Coal mining: prevention of failure and downtime on a D10

The scenario

Real-time temperature monitoring through TRUST ITM® rollers enables timely action and prevents failures 

A success story from a coal mine on a D10. 

What we did

Thanks to the TRUST ITM® rollers with embedded sensors, the system was able to detect when the temperature exceeded the standard thresholds. The customer was instantly notified and took timely action. ITM contacted the customer, informing them about the warning, and provided details about the observed temperature pattern, enabling them to take immediate action to prevent potential failures. 

“We want to help our customers to prevent failures and similar problems in the future. Our mission is to be closer to our customers and to accompany them into the future through the digitalisation of our components”. 

General Manager of ITM Mining 

What we achieved

By combining sets of data (real-time temperature notifications, historical temperature information, and GPS data), we can clearly identify when a problem is occurring but also try to find the underlying cause to help prevent the same issue in the future. 

Benefits generated

Failure & downtime prevention

Identification of the root cause

Immediate detection of overheating

Coal mining: prevention of failure and downtime on a D10

By combining sets of data (real-time temperature notifications, historical temperature information, and GPS data), we can clearly identify when a problem is occurring but also try to find the underlying cause to help prevent the same issue in the future. 

Coal mining: prevention of downtime and further damage on a D10

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