Field-Tested

CABEZAS NIEVES Kael

BALDEN CAJAHUANCA Oscar Oswaldo Equipment
AVILA CARO Sergio Kevin
 The selected equipment should be
produced by manufacturers that field-
test their equipment for long periods of
time before marketing it to the mining
industry.

Too many manufacturers build a

prototype machine and install it in a
customer's mine on the contingency
that they will stand behind it and make
it work properly.

Eventually, after both user and

manufacturer redesign, rebuild,
reinforce, and retrofit, a workable
machine finally is obtained.
 However, the cost in lost production is
imposed on the mine operator, not on
the manufacturer.

The manufacturer then can proceed

to sell the field tested retrofitted
model to the entire industry, including
competitive mines.

In the case of an LHD unit introduced

several years ago, there were 53
design changes between the
prototype and the final production
model, all made by the mining
company and all adapted by the
manufacturer.
 In another case ; a prototype drill jumbo
was modified so extensively over a 2-yr
period that almost every auxiliary
component was retrofitted to the user's
operation.

However ; even after 2 yr ; the drill jumbo

still was not performing up to the
specifications at the time of purchase.

Even though manufacturers do need help

and cooperation from the mining industry
to develop equipment ; the manufacturer
must pursue long periods of testing in the
industrial environment ; rather than selling
the units to the industry and then puking
continuous research on the prototype
models.
 In another case ; a prototype drill jumbo
was modufied so extensively over a 2-yr
period that almost every aixiliary
component was retrofitted to the user's
operation.

En otro caso ; un jumbo de perforacin
prototipo fue modificado tan
extensamente durante un perodo de 2
aos que casi todos los componentes
auxiliares , fue reforzado para el usuario
 However ; even after 2 yr ; the drill jumbo
still was not performing up to the
specifications at the time of purchase.

Sin embargo ; incluso despus de 2 aos
; el jumbo de perforacin todava no se
estaba llevando a cabo hasta las
especificaciones del producto en el
momento de la compra .
 Even though manufacturers do need help
and cooperation from the mining industry
to develop equipment ; the manufacturer
must pursue long periods of testing in the
industrial environment ; rather than selling
the units to the industry and then puking
continuous research on the prototype
models.

A pesar de que los fabricantes necesitan

ayuda y cooperacin de la industria
minera para desarrollar equipos ; el
fabricante debe perseguir largos perodos
de pruebas en el entorno industrial; en
lugar de vender las unidades para la
industria y luego arrojar la investigacin
continua sobre los modelos de prototipo .