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Mixer bucket urgent repair & re-engineering

The Brief


Excavator bucket urgent repair

Mid-way through a major local landmark renovation a mixer bucket begins to break causing work to stop and having a domino effect on all other contractors involved in the project. 


In a situation like this every hour matters. 

Over the phone a general description of the existing visible damage to the part was conveyed and our assessors estimated that (if repairable) the part may need in excess of 20 hours repair work. Unfortunately further time delays were deemed unacceptable at that time.


Emergency Response


Our on-site response team were dispatched to site to collect the part and bring it back to our workshop for temporary emergency repairs. Our experts quickly identified that the part was under engineered for its purpose. If repaired, it would simply break again. Our team removed the 2 existing bolt braces and engineered 4 stronger bolt braces in their place, ensuring that the part would be fit for purpose for the rest of the works. All cracks were temporarily welded over to prevent further damage. Our focus was making adequate repairs that meet our standards whilst incurring as little downtime as possible.


 

Our team completed the temporary repairs and re-engineering in just 3 hours.

 

The repairs held well and the contractor was able to complete works without further delay. Impressed with the turnaround, our client agreed to return the part to us for further inspection. 2 weeks later the part was returned to our workshop for full repair. 


A Thorough Follow-Up Process


Firstly all cracks were gouged and rewelded to meet our WELD DOMINATION QA standards. Our team, along with the customer, identified that the bucket also needed an extra set of gussets to withstand working forces, they were designed, fabricated and installed. 


Concerned that the machinery was only a year old, we asked to review it in detail and found several areas that also needed attention. Further preventative fabrication included adding new hardened steel packers to all the blades and repairing the swinging door. This work took 2 days of fabrication, welding and QA testing. Now the machinery is in PEAK condition and will be unlikely to break under load in the future.


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