WEAR PART
Solutions
NEXT GENERATION OF WEAR PART MANUFACTURING
SERVICES
Reverse Engineering
Reverse Engineering is the recovery of a physical object’s geometrical structures with the use of 3D laser scanning technology. Data is collected by the laser scanning head to produce a point cloud, which is used for the creation of 3D CAD surface data. This technology is used to replicate, enhance or alter an existing object or part, without designing it from scratch with a 3D CAD system, and can reduce product development cycles.
3D Laser Scanning
We offer a faster way to make replacement parts that fit first time through reverse engineering. 3D Laser Scanning accurately captures the geometry of your equipment parts to match or improve the
current design. It speeds up the process and makes sure the new parts fit perfectly.
Retrofitting
Our retrofitting service has helped companies to improve production volumes and quality and reduce overheads and wastage. We can work closely with you to resolve any wear part issues.
ABOUT
TGT International is a wholly owned division of Taurian General Trading LLC, exclusively supplying its products, extending customer support and providing technical services to customers from its office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
TGT International is a company with expertise in the manufacture, installation and servicing of high chromium wear, corrosion and abrasion resistant castings used in the aggregate, cement and mining industries.
Our higher management team is backed up by over 25 years of experience in the steel manufacturing and foundry industries. Some of our executives have been leaders of the largest foundry and steel mill operations in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, and have years of in-depth expertise in the area of wear, corrosion and heat resistant iron and steel castings. We have developed partnerships with the leading manufacturers which we build upon for our success.
CLIENTS
TGT International today has a strong and diverse base of customers, both domestic and international across a range of sectors.
For specific information regarding our customers or references, please contact us directly.
3D LASER SCANNING FOR REVERSE ENGINEERING / QUALITY CONTROL
3D LASER SCANNING technology to improve abrasion resistance of common Mining & Quarrying components and wear parts.
In partnership with D2M Solutions FZE, we work with HandySCAN 3D™ digitizers, a line of self-positioning and portable handheld laser scanners developed by Creaform. These new generation scanners have been optimized to meet the needs of product development and engineering professionals on the lookout for the most effective and reliable way to acquire 3D measurements of physical objects. The scanners have metrology-grade accuracy of up to 0.030 mm. This technology enables us to automatically transfer the digitized data for advanced reverse-engineering and inspection applications for manufacturing our customers’ wear part requirements.
Pre-Sales - Scanning and Inspection
Obsolete technical drawings are common in this region. After scanning a part, we are able to update the drawings with the latest measurements based on the scans. This step saves a great deal of time and resources which would have been wasted had the project continued based on obsolete drawings.
Pre-Sales Engineers use positioning targets placed directly on the wear parts before scanning. The positioning targets are circular, retro-reflective stickers used to create 3D reference for the scanner to position itself. These stickers can be placed anywhere from two to six inches away depending on the part complexity. The scanner has to see a minimum three targets to create a proper reference frame.
As the scanner is moved around the part, new targets are detected and registered on the global positioning model. Positioning through targets is the only method that enables portable 3D scanners to deliver metrology-grade quality.
Following the laser scan, our engineers inspect the scanned data in Creaform's VXinspect software (image below) which enables comparison of the CAD model with the scanned data and immediately uncovers and calculates any deviations which may have occurred during the manufacturing process.
Such first article inspections and production control steps are always carried out by us, and are helpful in determining the accuracy of the manufacturer with regard to matching the customer's requirements. The inspection will reveal even very slight deviation from the CAD model.
The wear parts are placed into operation in order to study the rate of wear and obtain scans of the abrasion patterns.
The part in the image is used primarily to crush limestone and dolomite rock into 25-60mm size aggregate. The customer is presently getting life of 10-14 days. The entire set is removed when the worn groove is eroded to about 20 mm from the flat edge of shoe. Operations are halted every 2-3 days for 1.5 hours in order to check all machine parts.
Performance Report and Analysis
After 9 days, our engineer was provided access to the crusher for laser scanning the parts on the machine in order to examine the wear rate and model the rate of abrasion.
The image below is a graphic representation of the wear rate after 9 days, showing a detailed model of the abrasion pattern on the wear part. Such a model is ideal for understanding how to improve the fatigue strength of components.
The scanned wear rate pattern modeling and data is shared with our engineering and metallurgical team, so they may formulate the appropriate alloy and manufacturing techniques to improve the fatigue strength and abrasion-resistance of the customer's wear parts.
After 9 days of operation the worn groove was eroded to about 80 mm from the flat edge of the Ejector Shoe.
After 20 days of operation, the erosion on the part was down to 20 mm from the flat edge of the Ejector Shoe.
CONTACT
Inquiries
For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please email, or fill out the following form:
Head Office
The Light Commercial Tower, Office No. 301
Umm Suqueim Road, Al Barsha South, Arjan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
email: info@tgt-intl.com
