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Current Staple-Lock Time Investment

1. Time to Disconnect One Connection (Minutes)
2. Time to Reconnect One Connection (Minutes)
3. Number of Assemblies Per Shield
4. Number of Shields

Current Staple-Lock Labor Costs

1. Hourly Wage

2. Disconnection

   1. Number of Workers to Disconnect for Move
   2. Number of Days to Disconnect
   3. Number of Simultaneous Disconnections
   4. Number of Hours Per Workshift

3. Reconnection

   1. Number of Workers to Reconnect After Move
   2. Number of Days to Reconnect
   3. Number of Simultaneous Reconnections
   4. Number of Hours Per Workshift

Current Cost of Replacing Destroyed Hoses

1. Percentage Hose Assemblies Destroyed During Move
2. Cost of Hose Assembly

Current Safety Costs

1. Safety Cost Per Incident
2. Number of Incidents Per Longwall Move

Current Production Factors

1. Hourly Production (Tons/Hour)
2. Price of Coal

 

Results

Thank you for using Gates iLok Calculator. Below you'll find a summary of the time and cost savings you could achieve by switching from standard staple-lock couplings to iLok couplings.

Time Savings	Staple-Lock	iLok
Time to Disconnect One Connection	0	0
Number of Assemblies Per Shield	0	0
Time Per Shield	0	0
Number of Shields	0	0
Number of Connections	0	0
Time for All Shields in a Longwall Move	0	0
	0	0
	0	0

Cost Savings Per Connection	Staple-Lock	iLok
Hourly Wage	0	0
Time to Disconnect One Coupling	0	0
Cost to Disconnect One Coupling	0	0
Cost to Disconnect Couplings Per Shield	0	0
Cost to Disconnect All Couplings and Shields	0	0

Labor Savings - Disconnect	Staple-Lock	iLok
Number of Workers to Disconnect for Move	0	0
Number of Days to Disconnect	0	0
Number of Hours Per Workshift	0	0
Number of Hours to Disconnect	0	0
Hourly Wage	0	0
Total Disconnection Labor Costs	0	0

Labor Savings - Reconnect	Staple-Lock	iLok
Number of Workers to Reconnect After Move	0	0
Number of Days to Reconnect	0	0
Number of Hours Per Workshift	0	0
Number of Hours to Reconnect	0	0
Hourly Wage	0	0
Total Reconnection Labor Costs	0	0

Cost of Replacing Destroyed Hoses	Staple-Lock	iLok
Percentage Hose Assemblies Destroyed During Move	0	0
Cost of Hose Assembly	0	0
Cost of Hose Assembly Replacement	0	0

Cost of Safety Incidents	Staple-Lock	iLok
Safety Cost Per Incident	0	0
Number of Incidents Per Longwall Move	0	0
Total Costs of Safety Incidents Per Move	0	0

Productivity Gain	Staple-Lock	iLok
Number of Workers to Disconnect	0	0
Number of Simultaneous Disconnections	0	0
Time for Disconnect	0	0
Total Time Used	0	0
	0	0
Added Productivity Time on Disconnect		0
Number of Workers to Reconnect	0	0
Number of Simultaneous Disconnections	0	0
Time for Reconnect	0	0
Total Time Used	0	0
	0	0
Added Productivity Time on Reconnect		0

Savings Per Longwall Move	iLok
Labor Savings (Disconnect/Reconnect)	0
Replacement Savings	0
Safety Savings	0
Potential Savings on Longwall Move	0

Productivity Summary	iLok
Total Added Productivity Time (Hours)	0
Hourly Production (Tons/Hour)	0
Price of Coal	0
Total Incremental Cash Flow for the Mine	0