Measure performance before you make a change
Validate wear-life improvements, operating costs and maintenance savings through real mining conditions before committing to fleet-wide implementation.
Why wear trials matter
A blade that costs less to purchase can cost significantly more to operate.
The true measure of performance is not purchase price. It is wear life, changeout frequency, maintenance downtime and cost per operating hour.
Wear trials provide the data needed to identify whether alternative solutions can deliver measurable improvements before committing to fleet-wide implementation.
Tungsten Tough Cat 24 Grader Trial
750 hours to 2,940 hours of wear life
A recent Caterpillar 24 grader trial demonstrated the impact that a properly matched wear solution can have on operating costs, maintenance downtime and blade consumption.
The existing blade solution delivered an average wear life of approximately 750 operating hours. Following the implementation of a Tungsten Tough blade configuration, wear life increased to 2,940 operating hours under real mining conditions.
Trial Results
Baseline Wear Life: 750 Hours
Tungsten Tough Wear Life: 2,940 Hours
Wear Life Improvement: +292%
Potential Annual Impact
Based on the site’s current operating profile, the improved wear life has the potential to:
- Reduce annual blade consumption from 32 sets to approximately 10 sets
- Reduce annual blade expenditure from approximately $640,000 to $240,000
- Deliver potential savings of approximately $400,000 per annum
- Eliminate 22 blade changeouts each year
- Recover approximately 88 maintenance hours
- Reduce maintenance crew exposure during blade replacement activities
Why This Matters
The lowest purchase price does not always deliver the lowest operating cost.
By measuring performance under real mining conditions, wear trials can identify opportunities to significantly reduce blade consumption, maintenance downtime and cost per operating hour before making a fleet-wide change.
How we measure performance
Every wear trial follows a structured process designed to compare performance under real mining conditions and identify opportunities to reduce cost per operating hour.
- Establish Baseline Performance
- Implement Trial Solution
- Monitor Wear Performance
- Validate Commercial Outcomes
Ready to discover your wear life improvement potential?
Every operation is different. The only way to know whether a better solution exists is to measure performance under real mining conditions.
A structured wear trial can identify opportunities to extend blade life, reduce maintenance downtime and lower cost per operating hour before committing to a fleet-wide change.
✓ Establish current performance benchmarks
✓ Compare alternative wear solutions
✓ Validate cost-per-hour improvements
✓ Quantify potential operational savings
Discover what measurable improvements may be possible across your operation.