DATA-DRIVEN CONFIDENCE

A SUCCESSFUL AIR-FILTER TRIAL HAS HELPED HASTINGS DEERING LIFT OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AT YANCOAL'S CAMEBY DOWNS MINE.

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A simple question about air filters sparked a maintenance rethink that would challenge long-held customs at Yancoal's Cameby Downs mine in southeast Queensland, reshaping site culture and delivering measurable gains in safety, cost and machine performance.

What began as a routine conversation with Hastings Deering evolved into a data-rich trial that pushed air filter life in mining equipment far beyond traditional limits, proving how transformative condition monitoring and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) collaboration can be when a site is willing to test its assumptions – and trust the numbers.

With more than nine decades' experience as a Cat dealer, Hastings Deering's approach to repair and rebuild services is grounded in one clear goal: to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for every asset across the entire lifecycle.

“Cameby Downs was experiencing higher-than-expected maintenance costs and downtime related to air filter performance in their fleet,” Hastings Deering fluids and filters product specialist Chris Hutchison said.