Sand mining: detection of hidden problems, thereby preventing further damage on a D11

The scenario

TRUST ITM® technology helps in discovering hidden problems, saving costly repairs and preventing downtime. 

A success story from a sand mine on a D11. 

What we did

A D11 equipped with TRUST ITM® rollers experienced a bogie pin problem, causing the misalignment of two rollers and an increase in temperature. The managing director was immediately notified about the roller overheating, receiving an alert 2 minutes after the detection. 

“Without TRUST ITM® and its notification system, we would have had to replace the bogie and two rollers. Instead, we fixed the bogie pin the day after, avoiding costly repairs and unnecessary machine downtime”. 

Managing Director 

What we achieved

The roller misalignment was caused by a bogie pin problem on the internal side of the machine, and therefore it would have been hard to detect it without sensors. With the TRUST ITM® system, the customer avoided the need to replace multiple components. 

Benefits generated

Failure & downtime prevention

Identification of the root cause of the problem

Saving of replacement components

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

“With TRUST ITM®, we know in advance exactly when a component is going to fail so we can either avoid it or safely plan its replacement. This system represents a big step forward in our standard procedures in terms of safety and efficiency”.

Field service manager  

Sand mining: detection of hidden problems, thereby preventing further damage on a D11

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