How a tablespoon of dirt
can cost mines millions of dollars!
It isn’t easy working in the Mining Industry.
Mines are the backbone of the economy,
providing raw materials to meet every day needs of consumers and businesses.
But they also have to contend with a tough economy, environmental and
regulatory requirements, workplace safety, and skyrocketing costs. In addition
to this, reports indicate that mining companies are also facing labor
shortages!
Never before has
maximizing productivity become such a critical issue.
Mining is a huge and expensive business and one of the most
significant contributors to operational costs is the heavy machinery that is
used in the mines each day. Haul trucks, shovels and other similar equipment
that move the raw materials can have operational costs of up to $500 per hour!
But if you think that’s bad, the cost of taking just one of those machines
offline is staggering. In his article, Extending Mining Equipment Life,
David Fisk reports that, “On average, a truck that is taken offline for a shift
has a financial production impact of $35,000 and, for a shovel, it can be many
times that…The ability to extend the operating life of a $5,000,000 haul
truck or a $17,000,000 shovel is significant with respect to the success of a
mine.”
Mining
shovel & truck on worksite
But how can you extend
the life of such expensive equipment?
One way is to examine the health of the machine’s hydraulic
lines. Hydraulic hoses and tubing are the bloodline of your equipment and the
worst enemy of this hydraulic circulatory system is contamination. MachineDesign.com cites
hydraulic component maker Muncie Power Products as saying that up to
80% of all hydraulic system failures can be attributed to contaminated oil. Furthermore,
they report a Canadian study that found particle-contaminated
hydraulic oil accounted for 82% of all equipment wear.
Perhaps the most disturbing thing about this contamination
issue is that the dirt that is causing all the damage to your equipment
wouldn’t fill a bottle cap. Once dirt, gunk, contamination, – or whatever you
want to call it! – gets into the hydraulic system, it stays there and wreaks
havoc on all the precision components that makes your system run.
There is a
solution!
Cracking down on contamination before it blows your bottom
line is the most effective way to increase the productivity of your critical
equipment. And there is no better leader in contamination control than Ultra Clean Technologies Corp.
Founded in 2001 to replace traditional, expensive flushing
methods, our method quickly dominated the hydraulic hose, tube, and pipe
cleaning market becoming the preferred supplier to the world’s top 5 mobile
equipment manufacturers. Our unique, patented, pneumatic, projectile delivery
system has helped hundreds of companies reduce contamination, extend equipment
warranties, and increase productivity and profits. Mikko Rysa, Vice President
of John Deere Worldwide Forestry Sales & Marketing, explains:
There
is a new technology…called the Ultra Clean System that scours hydraulic systems
by shooting a rapid-fire projectile through hose and tube assemblies. The
projectile strips out internal contamination as it travels through couplings
and around bends, forcing the contamination out in front of it. So oil stays
clean as it reaches expensive components, which extends system and filter life.
A
Small Price to Pay to Eliminate a Catastrophic Failure
So how does it work?
During the assembly of the hydraulic lines, Ultra Clean Projectiles are
fired through the lines to strip out contamination caused by the cutting,
crimping, bending, or flaring processes. Then the assembly is sealed off
against atmospheric debris using the innovative Clean Seal
System – a unique heat-shrinkable capsule that makes
traditional screw-on caps look antiquated and cumbersome by comparison. This
ensures that only clean assemblies are placed onto your equipment.
SMALL IDEA, BIG
IMPACT
By cleaning and sealing the assemblies prior to installation
you eliminate the introduction of new contaminates to your equipment and reduce
the risk of system failures or lost productivity.
And we aren’t just blowing smoke. Independent
lab reports show achievable cleanliness ISO codes as low as
18/16/13! That’s cleaner than any other comparable system on the market today.
With proven technologies, patented equipment, practical
education and world-class customer service, Ultra Clean Technologies is focused
on providing companies with cost effective tools to maximize profitability by
extending equipment life.
The McCormick and Associates team is proud to represent Ultra Clean. For more information, contact us at (302) 521-0125 or mike@mcassoc.com
