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DEC 2015

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84 E&MJ; • DECEMBER 2015 www.e-mj.com Telsmith to Offer OEM-grade Parts for Many Brands of Process Equipment S U P P L I E R S R E P O R T Efficient parts inventory management plays a key role in reducing operating costs per ton and maximizing plant uptime. Improving inventory control begins by determining wear-life trends— and truly understanding the costs of downtime due to component or system failure. While it's nearly impossible to stock spare parts for any potential con- tingency, it's obviously wise to stock crit- ical wear parts, while pinpointing the best source for expedited parts delivery. Certainly it's very important to leverage relationships with the right parts suppli- ers to allow a reduction in overall inven- tory dollars and to ensure smart in-stock situations. "Equipment owners and operators want a more efficient use of capital. They want lower-cost solutions and reduced maintenance costs, yet they want to max- imize output and uptime, and optimize the lifecycle management of the equip- ment," said Michael Hagberg, parts sales manager for Telsmith and general manag- er for Mining Resource Solutions, a new Telsmith business area that sources, manufactures and distributes OEM-qual- ity replacement parts to mining opera- tions worldwide. Hagberg said that upon its launch in January, Mining Resource Solutions will manufacture and/or source wear parts for competitive minerals pro- cessing equipment that includes brands such as Metso, Sandvik, Extec and McCloskey equipment. Hagberg said initially the product offering will focus on parts for various makes of cone crushers, jaw crushers and impactors; and will include man- ganese, bronze parts, head and shaft assemblies, upper and lower frames, tog- gles and toggle seats, drivetrain com- ponents, and more. "As the market de- mands, we're poised for growth that will focus on additional parts offerings for most facets of the processing plant. "Customers want a reliable partner and a single-source for parts, and we're able to capitalize upon our manufactur- ing expertise and our precise supply chain management skills to provide com- petitively priced OEM-quality replace- ment parts with an availability to meet critical uptime requirements. We have the agility to react very quickly to the needs of producers. Our approach is look- ing at a bigger picture to create solutions that benefit overall productivity and plant longevity," said Hagberg, who also point- ed out that Mining Resource Solutions stands as a strategic partner that can assist operations with monitoring parts usage and parts reorder points, and pro- jecting what parts will be required for good preventative maintenance. "We see it as a lifecycle management mission that offers parts and service sup- port designed to achieve the lowest cost per ton over the life of the equipment. In today's full production environment, effective lifecycle management is quite valuable, as every hour of downtime is lost revenue that cannot be recovered," Hagberg concluded. This information was provided by Telsmith and was written by Carol Wasson, a freelance writer for the aggregates and construction equipment industries . Carajás Mine Will Use Modular's Enterprise Wireless Network System Modular Mining Systems reported that its MasterLink Enterprise Wireless Network solution will be implemented at Vale's Carajás open-pit iron ore mine in north- ern Brazil. Vale has been a Modular systems user since 1993, when Carajás became Modular's first fleet management system (FMS) customer in Brazil. "We've contin- ued to expand our partnership with Vale to encompass a total of 14 sites," said David Freire, general manager, Modular Brazil. "Earlier this year, we celebrated the signing of Vale's Pico mine as our 250 th customer." Carajás installed Modular's Master- Link 2 (ML2) network in 2004 and upgraded to MasterLink 11 (ML11) in 2007. A combination of bandwidth-in- tensive applications, multiple virtual local area networks (VLANs), and increased coverage requirements com- pelled the mine to upgrade its wireless platform. MasterLink Enterprise is the latest evolution in Modular's develop- ment of wireless networking solutions, and is expected to be commissioned by the mine later this year. Carajás also uses Modular's DIS- PATCH Fleet Management system, MineCare Maintenance Management solution and ProVision Machine Guid- ance system. Mining Resource Solutions, a new business venture developed by Telsmith, will begin manufacturing and supply- ing parts for competing brands of process equipment in January.

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