Capital Equipment News January-February 2024

ISO-Reliability Partners announces strategic partnerships for 2024

ISO-Reliability Partners capped off a successful 2023 with a landmark five-year tender to supply Royal Purple premium lubricants to Transnet Engineering for the lubrication of high-speed traction motor bearings. “In the mining industry, we add value to milling and processing plants. We have grown our market share in the open gear lubrication field by onboarding new customers looking to improve production output while lowering operating costs,” notes Craig FitzGerald. In addition, the company showcased its expertise by demonstrating the enhanced compressor performance achieved by Sasol Synfuels by adopting the Royal Purple Synfilm GT, resulting in improved protection and reduced energy consumption. “Our success has come with challeng es,” adds FitzGerald. The company had to address attempts by unscrupulous compet itors to replicate its pioneering Filter Focus branded micro-fine filtration technology. Despite copied products resembling the original, these underperform significantly. ISO-Reliability’s strategy for 2024 involves continued education efforts to inform customers about these imitations and The RENOLIT CXS GSM series from FUCHS Lubricants South Africa provides excellent extreme pressure protection, which is crucial for heavy-duty applications like mining. It forms a durable lubricating film to prevent metal-to-metal contact, reduce wear, and extend the life of pins, bushes, slew gears, and slew bearings. “Mining equipment often operates under high loads and harsh conditions,” says Dave Gons, Mining Export Technical Support. The RENOLIT CXS GSM series has a high load-carrying capacity, allowing it to handle heavy loads and resist the effects of shock and impact. This helps to maintain smooth operation and minimise downtime due to equipment failure. It is a high-performance calcium sulphonate complex thickened grease formulated with 100% virgin base oils, an optimised extreme pressure and anti-wear additive system, a corrosion and oxidation additive package, and fortified with a synergistic solids additive system for maximum protection in heavily loaded and shock loaded applications. This solid additive blend provides improved performance over straight 5% Molybdenum Disulphide (MoS2) grease alone. Industrial applications include steel and metals, mining, quarrying and exploration, machinery and equipment,

emphasise the superior performance of authentic Filter Focus products. Another milestone goal for this year is establishing a predictive maintenance platform powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in partnership with a leading German AI technology firm. FitzGerald anticipates announcing these partnerships early next year to deliver substantial cost-saving initiatives to its client base. To extend its offering and break into the consumer and retail markets for premium motor vehicle lubricants, ISO-Reliability Partners has acquired 100% of Power Per formance Lubricants (Pty) Ltd. As a result of this acquisition, the company now controls the distribution of Royal Purple’s ener gy-saving premium lubricants’ industrial and consumer range. Condition monitoring requires regular analysis performed at predetermined intervals to evaluate changes in machine vibration, wear particle analysis of lubricat ing oils, and temperature increases through thermographic inspections. Most impor tantly, it requires human interaction and off-site laboratories, with results often only available up to three days after a site visit. construction, cement, agriculture, forestry, and metal processing. Mining operations may involve exposure to water, such as in open-pit mines or during equipment cleaning. The CXS GSM Series has excellent water resistance properties, providing a protective barrier against water ingress. It assists to prevent corrosion and rust formation in a range of arduous mining industry applications: • Open-Pit Mining: In large open-pit mines, heavy-duty equipment such as draglines, shovels, excavators, blast hole drills, and auxiliary equipment extract minerals. Operating in harsh conditions, the RENOLIT CXS GSM Series ensures that greased components are well-lubricated and protected against the environment, thus reducing wear. • Haul Trucks and Dumpers: Large haul trucks and dumpers transport mined materials within the mining site. RENOLIT CXS GSM lubricants offer excellent protection for these heavy-duty vehicles, allowing them to withstand the arduous operating environment. • Drilling and Exploration: Drilling rigs and exploration equipment used to identify and assess mineral deposits are exposed to extreme environments. RENOLIT CXS GSM lubricants ensure these machines

Conversely, AI can continuously monitor equipment in real time at a fraction of the cost. It can provide early insights into potential machine issues months before the current techniques. “AI will dramatically reduce the costs associated with condition monitoring, with the added safety value, by eliminating human interactions with equipment. Our solutions provide automated fault report ing with root cause identification and recommendations for fault repair,” notes FitzGerald. b Superior lubrication slashes electricity consumption, reducing vibration and friction in the industry.

Best lubrication solution for arduous mining applications

The RENOLIT CXS GSM series lubricants.

operate smoothly and efficiently, even when subjected to high temperatures and harsh drilling conditions. • Slew Rings: Slew rings require a lubricant that adheres well to their surfaces, even under high loads and rotational forces. The CXS GSM Series offers excellent adhesion properties so that the lubricant stays in place for continuous protection, even in demanding mining applications. Mining operations can experience extreme temperature variations, ranging from hot to cold environments. The RENOLIT CXS GSM Series from FUCHS is formulated to perform reliably across a wide temperature range, maintaining its lubricating properties and offering protection from excessive wear and damage. b

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS JAN - FEB 2024