Product Development – Mining

Product Development, Redesign, and Reverse Engineering for Mining Applications

Challenges such as obsolete parts, mechanical failures, performance issues, evolving regulations, lengthy production timelines, and limited availability of spare parts often require product redesigns or reverse engineering in mining operations. At UCC, we offer comprehensive product development, redesign, and reverse engineering services to address these challenges and minimize risks. Our focus is on delivering high-quality, durable, and reliable products that optimize system performance and improve overall operational efficiency.

Why Choose UCC?

UCC continuously invests in cutting-edge software and advanced equipment to ensure exceptional outcomes. This ongoing investment empowers our team of expert engineers to design and deliver superior mining parts that outperform non-UCC alternatives. Our streamlined, turnkey solutions facilitate the creation of customized products tailored to meet site-specific requirements and process applications.

At UCC, we are dedicated to providing innovative, industry-leading products that meet and exceed our customers’ demands in the mining industry, ensuring long-term reliability and optimal performance.

Product Development
UCC offers turnkey product development, redesign, and reverse-engineering services that provide technical improvements designed to outperform non-UCC parts and
products.

3D Modeling with Finite Element Analysis
UCC’s 3D modeling provides seamless product development workflows with fast calculations and improved accuracy for simulation.

3D Printing
UCC’s 3D printing is a cost-effective tool for developing fully functional parts, market testing, and physical demonstration.

Onsite Scanning
Portable HD 3D scanners are used for industrial design, reverse engineering, and quality control to provide data capture of existing conditions in hard-to-reach areas. Real-time 3D model projection and processing allow precision measurements and rapid data transfer.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling
UCC specializes in CFD modeling to theoretically simulate any physical condition. An examination can be done at any location of interest to interpret performance through thermal and flow parameters.

Discrete Element Method (DEM) Modeling
DEM technology is used to simulate the behavior of solid particles, such as flow patterns, flow rates, wear patterns, velocity profiles and particle distribution. Additionally, our DEM models can be coupled with CFD models to include fluid flow.

Electron Dispersive Spectroscopy
Electron dispersive spectroscopy is an analytical technique used to analyze the elemental composition of a sample. It can also help to measure the thickness of metallic coatings and analyze various alloys.

• Provides quantitative data for quick elemental analysis
• Most frequently used chemical analysis tool in failure analysis

Technology Lab
UCC has one of the world’s most advanced Technology Labs to simulate and validate design parameters, material handling, air pollution control, and WWT applications. Our knowledge and experience in material behavior, product innovation, and system development for challenging applications are unmatched in the industry.
• Prototype design and development
• Product performance testing and evaluation
• Material performance testing and analysis
• Failure analysis
• Metallurgical analysis
• Pressure, flow, and cycle testing
• Physical conveying analysis and evaluation
• Chemical analysis
• Bulk material property testing and flow analysis
• Wastewater treatability testing