CLIENT CEMENTOS ARGOS SA

Installation GILMAR SHAIK

requested by Maintenance Manager
GShaik@argos.com.co
Installation LISBETH CASTRO
supervision by Maintenance Engineer
lcastrom@argos.com.co
Jorge Diaz Arrieta
Coordinator General Manager
Kleen&Green
gerencia@kleenoilcol.com
City Cartagena - Colombia, South América
Date August, 2019

OBJECTIVE: Reduce engine wear on ARGOS mining equipments by reducing iron

and steel levels using MAGNOM magnetic filters.

This objective is proposed as a complement to the improvements in oil cleaning

levels generated with KLEENOIL technology. During the extension of the interval of
change of motor oils, iron was the element that controlled the results until extending
from 750 hours to approximately 1800 hours. In other words, the KLEENOIL-
MAGNOM pair is expected to achieve better results in the change interval.

The equipments include CAT 773 trucks, CAT D9 and D10 dozers, CAT 988
loaders and BUCYRUS RH40E shovels.

TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION

80-90% of the products manufactured worldwide are made of carbon steel.

Therefore, it will not be surprising that the vast majority of contamination
incorporated into a product / system at the point of manufacture is steel or iron.

A large portion of the steel contaminant (ferrous) is converted to particles suspended

in fluids during this period. This is why fluid systems, from the engine and
transmission in an automobile to the hydraulic system of a mining or mobile
equipment, change their oil and filter as part of the maintenance procedure. This is a
clear attempt to prevent premature wear, damage and failure caused by the ferrous
contaminant circulating in the oil.

During the life cycle of any fluid system, ferrous contaminants are present and are
the catalyst for the "wear chain reaction" (and the cause of impending catastrophic

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failure). The "wear chain reaction" is described as a few particles that circulate in the
system and generate additional particles; And these additional particles along with
the original particles, which generate even more particles at an exponential rate.
Ferrous particles are the greatest threat to a hydraulic system and the mere
presence of these particles could mean problems in the form of 'Decreased'
performance and 'Increased' maintenance costs.

The basic form of core magnetic filtration technology consists of a permanent power
source provided by a magnet that is sandwiched between two carbon steel plates.
The following figure shows a graphic representation of the basic technology.

An important feature in this technology includes the incorporation of fluid flow

channels cut directly from the steel plates (i.e. the motor armature). The design of
the flow channels ensures that the total cross sectional area of the fluid flow
channels exceeds the cross section of any feed pipe or hose that delivers fluid to
the core by up to 15%.

This means that the cores deliver a "minimum" pressure differential when they are
empty and full of contaminants. The minimum pressure differential feature allows
this solution to be located anywhere in the hydraulic system and in "full fluid flow"
capability. This even allows the placement of a magnetic core before a sensitive
variable displacement pump. These cores have a systematic filtration capacity and
receive all the fluid flow and all the contaminant from the system.

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 Magnetic Filters MAGNOM Installation

Prefilter Units - PFU

Magnom

PFU Installation - CAT

773 Trucks

PFU Installation
CAT D9 dozers

BUCYRUS
RH40E SHOVEL

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PFU Installation
- BUCYRUS
RH40E SHOVEL

FIRST RESULTS
Two months after having installed the MAGNOM technology in the ARGOS
equipments, when they changed the oil filter on the BUCYRUS RH40E SHOVEL, it was
possible to detect visually in the PFU magnetic pre-filter, the accumulation of metallic
particles as observed in the following photos:

PREVENTIVE ACTION

When checking the PFU magnetic filter and detecting the large amount of grime,

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ARGOS consult to their Caterpillar Dealer, about the condition of the engine that had
been repaired 3 months ago.

The CAT Dealer opened the engine and found that two bolts had been misplaced and
damaged inside the engine. They were able to correct the fault and the engine was
able to continue operation without further damage.

In this sense, the MAGNOM magnetic filter served as a preventive failure indicator
and at the same time retained the iron particles that are in the oil, reducing friction
in the engine.

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