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    Our innovative tooling solutions eliminate dangerous,
    time-consuming practices.

    Replace hot works, hammering and uncertainty with the safety, speed, and precision of Geographe's purpose-built tools.

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    Engineered with customer collaboration, proven in the field.

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    By listening to and working directly with maintenance crews at mines owned by FMG and Rio Tinto, we've helped turn their maintenance challenges into innovative tooling solutions. From hazardous removal tasks to time-consuming repairs, each specialised tool is purpose-built to create a safer, more efficient work environment.

    Specialised Tooling Solutions to suit Caterpillar and Komatsu Fleets

    Ball Stud Removal Tools (BSRT)

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    The Engineered Solution to Help Release Seized Ball Studs on Cat 777, 785, 789 & 793 Haul Trucks

    • Eliminates hazardous hot works, hammering, and grinding.
    • Can reduce time required from 1 shift down to 1 hour.
    • Prevents damage to critical steering components.
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    Ball Stud Bearing Installation & Removal Tool (BSBIRT)

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    Safe, Controlled Bearing Installation and Removal on Cat 785, 789 & 793 Haul Trucks

    • Eliminates all hammering and high-risk impacts.
    • Turns a two-shift problem into a predictable, one-shift solution.
    • Protects new bearings and components from installation damage.
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    Steering Taper Repair & Inspection Kit (STRIK)

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    Restoring the Integrity of Critical Steering Bores on CAT 789 & 793 Haul Trucks

    • Allows for the inspection and repair of worn tapered bores.
    • Ensures a perfect fit for new, oversized ball studs, preventing premature failure.
    • Avoids the high cost of replacing an entire steering arm.

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    Colleted Pin Installation & Removal Tooling (CPIRT)

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    Ensuring the Correct Fitment of Your CPA System on Komatsu 830E & 930E Haul Trucks

    • Prevents pinch, drop, and crush injuries during installation.
    • Ensures the correct installation of your Colleted Pin Assemblies every time.
    • Helps your fitting and installation team with fast, seamless change outs. 
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    Custom Industrial Nutsplitters

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    The Safe Way to Remove Seized and Damaged Nuts in Confined Spaces

    • Proven in high salt mining environments to create a safe, controlled method for removing wheel nuts.
    • Avoids the use of open flames, grinding, or impact tools.
    • Makes the nut sacrificial and preserves the stud or bolt thread preventing further damage.
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    Custom Pressing and Pulling Plate Tooling Kit

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    Engineered for Safe and Controlled Component Removal

    • Provides a safe, engineered lifting and pulling point for specific components.
    • Eliminates the need for improvised, high-risk removal methods.
    • 30T/80T/100T Plates available

    Our customers value Geographe specialised tooling solutions

    Our customers are at the heart of what we do. Through a combination of OEM replacement parts with enhanced performance solutions and tooling, we keep mining machines running longer at lower costs.

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    “The Caterpillar Haul Truck Ball Stud Removal Tool has reduced the time to remove ball studs from 12 hours per truck to just 1 hour. The risk of damaging jacks throughout the process has also been removed. This initiative represents a significant cost and time reduction while also improving safety for our maintainers.”

    Truck Maintenance Superintendent -FMG Fortescue Metals Group, Australia
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    "Using the Geographe Ball Stud Removal Tool, the workgroup was able to separate 6 ball studs in under 15 minutes. This was all done without heat or excessive stress on steering components".

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    South 32, Australia

    Reduce risks associated with machine maintenance

    Collaborative relationships with our customers led us to successfully innovate specialised tooling solutions to solve common ball stud and nut removal maintenance risks and challenges.

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    Elimination of hot works & thermal lancing

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    Reduced safety risk & lower likelihood of incidents

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    Faster changeout of ball studs & other parts

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    Lower number of maintenance cycles & reduced crew sizes

    Ready to engineer the hazard out of your most challenging maintenance tasks? See the solution in action.

    How mine maintenance and operations teams are benefitting from Geographe Specialised Tooling™ on their mine sites

    Eliminate High Risk Bearing Changeouts | CAT Haul Trucks

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    Designed to Improve Safety, Built for Powerful Ball Stud Removal

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    Removing seized ball studs in CAT 777 haul trucks
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    Ball studs rotating when being removed
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    Effectively reaming bell crank bores on CAT 7 series haul trucks
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    Removal of seized colleted pins in CAT and Komatsu haul trucks
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    Eliminating thermal lancing on pin changeouts
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    Frequently asked questions

    What is Specialised Tooling?

    Specialised Tooling refers to the development and production of custom tools tailored to meet specific requirements in various industries. The Geographe engineering team design purpose-built tools that are precisely crafted to address unique challenges encountered during maintenance, repair, and other operational processes in the mining sector. These tools are engineered to optimise efficiency, accuracy, and safety, empowering professionals to carry out their tasks with effectiveness and confidence.  

    How does Specialised Tooling Create Safer Maintenance?

    Through our expertise in Specialised Tooling, Geographe provides industry-specific solutions that contribute to the overall success of mining maintenance activities.    

    Specialised Tooling creates safer maintenance by eliminating high risk practices and the need for additional equipment. Specialised Tooling increases efficiencies and streamlines operations enhancing operator safety.

    What is an example of a Specialised Tool?

    Geographe’s Ball Stud Removal Tool (BSRT) won the 2021 Innovative Mining Solution award at the Australian Mining Prospect Awards  

    Together with Western Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group, Geographe sought to find a solution to the challenges FMG were facing when removing seized ball studs. The solution was a lightweight, single-person operated BSRT, that's now used around the world by companies including FMG, BHP and Newmont. 

    How will Specialised Tooling Support the Bottom Line?

    Geographe Specialised Tooling solutions have a direct and positive impact on the bottom line by reducing labour costs and the hours required for maintenance installations and removals. 

    With tools such as the Ball Stud Removal Tool (BSRT) which allow for efficient seamless removal of ball studs, customers can achieve significant cost savings and increased productivity – factors that contribute to long-term financial benefits.  

    What 3D Programs does Geographe utilise?

    Geographe’s experienced engineers design new products and reverse engineer components to improve performance through 3D programs such as Solidworks 3D CAD and Solidworks Composer. 

    Does Geographe’s Western Australian manufacturing facility have Heat Treatment Facilities on-site?

    Geographe’s Bunbury manufacturing plant has extensive heat treatment facilities, making use of five fluid bed furnaces. The facility can offer Gas Carburising, Nitro Carburising, Quench and Tempering, Normalising and Stress Relieving. Geographe has expanded its heat treatment facility to include a IPSEN Twin Lane Continuous Gas Carburising Furnace which allows for increased capacity and even faster turnaround.   

    How is the capacity calculated for the IPSEN Twin Lane Continuous Gas Carburising Furnace?

    The facility is one of the largest continuous carburising furnaces in the Southern Hemisphere. Capacity would be calculated on 93 charge plates at 95kg each, so it has an 8.8-tonne total end-to-end capacity. 

    What are the benefits of Deep Cryogenic Treatment?

    1. Increased hardness and hardness consistency through transformation of retained austenite to martensite.
    2. Creates improvements in fatigue and wear resistance.
    3. Reduces internal stress leading to improved dimensional stability.

    How can I learn more about Geographe's warranty policy?

    You can access our Warranty Policy Statement here. 

    When equipment failure is not an option, partner with us.

    From existing products available for all type of OEM Mining Equipment to solving your unique challenges through custom design and trials, we can help.
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