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Maintenance Management

Optimize maintenance management and scheduling to boost mine performance

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Overview

Maintenance management strategies can vary dramatically depending on a mine’s needs in labor, skills, tools, and duration. For example, strategies can vary between fixed or stationary assets such as processing plants and impoundments, or when specialized teams are often required to work in extreme heat, cold, dust, and rain. Mobile maintenance is also required for rolling stock such as drills, dozers and loaders; or unscheduled repairs in unpredictable and often unprotected locations in the field.

A subpar maintenance management strategy can bring risks and safety concerns for personnel. These risks need to be addressed, not just through temporary solutions or retroactive repairs, but through comprehensive and proactive maintenance protocols and procedures along with the necessary training for employees to adhere to them effectively.

Key Client Challenges

How do we better utilize our equipment sensor data more effectively to ensure our maintenance strategy is backed by data?

How can we better set up our processes to ensure maintenance scheduling and performance is optimized with minimum downtime?

How do we implement effective training programs for personnel to better comply with safety protocols for maintenance procedures?

How YCP Unison Can Help

In designing a maintenance management strategy, basic assumptions such as the varying performance of ageing equipment versus new equipment must be factored into maintenance frequency. By collecting and analyzing data on equipment performance and fully utilizing data through more integrated processes and systems, operators are better equipped to estimate future performance and optimize maintenance scheduling.

YCP Unison’s maintenance management consulting services provide your team with the methods, processes and systems needed for continuous improvement and long-term results in your maintenance management strategy. Minimize downtime, enhance safety protocol adherence, and accurately estimate maintenance workloads for your mine.