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Sometimes is it good to go back to basics. 4 Basic Pillars of Undercarriage Management

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Collecting Undercarriage Field Inspection data – Measuring the undercarriage component wear needs to be done regularly and accurately. Readings should then be supported by images and comments. Automatic calculation of % wear and the physical limits along with any prior reading history help the Inspector provide quality information. All this functionality should be available offline […]

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Crystalizing Field Inspection Data into a story for Management to Browse

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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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Financial Benefits of Managing your Undercarriage

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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. Correct Component Selection – Select the correct undercarriage

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ROI – Using Undercarriage Management Software to obtain better life from your Tracks

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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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Why identifying Critical Life Path Undercarriage Components is important

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All Undercarriage Components wear at different rates and the aim of monitoring the undercarriage is to review the differences in the wear rates between the components and identify which components will limiting the life of the entire undercarriage system as a whole. This means identifying which components will wear out first and thus prevent the

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Managing Undercarriage is more costly than Tires

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Tires are high-pressure vessels on which the wear is measured typically by measuring the depth of available tread with at least 3 points being taken across the face of the tire to provide a reasonable average. The overall condition of the tire will be inspected to identify any visible faults that could lead to failure.

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Great Products should be flaunted with Testimonial Data

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In this day and competitive environment, if you have a great product, flaunt it with a convincing argument! Demonstrate your argument with a testimonial of performance. This can be done in the following steps Investment in placing product in the field Monitoring performance of the product in the field through inspection with data capture at

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Using Propel Hours to Forecast Residual Undercarriage Life on Shovels

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Excavators, Hydraulic Shovels and Rope Shovels spend most of their time digging and loading. They are only required to move short distances to reposition themselves or to move to a new area of excavation.   In the mining environment, most undercarriage inspections will utilize the machine hours to forecast the residual life of the components.

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