THE SITUATION: The mining company was experiencing high contamination levels in the gearboxes in their Komatsu 830E and Caterpillar 930 haulers. Examination by Triple R indicated the contamination was coming from two specific areas: The external environment The wear and tear from normal operation Analysis of the gearboxes showed all wear metal levels were above…
THE SITUATION: The bus company was experiencing clogging issues with their fuel injector nozzles and suspected it was due to contamination and water in the bio-diesel fuel. Searching for a way to solve their issues they contacted Triple R to investigate and provide a solution. In the buses contamination & water were leading to: Clogging…
THE SITUATION: The injection moulding machines at ALPLA were experiencing higher than normal levels of contamination in their oil. The manufacturer of their injection moulding machines requires a cleanliness of ISO 16/14/11; anything less will void the warranty. Routine maintenance of their injection moulding machine showed contamination was causing: Premature component wear Inconsistency of manufactured…
THE SITUATION: GE Energy’s Wind Turbines were experiencing premature gearbox and bearing wear resulting in extensive repairs, rebuilds, and shortened oil and machine life. Triple R’s solution to frequent oil changes and expensive repairs is perfectly clean oil. The wind turbine’s contamination oil caused: Pitting of the gears Water creating acidity in the oil Full…
THE SITUATION: Due to contamination control issues, Magna instituted a policy instructing maintenance managers to change the hydraulic oil in their injection moulding machines every year, regardless of condition. . Upon investigation, Triple R’s expertise and solutions-based approach confirmed contamination was causing: A noisy main pump on one of the injection moulding machines “Sticky” proportional…
THE SITUATION: CMI was experiencing extremely high oil contamination levels on their Harris Baler Recycling Machines. The vane pumps in the baler are extremely sensitive to contamination so CMI needed a solution. Oil analysis showed: Varnish was increasing Wear metals were present in the oil Increasing TAN levels Analysis showed contamination levels exceeded the manufacturer’s…
THE SITUATION: This bus company was looking for ways to lower their engine oil operational costs as well as reduce their buses’ environmental impact. As Triple R previously used their expertise to help the company resolve contamination issues with their injection pumps and nozzles at their diesel fuel station they turned to us again. Dirty…
THE SITUATION: This company is one of the largest manufacturers of Refuse Collection Vehicles and was looking for ways to improve their finished product. One of the areas of improvement they wanted to target was reliability. Dirty hydraulic oil impacts reliability in many ways: Increased wear and tear Costly repairs & increased downtime Reduced efficiency…
THE SITUATION: Because this crusher did not have a system of blowers and an air seal, the customer was plagued with a constant ingression of solid contaminant in their lubricating oil. This was causing unnecessary wear and tear on their equipment and increasing maintenance costs. Their maintenance team tried using a centrifuge and discovered that:…
A large European Construction Machinery Hire Company, founded in 1945, focuses on renting equipment, driver included. Initially the company focused on agricultural equipment, overtime acquiring more construction equipment and machinery. The company now own hundreds of construction machines including cranes, bulldozers and other equipment. The manager of the company’s technical department was very well aware…
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