Glenn Withington, Condition Monitoring Technician, Rio Tinto
Description
The session covers inner race faults and the differences between brineling, spalls, cracks and bearings spinning on shafts / sleeves.
At the end of the session the technician will have a very good idea about the failure mode they have which will help with planning and future actions. The session covers inner race faults and the differences between brineling, spalls, cracks and bearings spinning on shafts / sleeves. At the end of the session the technician will have a very good idea about the failure mode they have which will help with planning and future actions.
Bio
Glenn started mining with BHP in 1989 as a fitter in the Ore Car repair workshop for 6 months. He has covered many roles in his journey which include plant fitting, workshop fitting and machining, rigging, supervising and of course condition monitoring. Glenn is currently working at the RioTinto iron ore minesite, Yandicoogina.