CheckProof Blog

Gebr. Arweiler, ein familiengeführtes Unternehmen mit mehreren Standorten im Saarland und Frankreich, ist seit langem dafür bekannt, Tradition mit zukunftsorientiertem Handeln zu verbinden. Mit acht Werken, einer LKW-Flotte von 26 LKW´s – darunter auch 5 Elektrofahrzeuge – und dem Engagement für Nachhaltigkeit benötigte das Unternehmen eine digitale Lösung zur Optimierung von Instandhaltung, Anlagenverwaltung und Compliance.

Walk any quarry, plant, or yard and you’ll see the same thing: assets and equipment emitting tell-tale signs of its condition, long before it actually fails. Operators note “sounds off” on a pre-shift, but the note gets buried in a binder or a spreadsheet. The gap between seeing a problem and acting on it at the right time is often where maintenance strategies break down.

Equipment rarely fails for a single reason. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) helps teams work backwards from a breakdown, separate symptoms from causes, and identify what needs to change to prevent repeat failures.

On a quarry as large and complex as Holcim’s Torr Works, staying on top of daily work is a constant challenge. When information is scattered across paper, radios, and emails, even small issues can take too long to act on. This customer story looks at how Torr Works brought everything into one connected system with CheckProof – and what happened when visibility and ownership became part of everyday site work.

Reducing downtime starts with understanding why assets fail, how often they fail, and how teams respond. In aggregates, mining, ready-mix, trucking, and industrial plants, that insight is scattered across systems, paperwork, and the practical knowledge of operators who know which bearing runs hot or which sensor trips after rain.

Non-conformities can be as simple as a safety guard left open, a machine leaking oil, a batch that doesn’t meet quality standards, or a safety check that gets skipped. These are routine nonconformity issues; in other words, deviations you correct quickly to stay compliant and keep production moving. But not every issue should be closed out and forgotten.

Efficient maintenance starts with clear work orders. When issues are logged quickly with the right details, photos, and priority, teams spend less time chasing information and more time fixing problems. The result is reduced downtime, smoother shift handovers, and audit-ready operations — even in low-signal or harsh environments where mobile work orders let crews flag issues before they escalate.

A strong risk management program uses the right approach for the situation — quick qualitative checks in the field or deeper quantitative analysis in planning. Knowing when to use each method is what transforms a checklist into a real safety tool that reduces exposure.

At CheckProof’s recent Industry Summit, three experts—Tim Copping (Breedon Group), Matt Dare (Power X Equipment), and Tom O’Boyle (Heidelberg Materials)—shared their experiences implementing digital maintenance strategies in a panel discussion on “Digital Maintenance – Lessons from the Field.”

Hazards don’t announce themselves. Sometimes it’s a loose handrail you’ve walked past a hundred times, a wet patch under a conveyor, or a loader operator with a blind spot during a busy load-out. The more familiar the site becomes, the easier it is to miss what’s right in front of you.