Overview
Before an equipment decision is made, someone has to ask whether the equipment is the right answer at all. We audit the existing installation, the failure history and the operating constraints, then compare the realistic options — including doing nothing, or modifying what is already there — on total cost of ownership rather than purchase price. Where we represent a brand that is a candidate, we say so in writing, so you can weigh the recommendation knowing exactly where we stand.
Typical Applications
- Equipment selection study before a capital request
- Comparison of competing supplier proposals
- Root cause review of recurring equipment failures
- Spare parts and criticality strategy review
Typical Problems We Solve
- Decisions driven by purchase price rather than lifecycle cost
- Supplier proposals impossible to compare on an equal basis
- Recurring failures treated as maintenance rather than as design
- No documented technical basis to defend the decision internally
What You Receive
- Site assessment report with observations and photographic record
- Option comparison matrix on total cost of ownership
- Written declaration of any brand we represent among the options
- Prioritized recommendation with budget order of magnitude
Timeline
2 to 6 weeks from site visit to written recommendation.
Standards & Certifications
- ISO 55000 — asset management principles
- ISO 14224 — reliability and maintenance data collection
- OIQ code of ethics — independence and disclosure of interest
- Client internal capital approval requirements
Industries We Serve
- Mining — comminution and dewatering circuit decisions
- Cement & Limestone — crushing and handling equipment decisions
- Energy — auxiliary equipment renewal decisions
- Chemical & Petrochemical — process equipment decisions
Service FAQ
How can advice be independent if you also sell equipment?
By disclosure, in writing, in the report itself: every brand we represent among the options is named as such. Advisory work is billed as advisory work, not recovered through a later sale, and a recommendation to keep the existing equipment is a legitimate outcome.
What do you need from us to start?
Failure and maintenance history, process data for the circuit concerned, the drawings you have, and site access. Where data is missing we say so rather than fill the gap with assumptions presented as findings.