Desarrollo e implementación de un nuevo plan de mantenimiento para equipos de perforación diamantina

Abstract

The geography of Colombia requires carrying the exploration equipment to remote places to execute the process of mineral resource exploration. For this reason, unexpected failures can cause long downtime and time to repair, production losses, besides of put in risk a safety of personnel and the physical assets. In this context, to develop modifications to the original maintenance plan looking for high availability of diamond drilling equipment could be required. This paper presents the development and implementation of maintenance plans based on an analytical method, that it begins with a functional analysis of the system, it continues with the revision and identification of current maintenance plans. Subsequently, the method does a historical fault analyzes, and finally, using the systematization of all information, it a proposal and implementation of a new plan of proper maintenance for the conditions of use of the system is performed. The application of this method has represented benefits in one of Colombia's most important mineral resource exploration companies. Similarly, the decision to generalize maintenance plans for hydraulic equipment was adequate for historical use of faults, bringing economic benefits and an increase availability. Finally, as a result of the development of this work is recommended to evaluate maintenance plans every two years and thus reassess their effectiveness.