Explore the transformative journey of Afrimat, a leading mining and materials company, as we partnered with them to revolutionise their asset management strategy. Witness how On Key EAM propelled them from reactive maintenance to proactive excellence, optimising operations, streamlining workflows, and harnessing data-driven insights. Discover the power of innovation in enhancing asset health, work management, and financial precision.
“On Key is a great tool to facilitate our maintenance management process.”
– Pieter Bruwer, Head Operational Excellence –
Key Challenges
- The client has had a reactive approach to maintenance since 2015.
- Implementing standard maintenance workflow procedures.
- Customisation of asset care plans across the various business units.
- Unable to react to feedback on maintenance work orders.
- Complex integration requirements across 30 ERP databases.
- Change management and requirements across the various Afrimat entities.
- Digital platforms require internet access, and bandwidth in South Africa can be erratic due to several external factors (eg loadshedding).
Our intervention
- We partnered with the client in determining their various integration requirements and developed detailed specification documents.
- Developed a standardised asset tree and asset type tree structure hierarchy.
- Documented detailed work management processes in alignment with best practices.
- Provided detailed training in upskilling super users in operating and maintaining On Key Plus within the organisation.
- Continuously support and drive optimisation efforts identified by Afrimat through On Key Plus and other supporting applications (eg Service Request app, Field Engineer app, Material Manager app).
- Use data to focus and shift attention towards improvement.
Value add
- We partnered with the client in determining their various integration requirements and developed detailed specification documents.
- Developed a standardised asset tree and asset type tree structure hierarchy.
- Documented detailed work management processes in alignment with best practices.
- Provided detailed training in upskilling super users in operating and maintaining On Key Plus within the organisation.
- Continuously support and drive optimisation efforts identified by Afrimat through On Key Plus and other supporting applications (eg Service Request app, Field Engineer app, Material Manager app).
- Use data to focus and shift attention towards improvement.
Client background
- Afrimat is a leading mid-tier mining and materials company. The Afrimat group was listed on the JSE main board in 2006 and is currently listed in the Basic materials: General mining sector.
- The group supplies a broad range of products ranging from construction materials (aggregates, bricks, blocks, pavers and ready-mix concrete), industrial minerals (lime and lime products), and bulk commodities (iron ore, anthracite and manganese).
- Afrimat’s vision: To be globally respected for excellence in unlocking and enhancing the earth’s mineral potential to build a better world.