L&H Industrial’s recent move in January of 2018 to Elko, NV has proved to be a strong market and great location to better serve the company’s Nevada customers. Previously located in Battle Mountain, NV, the new shop better complements L&H’s rebuild capabilities and will better support expansion of operations for customers in the surrounding region…. Read more »
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Swing Girders
When a customer approached L&H engineers with a continuous problem of their swing girders cracking on their 7495HF machines along with difficulty conducting reliable repairs due to the base material used in the original design, L&H did what they do best, they went to work on a design upgrade to solve the customer’s problem. As… Read more »
Excavator Expansion
Experts in Design & Engineering, Manufacturing & Repair and Field Service has been L&H Industrial’s business portfolio for many years, these service offerings have been scaled across machines and operations in a variety of industries, but L&H continues to expand offerings even more and hydraulic excavators is one of the company’s most recent market expansions…. Read more »
Rewitec
L&H Industrial is now the authorized distributor for Rewitec products in North and South America for industrial operations. With the development of nano- and microparticle based lubricant additives, REWTEC® focuses on the sustained running time of treated engines and gearboxes and makes a considerable contribution to energy efficiency and life of the component. REWTEC® products… Read more »
Straddle Mount Front Idler Design | Patent Pending
L&H Industrial recently submitted a new innovative design for the 2nd generation Straddle Mount Front Idler for electric rope shovels. This second generation straddle mount design has now accomplished the goal of removing the inner thrust plates and moving all the thrust surfaces outside the crawler frames. It accomplishes this by utilizing a key to… Read more »
Equalizer Lug Bushing Test
L&H has historically used a heavy-duty bushing throughout their undercarriage systems with great success and extended life in excess of 30% more than the industry standard. L&H engineers explored using the heavy-duty bushing in alternative components and assemblies and recently tested the bushings in an equalizer lug on a 74yd dipper. These bushings were… Read more »
L&H designs greased track slides
Excessive roller path wear in track shoes is the main contributor to pulling an undercarriage out of service. Much of the roller path wear comes from the shoes dragging across the top of the guide rails. One way to combat the wear of steel running on steel is to grease the mating surfaces. Therefore, L&H… Read more »
Make it Count
A Canadian mine’s 2570W dragline was in need of repairs to the hoist machinery and structures. The machine’s components had reached life expectancy and needed to be replaced. General maintenance throughout the mechanical assemblies was required from replacing boom lacing and point sheaves to repairing cracks and re-machining. When the mine selected L&H Industrial for… Read more »
The Experience | Interning with L&H
Fostering the next generation of brilliant minds, talented craftsmen and industry thought leaders is essential to the future of industrial manufacturing. Whether a student is learning a trade skill like machining and welding or studying engineering and business; getting experience before entering the work force is valuable and internships are a great way to gain… Read more »
Maintenance Fixtures | Increasing Safety
Just as L&H focuses on safety internally, we are focused on doing the same for our customers. We know increasing safety and efficiency is important to machine maintenance and crucial our customers’ operations. L&H engineers have focused on these industry needs and designed fixtures to simplify many common maintenance hassles. These safety derived fixtures create… Read more »