Mining maintenance: how to avoid unexpected shutdowns and maximize production in 2025

Maintenance in mining will be one of the main challenges for the sector in 2025, given the need to improve results. Whether carried out preventively or predictively, industrial maintenance will prevent unexpected plant shutdowns, increasing operational efficiency.

A maintenance plan reduces costs and maximizes production. However, when replacing parts, companies need to use reliable castings. This ensures that the equipment is available.

The experts at Máquinas Furlan's Services Division also point out two other essential factors: taking care of industrial lubrication and monitoring the equipment's power supply. Stay with us and find out more.

Maintenance in the mining industry: increasingly strategic

In recent decades, maintenance work has been increasingly important in industry, including mining and construction aggregates producers. Maintenance plays a crucial role in ensuring the productivity, safety and profitability of operations.

In the case of minerals, processing occurs under adverse conditions, depending on the type of material processed, high temperatures and vibration, among other characteristics.

Any stoppage in production generates negative impacts, with financial and operational losses. Unexpected stoppages can also have consequences for the company's employees and the community surrounding the plant.

The year 2025 brings the challenge for managers to identify risks and apply, or reinforce, best maintenance practices in mining.

Lubrication, power supply and origin of parts: keep an eye on them!

Máquinas Furlan is one of the world's leading suppliers of mining equipment and parts. Its Technical Assistance team has accumulated experience in projects of different sizes and purposes, which leads experts to point out that, basically, managers must pay attention to three stages in the plant maintenance process:

. Monitor machine lubrication;

. Monitor equipment power supply;

. Evaluate the origin of spare parts and/or wear

In general, the manufacturing industry depends on quality equipment. However, this quality will be compromised if maintenance is lacking.

For the Furlan team, well-executed maintenance “is the key to success” in any operation. Initially, this type of task needs to be well planned. Adopting preventive and predictive maintenance, instead of corrective maintenance, will bring better results.

Corrective maintenance usually increases costs for the company, since it is only carried out when the equipment stops working. Preventive maintenance, as the name suggests, is carried out in advance. Predictive maintenance, which involves monitoring the condition of the machine or part over time, is also gaining popularity in companies.

But managers have a question: “Will I have to stop working on this equipment anyway?”

The Furlan team’s answer is “yes”. However, in the preventive and predictive models, the downtime is much shorter. The quarry can also schedule the interruption date, greatly reducing the impact of this measure.

Genuine parts keep the equipment working at all times

The Furlan team also asks for attention to maintenance. Replacements should be made using quality parts or components, a measure that avoids the risk of compromising the equipment. A reliable part, such as one from the Furlan brand, guarantees the longevity of the equipment, in addition to the availability of the machine whenever it is used in production.

And the opposite is true: a machine that stops frequently for maintenance has low availability.

Reinforcing: excellent maintenance brings availability and reliability. To do this, keep an eye on the origin of the parts.

The list of items to be checked includes lubrication. Furlan experts advise customers to always follow the lubrication frequency recommended by the manufacturer. Quality lubricant should also be used in the quantity indicated in the machine manual – no more, no less.

Finally, we come to the stage of powering the equipment. The manufacturer's recommendations must be followed.

Here On the blog, we have already discussed this topic, mentioning the relationship between the operation of the crushers and the amount of material in the chamber.

Furlan combines improvement and programming in the supply of parts

Internally, Máquinas Furlan continually invests in processes and training to improve products and services, which includes the maintenance stage.

The Castings Division, for example, supplies reliable parts for machinery from its own brand or from other manufacturers. Furlan often offers better metal alloys than the original ones, which reduces costs. It also offers a supply schedule that prevents parts from running out in its warehouse.

Furlan currently has a strategic stock of parts ready for delivery, with discounts of up to 50% on items such as jaws, cones, mantles and other solutions for crushing and grinding.

So, do as many mining and quarrying companies do: include Furlan in your company's list of strategic partners. Reliable suppliers guarantee fast and efficient service.

The first step is to call Furlan professionals at WhatsApp - (19) 97829-8418

Or, if you prefer, send a message by email here .