KONKOLA COPPER MINES PLC (KCM) AND SKF HAVE SIGNED A THREE-YEAR, TWO MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT COVERING A PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE (PDM) SOLUTION.
THE CONTRACT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED ON ALL KCM SITES.
THE SOLUTION IS BASED ON A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES EARLY WARNINGS OF MACHINERY AND PLANT DETERIORATION.
BY USING THE DATA TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE CORRECT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL ACTIONS, THE PLANTS TOTAL PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY IS IMPROVED.
SKF SERVICE DIVISION PRESIDENT VARTAN VARTANIAN SAYS THE FIRM WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ITS ESTABLISHMENT AS A SOLUTION PROVIDER IN THE REGION, AND HELP TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE UNPLANNED SHUTDOWNS THROUGH IMPLEMENTING THESE PDM METHODOLOGIES.
FOR MORE THAN FOURTY YEARS, SKF HAS SUPPLIED KCM AND ITS PREVIOUS OWNERS WITH A LARGE RANGE OF PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS.
KCM IS THE MAIN COMBINED COPPER MINING, CONCENTRATING AND SMELTING OPERATION IN THE ZAMBIAN COPPER INDUSTRY.
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