Acoustic Emissions Autoclave Monitoring

Client: Nickel Mine

Location: Southern Region WA.

Capabilities Used

Acoustic Emissions
Site Execution
Asset Integrity Engineering

Being the only provider of Acoustic Emission technology with in-house facilities in Western Australia, Rapallo was able to respond quickly to our clients request to provide immediate and ongoing monitoring of an autoclave. This monitoring was done to provide data that would allow our client to:

Improve reliability, by increase the MTBF (Mean time between failures)
Extend production time by increasing the period between maintenance shutdowns
Reduce the shutdown time for each shutdown

Acoustic emission technology works by monitoring for acoustic events that are created when cracks and formed or grow. One unique advantage of acoustic emissions is that through 24/7 monitoring our team can determine exactly when failure occurs. Once the time and location of a defect has been established this can be compared to other collected data such as that collected from a SCADA system, this can then determine exactly what is the cause of failure.

Through this process Rapallo was able to determine exactly what things would likely result in a failure of the Autoclave and advise on maintenance to keep the system operational for longer.

WHAT OUR

CLIENTS SAY

“The Goldfields Land & Sea Council (GLSC) Aboriginal Ranger program has partnered with Rapallo on a variety of environmental projects for mining proponents. Rapallo has a demonstrated understanding of the complex cultural dynamic of the Aboriginal community and has provided excellent project management and professional guidance to the Rangers, whilst also building in opportunities for shared learning. We look forward to developing this foundation as we expand on the services that Aboriginal Rangers can provide to the region into the future.”

~ Darren Forster, Land & Sea Management Officer, Goldfields Land & Sea Council (GLSC)

“Rapallo is a team of dedicated people. Very professional and responsive to changes and meeting tight deadlines.”

~ David English, Project Manager, Independence Group – Nova Project

"They have always supplied skilled and motivated labour hire personnel that fit in with our business. I would have no hesitation in engaging Rapallo on future projects and would highly recommend their services.”

~ Andrew Reilly, Manager Branch Operations Kalgoorlie, National Pump & Energy

“Keep up the good service and we will continue to utilize the company. I am now utilising Rapallo for all my sentry requirements onsite at BHPB NKC from now on. I will also be looking at utilizing more trades and other services at our site in the future if the situation arises.”

~ Michael Talbot, Maintenance Planner / Shutdown Coordinator

“We choose Rapallo to conduct our statutory classified plant inspection because of their professional service and engineering backup. Not only does Rapallo provide a timely and thorough inspection service, they can back up their recommendations with engineering solutions . All my interactions with Rapallo have been timely, professional and solutions driven. It is a pleasure to have Rapallo as our classified plant inspection vendor and I highly recommend their services.”

~ John Waddell, Maintenance Coordinator Darlot, Goldfields Australia

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