SERVICES
Expert service and maintenance for any job.
No matter what the job calls for, Dragline Service Specialties (DSS) delivers expert service and maintenance to keep your business running smoothly. From project management to project shutdowns, we have the most-qualified subject matter experts in the industry ready to partner with you.
Contact us for more information about our industry-leading product support. If you complete our contact form, a representative will be in touch with you shortly to discuss which service best suits your needs.
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Electric Service
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With over 100 years of combined dragline electrical experience
DSS is redefining electrical support and machine downtime. Dragline Service Specialties team of electrical specialists are your resource for PLC, HMI, MCC and onboard control systems. DSS hosts a wide array of industry leading application systems including Allen Bradley and Siemens allowing our specialists to perform remote troubleshooting, upgrades and machine performance tuning. Whether it is lowering booms or MSHA electrical inspections, DSS has you covered.
- Dragline drives, controls, and rotating component troubleshooting
- HMI replacement, modify, upgrades, and repair
- PLC replacement, modify, upgrades, and repair
- Onboard control systems communications repair, upgrade, or modify
- Operator controls tune, upgrade, and repair
- Electrical MCC system maintenance, repair, upgrade
- Electrical boom lowering / raising with installed systems
- Data collection and management systems ( i.e. torque, strain, temperature, position, etc.)
- Dragline performance tuning
- Remote troubleshooting
- Thermography
- MSHA electrical inspections
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Electric Rope Shovel
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Electric Rope Shovel
Electric rope shovels have been successfully operating on mine sites around the world for more than a century. Driven by a vision to make these highly productive machines safer, more reliable and even more productive, we challenged the status quo and built an electric rope shovel that's better.
Caterpillar Electric Rope Shovel
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QAQC
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UT (Conventional Ultrasound):Shear Wave and Compression•Shaft and Pin inspections, crackdetection• Weld inspection, crack detection,porosity, lack of fusion, slag inclusions• Bore inspections, crack detection• Gear inspections, root crack detection• Bolt and Stud inspections, crackdetection
- PAUT (Phased Array)
- Similar to conventional ultrasound, usesall angles for inspection. Excellent alternativeto replace Xray, or used in areasthat Xray cannot be used.• Bore inspections, crack detection• Weld inspection, crack detection,porosity, lack of fusion, slag inclusionsfor Pipe, Plate, Boom Chord, andVessel inspections
- Thermography
- Used to identify high temps or abnormaltemps. Can be used for temperature comparisonon similar machines or components.Used to verify pre-heat and stressrelieving temps. Electrical audits.• Bearings• Gears and gearing misalignment• Electrical connections• Structural audits for lack of insulation,heat loss, line blockage
- Liquid Dye Penetrant, DryMagnetic Particle
- Used for visible crack inspection on:• Weld Repair• Component Inspection• Gearing• New Component QC Verification
- Vibration Analysis
- Route Based Condition Monitoring onrotating equipment used to find and trenddefaults found in gearboxes, pumps,motors, motor generator sets, fans,rotors, and couplings.
Frequent problems found during vibration analysis include:• Bearing defects• Gear Mesh Frequencies, condition ofgearing• Unbalance problems• Misalignment problems• Fan and rotor problems• Resonance
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Draglines
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Draglines
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Technical Support Sales
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High Quality Equipment Asset Management
If you need a hand managing the details of your equipment's maintenance and repair to ensure you are getting the most of your machines, we can help. Your company can benefit from equipment management to improve scheduling and recording of necessary maintenance and repair procedures. At DSS, our Technical Service Representatives work with your business, and bring solutions to meet your service needs.
Contact one of our Technical Sales Representives .
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