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Engineer-Led 3D Laser Scanning for Mine Sites | Hamilton By Design

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Engineer-Led 3D Laser Scanning for Mine Sites: A Second Technical Set of Eyes on the Plant Mining operations increasingly use terrestrial LiDAR scanning to capture conveyors, transfer stations, processing equipment, structural steel and other existing infrastructure. But there can be an important difference between sending a scanning technician to site and sending an engineer equipped with professional 3D scanning tools . The scanner may be collecting millions of measurable three-dimensional points, but the engineer operating it is also looking at the plant from an engineering perspective. They are considering how the equipment works. They are looking at the interfaces between mechanical equipment and structures. They are considering access, maintenance, guarding, services, installation constraints and how the plant appears to have changed over its operating life. In practical terms, an engineer-led scanning visit can provide mine operators with something beyond a point cloud: another ...
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Wear and Erosion Studies for Industrial Equipment | Hamilton By Design

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Wear and Erosion Studies for Industrial Plant and Equipment Industrial equipment can continue operating even while substantial wear develops inside chutes, hoppers, pipes, tanks, ducts and processing equipment. The first visible signs may be leakage, damaged liners, reduced equipment performance or an unexpected failure. By this stage, the maintenance team may have limited time to determine: Where the most serious wear is located How much material has been lost Whether the damage is localised or widespread Which liners or plates need replacement Whether the supporting structure has been affected What repairs should be completed during the next shutdown A structured wear and erosion study can help turn these questions into measurable engineering information. What Is a Wear and Erosion Study? A wear and erosion study investigates the location, depth, pattern and likely causes of material loss from industrial equipment. Wear may result from repeated impact, sliding contact, abrasion, vib...
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