LCS take the entire range of services Metso provides and conveniently bundles them into customizable, easily manageable packages, ranging from the basics to more complete solutions, depending on the scale of customers’ needs. The packages are equipped to cover single-event shutdown or span multiple years, measured against strict key performance indicators (KPI) over the life of the LCS contract.

“The challenge,” Metso says, “is all about having an efficient asset management plan.

“Understanding how your equipment is really performing, from reliability to cost effectiveness, is crucial for your business. However, pin‑pointing the exact cause of underperformance can be difficult.

“Are there bad actors amongst your equipment or within your process set-up? Why are your machines breaking down and how often? Do you have a monitoring system in place using the appropriate KPIs? Answering these important questions is challenging and may impact your production and profitability.”

An LCS Reliability Engineering (RE) program offers the tools and expertise to identify problems and implement an improvement plan. It employs several areas of expertise to achieve one goal: improving operations.

It starts by evaluating what’s working and what’s not in a mineral processing plant. Then asset management strategies are developed based on the findings. Finally, qualified Metso RE engineers implement the designed plan.

While LCS packages improve availability, throughput and reliability, RE takes it one step further. Metso RE engineers will implement a program, using proven tools and services to systematically reduce failures and prevent them from reoccurring. Using industry standard methodologies, Metso RE aims to make equipment more reliable, easier to maintain and readily available, increasing productivity.