Of the factors that affect up time of Stacker/Reclaimers the most expensive is the maintenance of the equipment. Of the many maintenance philosophies available the following three are the most prevalent.
Run to Fail
Often causes costly secondary damage along with unplanned down time and added manpower costs.
Preventive Maintenance
Often costly due to excessive down time from unnecessary overhauls and replacing good parts with expected life, along with worn parts that have no remaining useful life.
Predictive Maintenance
Enabling the repair of components prior to failure, advance parts procurement, scheduled manpower application.
BRUKS Rockwood has developed a Semi Annual Service Program that assists customers with the development of a Predictive Maintenance Program for Stacker Reclaimers. This program enables customers to proactively monitor maintenance needs for the critical components on the machines. This approach improves reliability and reduces costly unexpected downtime.