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NORDIC SUPPLIERS A clear advantage of Hägglunds CMp is its integration with Bosch Rexroth’s total service offering and take corrective actions in time is one aspect, because it means that maintenance can be budgeted more effectively. But another is achieving more with the existing drive equipment. “Besides helping customers predict and avoid unplanned operating stops, we can use Hägglunds CMp to help them optimise their systems for better efficiency,” says Ljungdahl. In other words, Bosch Rexroth experts can use the health index to see not only potential failures, but also potential improvements. As Ljungdahl explains, “The high flexibility within Hägglunds hydraulic drive systems lets us adjust the motors and pumps to better match their actual use, or even reconfigure the drive for new power, torque or speed characteristics.” see us on stand C9 20 International Mining | JUNE 2018 For Wolfram Ulrich, such optimisation is in clear focus as the service moves forward. “The Hägglunds CMp te chnology gives us an opportunity to go beyond predictive maintenance, to actually optimise the operation of the installed system within its application,” he says. “The more we can understand how a system is operated, the more we can suggest in terms of energy-saving and productivity improvements, for example.” In a more distant future, Ulrich sees the possibility of an entirely different business model for Hägglunds drive systems. “Today we use Hägglunds CMp mainly to secure reliability and lower the operating costs of our drives,” he explains. “But as our connectivity and analyses become more refined, we may be able to shift our focus further. Instead of hardware, our customers might buy performance in terms of torque and speed.” Whatever direction the service takes, however, its core will remain unchanged. The success of Hägglunds CMp will remain rooted in its integration of technical and human components. “The value is not the data, but in the ability to interpret the data and use it to act,” says Mattias Ljungdahl. “Predictive maintenance is not about sensors or even algorithms. It’s about boosting the customer’s reliability and profitability through insights and expertise.” IM