Minerals Processing & Mining

The goal of the equipment owner is to minimize operational downtime. In general, it is possible to plan for repair or replacement on a scheduled basis. But for critical equipment, the planned opportunities may be few and far between.

Integrity Engineering Solutions can offer a range of services including reliability engineering, materials engineering, threat and risk analysis, corrosion management, mechanical design, and fitness for service to ensure that critical equipment is identified, failure modes and their effects are known and reliability improvements, where necessary, are established.

To ensure continued operation of critical equipment, FFS techniques for corrosion, cracking and mechanical damage are invaluable for assessing damage to fixed equipment in order to enable extended run length or to define an appropriate inspection and repair plan. IES’s materials engineering and welding, fabrication and repair services enable cost effective repair or replacement strategies to be developed. In order to ensure that equipment failures are not repeated, our Root Cause and Failure Analysis services offer a comprehensive independent assessment of the root causes of failure.

In addition, the techniques employed for the assessment of mechanical damage or fatigue are equally as applicable to earthmoving and materials handling equipment.

For new developments and improvement to existing fixed equipment, our Advanced Analysis techniques, Technology Development, Joint Industry Projects, and R&D services allow our clients to push the design and operation envelopes.