On a large site, field information must make it all the way to the office.
Conveyors, crushers, dewatering pumps, mobile equipment: assets are spread over long distances and teams are constantly on the move. The technician records the work from the mobile app, and it is added to the history of the equipment concerned.
What makes maintenance difficult on a mine site.
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Equipment spread over long distances
Between the pit, the processing plant and the stockpile areas, technicians cover a wide area.
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Information to capture on the spot
Findings made at the machine must be recorded before they are forgotten or distorted.
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Heavily used equipment
Abrasion, dust and high loads quickly wear out conveyors, crushers and mobile equipment.
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A history to keep over time
Teams change, equipment stays: its history must remain accessible.
The equipment your teams look after every day.
Every work order is linked to a piece of equipment. Its history builds up with each job carried out.
- Belt conveyorsBelts, idlers, pulleys and splices.
- Crushers and millsWear parts, adjustments and breakdowns.
- ScreensScreen decks, vibrators and drive components.
- PumpsDewatering, slurry and water circuits.
- Mobile equipmentLoaders, haul trucks and drill rigs.
- Processing plantSeparation and material handling equipment.
How the team uses MatxFlow.
For each situation: what the team does in MatxFlow and what it can find afterwards.
A technician finds a damaged belt on a remote conveyor.
They fill in the work order and their findings, with photos.
What was observed, and on which piece of equipment.
Several teams work in different areas.
Each work order is assigned and tracked until it is closed.
The status of work orders in progress across the whole site.
A crusher keeps coming back to the workshop.
Its history brings together all the work carried out.
Past breakdowns, findings and actions taken.
The mobile fleet needs regular servicing.
Preventive work orders are scheduled and documented for each machine.
The tasks completed and those still to plan.
One work order, from report to history.
A typical scenario, as it can be tracked in MatxFlow.
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An operator reports an abnormal noise on a crusher.
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The request is qualified and assigned to the team for that area.
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The technician carries out the work and documents the findings with photos.
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The return to service and the actions taken are recorded.
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The work order joins the crusher's history.
Recorded data, indicators and analysis.
An indicator is only as good as the information entered in the field. What is recorded in MatxFlow, what can be calculated from it, and what requires other sources:
Information recorded
Entered with requests and work orders.
- Work orders per piece of equipment and per area
- Findings and photos taken in the field
- People involved and completion dates
- Equipment condition on return to service
Tracking indicators
Can be calculated from the recorded data, in MatxFlow or after an export.
- Number of work orders per piece of equipment
- Work orders in progress and closed
- MTTR and MTBF, when the required data is recorded
Further analysis
Requires data that MatxFlow does not record (costs, production, operations).
- Operating hours of mobile equipment
- Tonnage processed and impact of downtime
- Operating costs per piece of equipment
Scope: Offline operation and equipment location tracking are not among the features presented here. Network coverage on your site is something to review together during the demo.
See how work is recorded from the mobile app.
Tell us about your site, your equipment and how your teams report information today. Together we will see how to structure this follow-up.