LubeExpert: On-site oil expertise to improve your bottom line
Boost productivity and lower total cost of ownership
For over 20 years our experts have supported mining companies around the world in identifying issues and solving problems to minimize down time and optimize productivity. Including a Shell lube expert in your team will help you realize your short- and long-term goals, reducing the total cost of ownership and improve your bottom line.
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Shell lube experts have a wealth of mining and engineering expertise gained from decades of working with the leading mining companies in the world. This allows us to leverage the insights and knowledge to find the best solution to fit your unique business needs.
- Potential impact calculated based on Shell Lubricants site surveys with mining customers.
- Based on savings delivered to Shell Lubricants mining customers from 2011 to 2016.
KGHM Shell LubeExpert Testimonial
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Title: Shell LubeExpert Services Video
Duration: 2:15 min
Description: KGHM Robinson Mine has saved money and avoided equipment failure with Shell’s products and services.
Shell Video: KGHM in Nevada
[Background music plays]
Shell “Ambitious Stirring_A_Main Track.”
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Wide shot of mine.
[Text displays]
KGHM Robinson Mine
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Wide shot of haul trucks driving in mine.
[Video footage]
Shot of Russell Reed and two Shell employees standing in front of a shovel.]
[Russell Reed]
00:01:40
We're up here at KGHM Robinson mine outside of Ruth, Nevada.
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Aerial shot of mine
[Headshot of Russell Reed]
[Russell Reed]
00:02:30
Mine's been here for over a hundred years.
[Text displays]
RUSSELL REED
SUPERVISOR TIRES AND LUBE
KGHM, ROBINSON MINE
[Video footage]
Copper Robinson Mine sign in office.
[Amanda Hilton]
We employ about 600 people.
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KGHM employee working on a wheel.
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KGHM secretary seated behind her desk, answering the phone and saying ‘Robinson Mine.’
[Headshot of Amanda]
[Amanda Hilton]
Nearly everyone in the community has a direct connection to Robinson.
Lower third:
AMANDA HILTON
ASSET MANAGER, MAINTENANCE, KGHM, ROBINSON MINE
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Haul trucks being filled at mine.
[Amanda Hilton]
We produce over 100 million pounds of copper per year.
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Equipment, including conveyor belt, operating inside mill, and pile
[Amanda Hilton]
We also have gold, silver, and molybdenum by-products.
[Headshot of Amanda]
[Amanda Hilton]
We went out to bid for the first time on our lubricant supplier
[Video footage]
Time lapse shot inside truck shot.
[Amanda Hilton]
for our mobile and fixed equipment at Robinson.
[Video footage]
Russell Reed talking to Michael Longbottom inside tank room.
[Amanda Hilton]
And one of the things that really impressed us was the service component that came with the Shell products.
[Video footage]
Wide shot of mine.
[Michael Longbottom]
We're looking at what we've done well
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Series of shots of equipment operating at mine.
[Michael Longbottom]
in other mining operations and we transfer those best practices
[Headshot of Michael Longbottom]
to KGHM and in many cases, we're trying to reduce the total cost of ownership.
[Text displays]
MICHAEL LONGBOTTOM
GLOBAL LUBE EXPERT MANAGER
SHELL LUBRICANTS
[Headshot of Lee Hoskins]
One of the unique things that Shell brings to the table, especially for mining
[Text displays]
LEE HOSKINS
TECHNICAL TEAM LEAD
SHELL LUBRICANTS
[Video footage]
Close up shot of Shell employee wearing a yellow jacket with a Shell logo and Shell LubeExpert insignia.
[Lee Hoskins]
is a role that's called a LubeExpert.
[Video footage]
Three Shell LubeExperts standing together indoors.
[Lee Hoskins]
And those LubeExperts
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Two Shell LubeExperts standing on either side of Russell Reed in front of shovel.
[Lee Hoskins]
are instrumental in saving money for the customers that we have.
[Video footage]
Aerial shot of shovel surrounded by trucks.
[Lee Hoskins]
The shovel's are the lifeblood of this mine. If that thing shuts down, production shuts down.
[Video footage]
Two Shell LubeExperts inside the shovel.
[Lee Hoskins]
And one of the first audits that we did
[Video footage]
Shell Lube Expert inside the shovel, crawling toward the gear tooth to examine it. Michael Longbottom standing inside the shovel and talking.
[Lee Hoskins]
with KGHM, we actually saw a gear tooth that was cracked.
[Video footage]
Closeup of gear tooth.
[Text displays]
Shell Audits Generated Nearly $1.1 Million in Cost Savings In 1 Year
[Lee Hoskins]
The one thing that was unique about KGHM was that when we described how we could help they were very receptive to that.
[Headshot of Amanda]
We have Lube Experts on site and they have brought so much value to Robinson.
[Video footage]
Shell LubeExpert talking to KGHM mechanics inside truck shop near equipment.
[Amanda Hilton]
And they've spent so much time training our mechanics. It's just been amazing how we've progressed and how we are now looking at lubricants differently.
[Video footage]
Michael Longbottom walking and talking to Russell Reed inside tank room and near
[Lee Hoskins]
Before they had kind of a bulky lubricant distribution system that was pumping slow, that wasn't quite as cleanly as it needed to be and we made some recommendations
[Lee Hoskins head shot]
and we implemented those recommendations with KGHM and
[Video footage]
Lubricant distribution system in truck shop.
[Lee Hoskins]
we've shrunk the space that that system is taking up. We've increased the speeds and we've increased the cleanliness of that system.
[Headshot of Russell Reed]
There's technical people that come out all the time
[Video footage]
Shell LubeExperts standing in truck shop near equipment.
[Russell Reed]
just anytime you need something, you make a phone call. There's no questions that aren't answered.
[Video footage]
Shell and KGHM teams sitting around a conference table and talking with close ups of several Shell and KGHM officials.
[Amanda Hilton]
We're not just getting a product from Shell. We're getting service. And we're getting support. We consider the Shell experts that come onsite part of our Robinson team.
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[Text displays]
Shell Lubricants
Together Anything Is Possible
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Shell pecten logo.
Maximize the impact of lubricants
Leveraging a comprehensive toolkit of services, our experts help you anticipate and avoid issues. We work together with your team to inspect, audit and optimise equipment, systems and processes according to the highest industry standards while leveraging the latest and most innovative technology available.
Dedicated to meet your needs
Shell LubeExperts
- Integrate with your maintenance teams
- Work on machines and mills
- Bring mining and engineering expertise
- Provide insight and innovative technology from around the world
- Inspect using strobe-o-scope, thermal imaging and vibration analysis
- Audit lubrication systems and injectors
- Perform injector spectrum sleeve fitment
- Optimise grease onto fixed and mobile equipment
Committed to the long-term
Our commitment doesn’t end with solving your challenges today, we’re dedicated to assisting your operations become more sustainable for the long-term. We launched the service over twenty years ago and still work with our first customer. At the same time, we’ve developed long-standing relationships with 10 of the top 12 mining companies around the world.
Case: Avoiding unnecessary downtime
Challenges in your operations
Finding a solution with a LubeExpert
Reduce cost of ownership, improve your bottom line
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