radken<\/a> has evolved over the past 100 years to become a leading wear solutions provider to the global mining and resources market, delivering ground-engaging tools (GET), bucket and undercarriage solutions that equip customers to achieve their production objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe company\u2019s range includes mining buckets for excavators, face shovels and front-end loaders. Its buckets have long been known for their proven quality, reliability and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cast beam bucket, the latest in Bradken\u2019s bucket range, takes that proven history of success and dials it up to 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBuckets are traditionally fabricated and that inherently means you have structural welds in areas that are highly stressed and fatigue prone \u2013 particularly around the upper structure or beam of the bucket,\u201d Bradken head of product and marketing, Simon Burgoyne, told Australian Mining<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThis results in a lot of bucket maintenance cost and asset downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have leveraged our foundry expertise to design a new bucket that converts the entire beam into a casting<\/strong>. The cast structure gave us the freedom to design smoother and more organic transitions, placing steel where it\u2019s needed to reduce stress throughout the beam. Importantly, the design eliminates welds from fatigue-prone areas and that, along with Bradken\u2019s proprietary alloy<\/strong>, has produced a structure with significantly longer fatigue life that is more durable and\u00a0reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nBradken is delivering an optimised future.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe result is a bucket that delivers a stronger, safer, and more productive solution than a fabricated counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re projecting that the cast beam will last up to 2.5 times longer than a fabricated bucket<\/strong>,\u201d Burgoyne said. \u201cThis gives the customer a reliable asset, less downtime repairing buckets, and better\u00a0productivity as the shape of the bucket has been optimised for dig\u00a0efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Zenith plate lip GET system<\/strong> is also new to Bradken\u2019s range. Engineered to minimise dig energy and extend the wear life of its points, the Zenith design is reliable and intuitive to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cZenith is a next-generation plate lip GET system from Bradken and has been engineered to suit excavators from 100-tonne up to the 250-tonne class,\u201d Burgoyne said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Zenith plate lips currently come in standard, long and heavy-duty options, to suit all application requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond efficiency, Zenith is designed to keep workers safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnce GET has been used for a long time, it can become fused to the bucket and requires tools like sledgehammers and oxy torches to remove it,\u201d Burgoyne said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis exposes operators to all sorts of hazards, including burns, hammer strikes and dangerous metal shards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe industry has been trying to move away from using hammers with GET for a while now. A lot of vendors have been able to introduce locking systems that don\u2019t require hammers to remove points, but very few have been able to produce a truly hammer-free GET system like Zenith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cZenith has been designed so that it doesn\u2019t require a hammer on the lock<\/strong> or in the removal of any part from the lip. It stays on when you want it to stay on, and it\u2019s easily removed when you want to take it off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn support of these innovations and building on its longstanding digital product, SmartLiner, used in fixed plant for asset management and condition monitoring, Bradken is further expanding its digital offerings to include a range of solutions that enable customers to get the most out of their GET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradken\u2019s GETVision<\/strong> solution provides a remote monitoring system that detects GET on mining buckets and alerts operators if they become lost, delivering an operational benefit that reduces downtime and costs related to delayed production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThrough the use of a vision system and object detection algorithms, GETVision detects the loss of GET on a machine, which can be quite disruptive to production were it to fall into plant equipment,\u201d Bradken principal product manager, digital, Tim Radbone told Australian Mining<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge problem when an uncrushable bit of steel falls off and gets stuck inside a crusher, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nGETVision alerts operators in the event of GET loss, helping mine sites avoid catastrophic and expensive disruptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradken Inspect is another digital tool the company has developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradken Inspect <\/strong>is a mobile app allowing operators to digitally capture wear-life data for GET, helping to efficiently coordinate change-out timing for maintenance scheduling and monitor wear trends for forecasting maintenance\u00a0programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cGET wear-life data has historically been captured on paper which is easily lost and difficult to collate for any useful analysis or insights,\u201d Radbone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBradken Inspect allows workers to capture that information digitally to provide sites with a more detailed level of understanding of their GET usage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradken Inspect can be used both online and offline to capture information and supply detailed reports. Report outcomes allow the operations to determine wear metrics relevant to conditions and maintenance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhether a site\u2019s GET is lasting three months or they\u2019re chewing through parts on a daily basis, Bradken Inspect can help customers understand GET wear rates and performance across their fleet,\u201d Radbone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest additions to Bradken\u2019s range of GET, along with the supporting digital tools, are helping to make operations more predictable, safer and efficient. From its traditional manufacturing origins to today\u2019s mining solutions brand, Bradken is constantly pushing the envelope when it comes to surface mining technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ALEXANDRA EASTWOOD Zenith in action. With its next generation of ground-engaging tools, supported by intelligent digital offerings, Bradken is driving the future of surface mining. 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