Mining and quarrying companies plan to purchase parts and avoid 3 types of losses

One of the main challenges for managers working in rock processing is knowing how to plan the purchase of parts for quarries and mining companies. This is due to the extreme working conditions, such as impact and abrasion of the material.

The importance of planning in the maintenance of mining equipment is gaining more and more strength. This planning helps answer one of the main questions managers have: how to reduce maintenance costs?

Máquinas Furlan presents the “Order in Advance” program, which is one of the best management tools for the durability of wear parts produced by the company.

Stay with us until the end and learn, for example, how to avoid losses due to unscheduled shutdowns.

Mining parts and the 3 most feared types of losses

The importance of wear parts in mining is well known. We are talking about one of the essential items for the operation of equipment in a plant. Any breakage or failure of a part can interrupt production, generate losses and even cause accidents.

In general, planning the maintenance of mining equipment reduces costs, optimizes parts inventories and increases operational efficiency. These are essential conditions for the mining sector, due to the extreme conditions present in the processing of rocks.

Equipment and parts are subject to high demands. Therefore, it is always good to have predictability, since rocks influence the useful life of parts. Monitoring can also generate cost savings.

On the other hand, companies with inadequate planning face 3 risks:

1) Unscheduled shutdowns: the lack of planning creates one of the main problems in the sector, affecting the delivery of final products and generating waste of resources, materials and hours worked.       

2) Increased costs: operation and maintenance weigh more when there are emergency situations.       

3) Reduced useful life of equipment: lack of planning tends to reduce the useful life of machines, one of the sector's main assets.       

How to reduce maintenance costs? “Order in Advance” answers

Máquinas Furlan is able to have a differentiated performance in the supply of parts precisely because it houses, in its industrial park in Limeira (SP), practically 3 “different” factories: the Equipment Division, the Castings Division and the Services Division.

This allows Furlan to be not only one of the leaders in the supply of mining equipment and parts, but also to accumulate knowledge about customer needs.

That's why the "Order in Advance" program was created. With it, the customer improves equipment maintenance and learns, in practice, how to reduce costs in this type of operation. In other words, there is greater predictability in the management of wear parts.

Furlan parts are resistant and durable. They are manufactured from high-quality metal alloys, following rigorous processes. As such, they are more resistant to corrosion and abrasion, which is essential in a mining company.

In the Foundry sector, Furlan parts undergo specific heat treatments. This improves their mechanical properties, resulting in a longer service life.

Technological innovation generates continuous investment. Research and development are a priority for the company, with the aim of generating new specifications and heat treatment technologies.

Thus, Furlan products exceed the performance standards of their competitors. In this post, we share some of the projects that the company is developing with Unicamp, one of the leading universities in Brazil and the world, a partnership that encourages innovation within the Furlan team.  

For the customer, the greater durability of the parts reduces the time required for maintenance and component replacement. This translates into productivity gains.

Furlan technical support assists in the installation, maintenance and optimization of the use of cast parts. Depending on the order format, “Order in Advance” also guarantees differentiated commercial conditions.

Here is the perfect proposal! On the one hand, your mining or quarry needs worn-out parts. In addition, planning allows Máquinas Furlan to offer special conditions.

So, send us a message to schedule a meeting and evaluate the material needed for your plant's operation.