Scanimetrics - Wireless Monitoring Systems for Mining Equipment

Scanimetrics is an advanced technology company delivering complete wireless monitoring solutions for heavy equipment in the mining industry.

We provide the hardware, installation, data analysis, reporting, and expert support needed to help you lower safety risks, maintenance costs, and equipment downtime. Scanimetrics' unique wireless equipment monitoring solution can help your mining operation increase production volumes while decreasing your costs per ton.

Rugged sensor devices

Our rugged sensor devices wirelessly transmit strain, fatigue, crack propagation and bolt tension data from your critical equipment directly to the Scanimetrics Cloud. With the small size, versatility, ease of installation and rugged design of Scanimetrics' wireless devices opens up many new applications where monitoring of structural integrity was not previously timely or cost effective.

The Scanimetrics Cloud provides management teams convenient access to accurate, real-time condition reports for critical equipment from anywhere in the world via Internet. Condition reports can be tailored to the specific needs of various stakeholders, including safety, reliability, maintenance and finance.

Wireless monitoring systems for mining equipment

By implementing Scanimetrics' wireless monitoring systems your company can avoid the financial and safety consequences of catastrophic equipment failure.

Scanimetrics' real-time condition monitoring solution can help determine appropriate service intervals. The sophisticated system can send out automated alerts which warn you before a critical failure occurs in the field.

The company's wireless monitoring solution allows you to take a proactive approach to maintenance. Equipment breakdowns, maintenance costs, and total equipment downtime are significantly reduced when using a predictive maintenance strategy. Scanimetrics' wireless monitoring solutions help you get ahead of your maintenance workload and plan repairs based around your schedule.

Crack propagation monitoring

In oil sands mining, cracks on shovels and haulers and the tension on critical bolts require constant manual inspection and monitoring. With respect to cracks, scheduled inspections reveal approximately five to ten new cracks per week on the inspected haulers, of which three to five are critical and need to be repaired or inspected frequently. Scheduling repairs may take up to two weeks while frequent inspections require downtime which can cost you money.

With Scanimetrics' wireless monitoring solution, crack propagation can be easily monitored without any additional inspections or equipment downtime. Repairs can be performed at scheduled maintenance cycles, and with real-time monitoring and condition alerts, failures in the field can be avoided. The reliability, maintenance, safety and finance teams can receive daily reports on the status of the monitored cracks. Our wireless condition monitoring solution can be shown to produce a:

• 400% return on your investment (ROI) with respect to inspection cost savings
• 335% ROI with respect to repair cost savings
• 3% increase in hauler uptime, which may mean as many as 3% fewer haulers are required, resulting in a $5m savings a year in operating costs for a fleet of 140 haulers
• $400m in increased synthetic crude production from a fleet of 140 haulers

Wireless bolt tension monitoring system for mine sites

Scanimetrics bolt tension monitoring systems include either a smart bolt with built in strain gauge, or a load washer for use with an existing bolt. With our system, you can accurately and continuously monitor all critical bolts on your site, including ones that are difficult to access.

Warning and emergency alarms can be sent directly to maintenance personnel when bolt failure is imminent. Our smart bolt monitoring system replaces physical inspection methods using mechanical torque readings - these readings are often imprecise due to bolt thread condition and the accessibility of the bolt itself.

Wireless strain gauge monitoring system

Securing qualified inspectors to monitor critical equipment in harsh, difficult to access environments, is often a formidable task. However, our wireless strain gauge monitoring system can be installed in hard-to reach places, and requires no operator intervention during monitoring.

Small, wireless sensor pods, referred to as 'motes', interface to a variety of sensors, transmitting raw data to the Scanimetrics Cloud for processing and report generation. The Scanimetrics Cloud analyses the strain data to compute fatigue and remaining useful life estimates (RULE). The Scanimetrics Cloud can also measure operator performance with respect to equipment damage.

Condition-based maintenance service for your mine

Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is replacing preventive maintenance in many industrial operations as a result of gains in productivity.

Preventive maintenance is strictly time-based which means that as long as the prescribed time is sufficiently short, failures are prevented. The trade-offs between shorter cycles and increased downtime is a fine balancing act.

CBM is gaining momentum as the more cost-effective and green solution to finding the optimal maintenance cycle and improving overall productivity.