Heavy Mining Equipment

Requirements

Maximising the productivity of large mobile plant equipment was a critical performance criteria for a large mining operation.

Solutions

Intelligent oil condition monitoring delivered a measurable improvement in equipment active operating time.
Oil Quality Sensors (OQSx) were fitted to the gearboxes, engines and hydraulic systems of a total of 36 large plant machines such as rock crushers, excavators and trucks.
Operator alert display units (Oil Quality Display, OQDe) were fitted in the cabs of each vehicle to provide immediate condition alerts, whilst data was also streamed back to the maintenance depot where it was used to predict optimal service schedules.
The customer benefited from reduced servicing through being able to maximise the true life of their oil, coupled with reduced equipment wear and associated issues.

Benefits

Reduced servicing through being able to maximise the true life of their oil, and extended the running hours of site critical machinery.

Highlights

Cost Effective: Oil consumption was reduced by 19.7% as the sensor showed oil was being replaced when still viable.
Reduced Waste: Oil disposal costs were dramatically reduced due to fewer oil changes.
Improved Maintenance Schedules: Equipment failure costs were reduced due to improved maintenance schedules and auditing of correct procedures through analysis of the sensor data.
Prevent Catastrophic Failure: Contamination which could have caused serious damage was immediately identified by the sensor allowing instant remedial action.