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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…
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New shaft design reduces maintenance downtime for Apron Feeder in Arizona
When a customer in Arizona came to L&H to help solve failure problems with their apron feeder in their processing operations; L&H engineers knew they could design a solution for them that reduced both maintenance and downtime. The current piece of equipment was failing up to three times per year and was designed with timed…
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Setting the standard
When L&H designed, engineered, and manufactured the first L&H upgraded undercarriage, our goal was to provide our customers with an assembly that would perform better and last significantly longer than industry standards, dramatically decreasing their machine downtime, as well as the total cost of ownership of their system. Now, with undercarriages operating across the globe,…
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Complete gear solutions
Large gearing has become one of L&H’s core competencies over the years and can now manufacture gears up to 6 meters in diameter with AGMA 12+ surface quality. Engineers use upgraded materials and maintenance focused designs that extend life and reduce maintenance and field technicians install the assemblies in the field; providing a whole solution…
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Expanded hollowbore operations
From threading new pipe to rebuilding drill steel; L&H Industrial’s hollowbore facility services truckloads of pipe that is dropped off each day. The facility holds welding and machining operations for pipe services and also houses a new state of the art CNC machine. As the hollowbore operations have become busier than ever in the past…
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From components to new machines | Your LeTourneau fleet is covered
From shovels to draglines and now support equipment; L&H Industrial’s parts and services span all your mining machinery. With a concentration on LeTourneau loaders in recent years; L&H now offers manufacturing and repair, engineering and design and field services across all LeTourneau machine models. Continuing our dedication and commitment to our roots of “building it…
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Dragline Maintenance on a Large Scale
Draglines are some of the biggest machines on earth. Weighting up to 13,000 tons these massive machines are a key part of the strip mining process. Capable of removing extreme amounts of overburden in just minutes, draglines are gigantic pieces of equipment in a league of their own. Maintaining these colossal machines requires knowledge, safety…
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Analysis in the Field
On site equipment analysis is significant to machine maintenance; inspections in the field can provide data and technical findings that may dictate component life and performance. A field report aids in planning maintenance intervals and equipment outages so that production is optimized, warranty commitments are upheld, and downtime is reduced. Similar to having a doctor…
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Expertise in the field creates uptime for draglines
In North Dakota, L&H recently serviced two 2570 draglines; the team performed world class work in record time. A swing rack change out was completed in only 21 days without undecking the machine. Working around the clock to replace each of the 12 gear segments, they were then aligned to the center pin using innovative…
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Megadoor Coalstrip Install
L&H Industrial’s field service team installed 10 Megadoors in Coalstrip, Montana to improve safety and efficiency at the mine site. When the customer first contacted L&H because the doors that were originally in the shop were outdated and electric powered. This was a concern as the doors could malfunction and fall on equipment or personnel below. The electric powered…