This customer operates a fleet of over seventy 797 haul trucks in a northern Alberta oil sands operation. The fleet was experiencing catastrophic hydraulic system damage caused by component failures. Following a component failure, circulating contamination damaged many other components including other pumps, cylinders, control valves, wheel brakes, oil coolers and hoses. During braking (maximum flow), this occurs rapidly since the entire 1842 liter (489 US gal) of oil exchanges in 30 seconds. What starts out as a relatively simple and inexpensive failure turns into a very expensive, time consuming, system-wide failure in a short period of time. Once back in service, the customer’s equipment experienced many follow-on failures.

Data on component failures was gathered for five years both before and after the installation of MagShield^® products in the hydraulic tanks. Since implementing Mag-Shield^®, numerous serious failures were averted, and all failures that did occur were effectively mitigated. The absence of system-wide failures contrasts sharply with the historical average of six such failures per year, and subsequent failures have been entirely eliminated. This outcome translates to fewer disruptions for operations,  improved planning and maintenance, enhanced system availability, and significant cost savings amounting to millions of dollars.
The return on investment was achieved in less than one year.