Iron ore mining: efficiency, productivity and safety improvement on a EX3600

Iron ore mining: efficiency, productivity and safety improvement on a EX3600

The scenario

TRUST ITM® Mobile Kit enhances excavator safety and efficiency, reducing tramming time by up to 50%

A success story from an iron ore mine on a EX3600.

What we did

Monitoring the load rollers’ temperature while moving big excavators is crucial to avoid overheating and roller failure. “Our internal procedure states that we need to walk the machine for 20 minutes, stop it for 20 minutes, and check the rollers’ temperature with a temperature gun, then we can walk it again”. In the standard procedure, maintenance personnel are needed around the machine to manually check the rollers’ temperature every 20 minutes: the more people are involved in this activity, the higher the risk of injuries.

“With the TRUST ITM® Mobile Kit we did not need to stop the machine for manual temperature checking. We used the in-cab monitor and all the temperatures were efficiently under control. No additional maintenance personnel were required around the machine during the walk, which meant a huge increase in safety.”

Maintenance Superintendent of the mine

What we achieved

Thanks to the TRUST ITM® Mobile Kit, the operator could monitor the temperature of all rollers from the cabin. Additionally, the customer was able to successfully operate an EX3600 for 4 hours without needing to stop the machine and manually check the temperature.

Benefits generated

Increased productivity & efficiency

Increased safety in the operation

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