Case Study: 12-Month PdM Rollout at a Mine and CHP — Artesis, Bently and SDT
Typical holding scenario: SDT routes, Orbit DCM on conveyors, e-MCM on mills, e-PCM on DGS, IoT for management — timeline, metrics and lessons.
Note: composite case based on typical KEG TRK projects in Kazakhstan/CIS. Figures are anonymised; methodology reflects real deployments.
Site: concentrator + CHP (~450 drives, 2 × 60 MW steam turbines, 4 DGS, 12 conveyor lines).
Strategy: three-tier model + Artesis + Bently + SDT integration.
12-month timeline (summary)
| Quarter | Focus | Key tools |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Discovery, SDT baseline | SDT 340, LUBExpert |
| Q2 | Fleet scan, conveyors | AMT Pro, Orbit DCM |
| Q3 | Online pilot | e-MCM, e-PCM on DGS |
| Q4 | Scale + IoT | +8 e-MCM, Artesis IoT |
Results at month 12
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Unplanned drive trips / year | 23 | 9 |
| Conveyor downtime (hours) | 186 | 62 |
| Compressed-air leaks | — | −34% |
| Online ESA points | 0 | 13 |
| Programme ROI | — | 14 months |
Technology contribution
- SDT — fast ROI on leaks and early bearings
- AMT Pro — prioritised e-MCM targets
- Orbit DCM — conveyor trips prevented
- e-MCM — mill and pump lead times 3–6 weeks
- e-PCM — DGS test-run trending
- Bently 3500 — turbines unchanged, complemented by e-PCM on generator
- Artesis IoT — holding-level reporting
Lessons
Start with AMT Pro + SDT, not 20 e-MCM points. One programme owner. Weekly cross-tool review. IoT in Q4 when data exists.
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KEG TRK — Artesis, Bently Nevada and SDT distributor in Kazakhstan.
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