MechChem Africa May-June 2020

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Specialist services include attachment chain refurbishments and repair.

Keeping assets such as overland conveyors healthy while the country is on shutdown is vital, particularly for coal mines servicing our power industry.

services offeringwas set up to deliver mobile breakdown, repair andmaintenance support, and this is our current go-to service for clients needing to get up and running as quickly as possible following a breakdown. Citinga recent example in the sugar sector, Wright tells of a turn-key in-situ replacement project involving adiffuser head shaft bearing and the complete refurbishment of themulti- misalignment couplings driving each end of the head shaft. “This had to be done during the off-crop season so careful planning and projectmanagementwereessential toensure theworkwas completed in the timeavailable,” he points out. Breakdowns in plants such as sugar mills and oil refineries are also routinely handled by BMG’s field services units. “Our field ser - vices and onsite technical personnel are well qualified to cope with the tight timeframes involved to manufacture replacement com- ponents and complete the necessary onsite installation, which also often involves the installation of new bearings and adaptor sleeves, as well as new keys and connector arms for couplings. BMG’s field service teams also attend to failures such as mill gearboxes, where seized coupling boxes cause exces- sive axial loading on the final drive bearings, resulting inbearing failures,”Wright explains. Other specialist services to the sugar sec- tor include bearing and gearbox inspection, bearing and chain refurbishment, large size bearing assembly and alignment and balanc- ing, as well as customised product design. BMG also offers a trouble shooting and maintenance service, condition monitoring and training. BMG’s integrated engineering solutions for themining sector include a complete elec- tromechanical capability, which comprises customised plant design, product selection, installation, commissioning and support service. “Energy-efficient drive solutions are designed to meet the exact needs of mining and mineral processing, at the same time ensuring improved asset availability and the lowest cost of ownership.

“Keeping these assets healthy while the country is on shutdown is vital, particularly for coal mines servicing our power industry, but they will also be essential to enable our mining industry to ramp up quickly as soon as the crisis starts to ease,” he suggests. Technical resources BMG’s technical resource centres offer ser- vices that positively influence the operating efficiencies of South African industry by ensuringmaximisedmechanical reliability of plant andmachinery. The technical resources teampartners with each customer to ensure dependable solutions – fromthe initial design concept, specification, manufacturing qual - ity control, commissioning and support of equipment in use. Services include technical applications consulting, product and system design, on-site process analysis, lab and on- site oil analysis, product quality control and assurance, as well as condition monitoring services. “We also have Regional Service Centres (RSCs) that play a critical role by providing engineering solution services to key indus- tries, including sugar, agriculture, shipping, mining, automotive, power andpetrochemical plants, manufacturing and general engineer- ing. These specialist service centres – with assembly, repair, maintenance and support operations – offer a combined technical expertise and value-added product solutions to further strengthen the company’s service offering,” Wright continues. Advantages for customers include im- proved service, repair and delivery efficien - cies, centralised technical support and easy accessibility to BMG’s comprehensive range of quality branded engineering components. BMG’sRSCsalsohavemobilefieldservices teams that can conduct breakdown and rou- tine maintenance on plant, carry out trouble shooting and advise on possible productivity improvements, both to overcome immediate difficulties and to secure ongoing high levels of plant output and reliability. Specialist services include installation,

BMG engineering support technicians replace the drum drive and rake drive gearboxes on a reclaimer. BMG’s field services offering was set up to deliver mobile breakdown, repair and maintenance support, and this is the current go-to service for clients needing to get up and running as quickly as possible following a breakdown. adjustment, replacement andmaintenanceof components, shaft and pulley alignment, bal- ancing, conditionmonitoring, oil sampling and analysis and critical equipment inspections and lubrication schedules.Maintenance train- ing and fault diagnosis also forman important part of BMG’s regional services offering. “BMG has secured exclusive supply, ser- vice and distribution agreements with some of theworld’smost respectedmanufacturers ofleadingengineeringcomponents.Ourprod- ucts are carefully selected in terms of consis- tent quality controls, compatibility, standardi- sation, reliability and extended service life. In addition, our state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution facility at BMG World in Johannesburg reflects the company’s ability to quickly supply these world-class solutions to diverse industries throughout Africa. “For the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, our brave and committed technical support and field services teams are on hand to as - sist our essential service customers in any way we can. Anyone requiring assistance can contact BMG on our emergency number: 0800 022 224,” Wright concludes. q

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