Konnect Blog

Do you ever arrive on site and feel a sense of unease?

Do you regularly work around dust and wonder whether the exposure can affect you?

During a site visit, the team from Konnect Fastening Systems Townsville witnessed 100+ rolls of thermal blanket in use. Further discussions about the product highlighted some issues the customer was experiencing

Clients Challenge
SMS Rentals run a fleet of mining equipment operating in a harsh environment. They have a need to regularly change out cutting edges on their dozers due to the abrasiveness and harshness of the application.
The removal of the cutting edge nuts on a Caterpillar D10 Dozer is required to replace the worn cutting edges.

Conventional nut removal methods require the use of a RAD or Impact gun however seized nuts require Oxy-Acetylene cutting. This results in blade change outs taking up to 6-8 hours.