementation and use of undercarriage inspection management software needs to provide a return on investment. Undercarriage can make up more than 50% of the maintenance costs of a machine. Therefore managing undercarriage has the potential for large savings. How is the ROI measured:-   Time and accuracy to complete an inspection The ultrasonic measurements with the smart phone app enables immediate percent worn calculations and comparisons with prior inspection measurements. This improves Read more…

By John, ago