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Transforming Operations by Transforming Machine Intelligence

GENESIS OF INNOVATION

In 2018, L&H Industrial strategically acquired Innotech Solutions, marking their entry into the aggregate industry—a sector previously underexplored due to its perceived composition of smaller operations. This acquisition revealed a substantial demand for L&H’s extensive capabilities. Innotech introduced L&H’s business to a robust power unit system that optimized crushing operations across diverse applications.

Collaborating closely with a major aggregate customer, L&H embraced valuable feedback on the original system and integrated beneficial modifications into the design. This partnership inspired the development of a digital solution for enhanced value readings, perfectly aligning with L&H’s philosophy to continually innovate. Thus, Ops IQ was born, evolving from a manual system to an advanced digital platform with extensive monitoring capabilities accessible via the cloud.

TRANSFORMATIVE INTELLIGENCE

Ops IQ has differentiated itself by delivering comprehensive intelligence beyond conventional sensors, harnessing the power of IoT and AI for superior preventive maintenance. The new platform is backed by over six decades of deep equipment insights and expertise in engineering, manufacturing, repair, and service. Unlike niche-focused companies, L&H’s knowledge and insight of machinery enables them to offer unparalleled flexibility, monitoring any desired metrics and embedding sensors to track component life expectancies.

EXPANDING MONITORING HORIZONS

What was originally designed for crushers, quickly expanded to multiple industries and types of equipment. Ops IQ’s monitoring capabilities have expanded to encompass comprehensive monitoring across entire operations and their critical assets, with systems now operational across a variety of operations in the US and Canada with current data points monitored by Ops IQ including:

  • Comprehensive vibration analysis (time and frequency domains)

  • Rotational speed metrics

  • Precision contact temperature monitoring

  • Advanced proximity sensing

  • Real-time signal status

  • Hydraulic and differential pressure readings

  • Detailed oil and tank temperature measurements

  • Accurate tank level monitoring

  • Oil flow rates

  • High-resolution imagery capturing

PROVEN OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

Ops IQ has impacted operations across safety and maintenance in multiple applications, offering real-time data to operations teams so they can make timely decisions about their equipment maintenance and prevent failures before they happen. Additionally, digital notifications of the machines health and operating conditions remove teams from potential line-of-fire hazards when previously having to manually inspect equipment.

  • Alerting an operation of significant hydraulic leak before it became apparent to the customer, Ops IQ helped avert potential losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  • What traditionally required field expertise for troubleshooting can now be accomplished digitally, enabling remote problem-solving within minutes. In one instance, when an incorrect valve operation caused a system shutdown, they identified and resolved the issue remotely in less than five minutes.

  • Transitioning from manual to digital systems has drastically reduced adjustment times, minimizing downtime and costs. Tasks that once required hours and multiple personnel can now be completed by a single operator in approximately 15 minutes.

  • Ops IQ also identified a recurring issue with accumulator leaks, allowing the operation to make necessary adjustments and optimize their production output.

L&H’s Ops IQ is the best solution for monitoring in any industry with large equipment. We not only engineer, manufacture, and install the equipment, but now we also monitor it, making us the only solution for a lifelong partnership in heavy industrial sectors.
– GAGE WANDLER, DIGITAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER