Image courtesy of Rockland Manufacturing Co.
Rockland Manufacturing Co. developed a technology that determines how much wear life remains in wear parts.
Operators can equip wear parts with the company’s Rockland Wear Pin technology to check for remaining wear life. When a moldboard, blade, liner or wear plate wears to a specific point, contrasting wear pins appear, signaling the need for maintenance or replacement. This system assures operators can plan for maintenance issues well in advance, eliminating downtime and lost production, according to the company.
“We created this technology for two reasons,” says Bill Pratt, marketing director at Rockland Manufacturing Co. “First, to prevent unscheduled downtime due to equipment failure by using a visual indicator of wear, and second, to eliminate the need for multiple manpower-intensive ultrasonic inspections.”
In addition, when the steel structure of a bucket or blade wears thin, cracks appear that may not be perceived upon visual inspection. To eliminate the need for frequent ultrasonic inspections, Rockland Wear Pins install in the side of a bucket shell, blade moldboard or liner component to make any cracks visible.