Reliability Engineering
Distance used to measure Undercarriage Component Performance
Managing Undercarriage Components based on distance travelled is a more accurate method of determining their life performance
Managing Undercarriage Components based on distance travelled is a more accurate method of determining their life performance
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Undercarriage Track Frames should also be inspected. This will not only determine their condition, but will forecast when they will need to be rebuilt.
Cracks occur any many field equipment components. Management of these cracks ensures that catastrophic failure is avoided. Capturing crack data electronically provides some immediate benefits. There are 4 main steps covered for digitizing crack management. Field Inspectors capture, using mobile phones or tablets, the precise position of the crack on Read more…
Wear Material comes at a higher cost because the components include extra elemental inclusions and further heat treatment in the hardening process. To gain the full benefit from these components requires achieving a full useful life. Any accelerated wear on the component will lead to a shortened life span and Read more…
Managing your undercarriage components reduces your cost of ownership since the components are more likely to live a full productive life.
Scalloping is where the middle of the Link rail becomes hollowed out. This increases the vibration as the chain moves over the components and can lead to a very uncomfortable ride! Scalloping can be caused by a number of factors: – Idler Rise Heights are provided within the TrackTreads system for Read more…
The art of managing undercarriage is the early identification and then rectification of accelerated wear in the components. Inspecting and measuring these components, and then comparing the results with previous inspection results allows a comparison of the wear rates. Ideally the components should be achieving between 100 and 110% wear Read more…
Track Inspections serve a number of purposes, but a few of the more important reasons are: In the image below, the budget life, of the undercarriage components for a large Dozer, is 8,000 hours, and the cost of replacing the undercarriage is $250,000. Thus, in the above example the undercarriage Read more…
Chains must be able to be tracked from cradle to grave. In any mining environment, chains needing maintenance, whether it’s a regrousing of shoes or a pin and bush turn, will need to be taken off the machine and placed in the yard, ready to repair. To keep the machine Read more…