HOMEPRODUCTSINDUSTRIESABOUTSTORIESCONTACT English E-SeriesDB-Series Products / E-SERIES 12 MONTH PAYBACK TIME TRAVEL TIME REDUCTION UP TO 85% EXCAVATOR PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE 12-20% UNDERCARRIAGE MAINTENANCE SAVINGS 50% EXCAVATOR LCC REDUCED BY 10-18% Sleipner E-series provides you with a solution for relocating your excavators in a safe, easy and efficient way. It prevents your undercarriage maintenance budget to overrun. And even more! Production, maintenance, daily mine planning, and long-term development, all benefit from Sleipner in use even as early as during the first few months from implementation. INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY What's the typical working time distribution for an excavator like? Commonly excavators use 7-30% of working hours traveling on tracks. With Sleipner System, transporting an excavator can be sped up to a fraction of the time when compared to driving on tracks. The reduction of transport times can be up to 85% of the excavator’s traveling hours! Instead of three hours traveling on tracks, the excavator is transported in half an hour with Sleipner System. The remaining two and half hours the excavator is available to be used in profitable work. That's a significant increase in the flexibility of excavator transport. It also means, that the loading can be planned more efficiently. The improved excavators’ utilization and availability rates can increase productivity between 12% and 20%. Using Sleipner units efficiently makes your excavators work effectively. MAINTENANCE SAVINGS The maintenance cost of an excavator can be a major investment. The good news is, the costs can be significantly reduced by doubling or even tripling the lifespan of the undercarriage. Up to 1/3 of an excavator’s Life Cycle Cost (LCC) comes from undercarriage parts and maintenance. With Sleipner System, the only wear on the undercarriage is what's caused by the daily excavation operations. Depending on operating conditions and the excavator size, 10-18 % LCC savings are achievable. Excavators need service and maintenance continuously. In a workshop, tools and spares are available in a safe working environment, making it the most suitable place for such operations. Safe and easy relocation of excavators enables their transportation for workshop maintenance, which is at least 20% faster than in the pit. This reduces excavator downtime and maintenance labor hours. MINE LIFE CYCLE The Sleipner transport system opens whole new possibilities for mine planning. You need fewer excavators because mobilization issues are resolved. Ore body can be reached quicker, because the mining sequence needs no compromises. The ability to reach the ore body much sooner brings huge savings in new mining projects. Completing the mine closure many months before planned means typically $1M+ savings per week. OPERATIONAL BENEFITS Wheels under excavators bring flexibility to operations. Excavators can be effortlessly moved and relocated whenever needed, even in the middle of a shift. For example, blasting breaks and fly-in fly-out roster changes are easily used for the maintenance actions in the workshop. If an excavator has a breakdown in an ore bottom of the pit, just borrow a replacement excavator from an overburdened area. The valuable ore digging continues as planned with minimal truck waiting times. Excavators need service and maintenance continuously. In a workshop, tools and spares are available in a safe working environment, making it the most suitable place for such operations. Safe and easy relocation of excavators enables their transportation for workshop maintenance, which is at least 20% faster than in the pit. This reduces excavator downtime and maintenance labor hours. SAFETY All operations are done mechanically with trained truck and excavator operators inside their cabins and in constant radio contact. Transport of an excavator can be interrupted at any time by lowering the excavator’s tracks, which are only about 40 cm off the ground. The maximum transportation speed is up to 15 km/h. An automatic parking brake mechanism keeps the Sleipner units in place when not in use. USER VIEW ”It only takes a few minutes to load a couple of bucket loads of material into the truck’s bed, drive the excavator tracks onto the Sleipner unit, turn the upper carriage around and place the bucket on the truck’s bed. Then just lift the tracks up, give a horn signal to the truck driver and off you go to the next location. So easy, so simple!” KEY FACTS 10 different models for different weight classes between 23 – 565 tonnes Loading time of excavators is less than two minutes Turning radius is the same as the mine trucks’, permits tight cornering High-ground clearance for rough terrain, the excavator can be transported all the way to the actual loading place Suitable for commonly used excavator & truck pairs Maximum towing speed on site conditions is 15 km/h PRODUCT RANGE SLEIPNER MODEL WEIGHT CLASS COMBINATION EXAMPLES EXAVATORS TRUCKS E30 Brochure 30 tonnes CAT 330 Hitachi ZX300 Volvo EC300 CAT 725 Bell B20D Volvo A20 E50 Brochure 50 tonnes Cat 345 Komatsu PC390 Volvo EC460 Cat 740 Bell B40D Volvo A40 E70 Brochure 70 tonnes Volvo EC700 Cat 374 Hitachi ZX670 Komatsu HD325 Cat 770 Cat 745 E90 Brochure 90 tonnes Cat 390 Komatsu PC800 Hitachi ZX870 Komatsu HD406 Cat 772 E120 Brochure 120 tonnes Cat 6015 Komatsu PC1250 Hitachi EX1200 Cat 773 / 775 Komatsu HD605 Hitachi EH1100 E190 Brochure 200 tonnes Cat 6015B / 6018 Hitachi EX1900 Komatsu PC2000 Cat 777 Komatsu HD785 Hitachi EH1700 E250 Brochure 250 tonnes Cat 6020B Hitachi EX2600 Cat 785 Komatsu HD1500 Hitachi EH3000 E310 Brochure 310 tonnes Cat 6030 Komatsu PC3000 Cat 789 Komatsu 730E E400 Brochure 400 tonnes Komatsu PC4000 Cat 6040 Hitachi EX3600 Cat 793 Komatsu 830E Komatsu 930E E550 Brochure 550 tonnes Cat 6050/6060 Komatsu PC5500 Hitachi EX5600 Cat 797 Komatsu 960E Notice: In order to ensure the equipment suitability and performance capabilities, every truck and excavator combination must be checked on case-by-case basis. Site conditions are also required for the preliminary analysis. FAQ How does the Sleipner units aid in reducing GHG emissions? + Can I use the Sleipner System for multiple excavators? + What is the maximum speed? + What if the truck operator drives too fast? + How long do the Sleipner tires last? + How long does it take to set up Sleipners under the excavator? + Is on-site commissioning needed? + Can the Sleipner transport cause harm to the excavator boom, cylinders or slew ring? + How about braking capacity on downhills? + Can the excavator fall off the Sleipner System abruptly? + How does the Sleipner system handle wet and slippery conditions? + How about quality? + Can the Sleipner System harm undercarriage track tensioners / brakes? + Does the Sleipner System have brakes? + Can the Duratray rubber lined bed be used in the towing truck? + What is the expected life of a Sleipner System? + What maintenance is involved with the Sleipner System? + Do the OEMs of the Trucks and Excavators approve the Sleipner product? + Is it safe to use? + Is the Sleipner system sustainable? + WHAT'S NEXT? 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