Abstract:
Many of the components and inputs used in Mining have a high cost, both for acquisition and maintenance. The tires used in off-road equipment follow this parameter, as they are large components, involve technology in their design and manufacture, in addition to requiring adequate parameters to operate within their expected useful life. In addition, an unwanted event of failure in one of these tires can offer damage to the equipment, as well as risk to the integrity of the operators and maintenance personnel. The objective of this work is to present the study of online technologies dedicated to the monitoring of important tire parameters (internal pressure and temperature), the choice of technology, and the steps taken until its complete integration with the system and the maintenance culture. Several technologies available on the market were studied, and the one that showed the greatest reliability was chosen, which was the MEMS monitoring system - from the Michelin manufacturer. It was necessary to have an internal planning of the implementation strategy, going from the training of people until the system was operating at its fullest, so that the maximum of its capacity and benefits were abstracted. The investment made with the system alone was over R $ 2 M. 6 months after the start of the implementation, there was a high number of occurrences of failures and accidents avoided, which brought the financial return on the investment well before planned, including, having recovered the amount invested within this period. The implementation of this work confirmed the technical and financial feasibility of investing in technology and innovation, as it brought financial gains and increased safety levels, increased productivity in the production process, in addition to an increase in the technical level and motivation of the team involved.
