Long before EM Parts & Components existed as a division of Equip Mining, the challenge was a familiar one to mining operators everywhere: keeping ageing but productive equipment running when parts are no longer readily available.
For years, Equip Mining has supported a long-standing client in Canada, supplying second-hand and refurbished mining equipment to keep operations productive and capital efficient. As those machines continued to deliver value, a new problem emerged — sourcing reliable replacement parts that actually fit, performed as expected, and could be delivered within operational timeframes.
OEM channels were slow, expensive, or unable to support older configurations. Aftermarket options lacked clarity, traceability, or confidence. The client turned to Equip Mining with a simple request: help us find the parts so we can keep operating.
Research Before Recommendation
Rather than offering guesswork or short-term fixes, Equip Mining undertook extensive technical research. This included identifying correct part specifications, compatibility across machine variants, material requirements, and performance expectations under real mining duty cycles.
The objective was not just to supply a part — it was to ensure the machine continued to operate safely, reliably and predictably.
That first delivery was successful. Then the request came again. And again.
Each time, the same process was followed: research first, validate fit and function, confirm quality, then deliver.
Going Beyond Sourcing: Understanding How Parts Are Built
As repeat requests increased, it became clear that solving the problem at scale required going deeper — not just into catalogues, but into manufacturing capability itself.
Equip Mining’s leadership, drawing on decades of OEM and global fleet-support experience — including senior roles within Komatsu and major mining networks across Asia-Pacific and the Americas — began visiting manufacturers directly. Not to chase the lowest cost, but to understand:
How components were engineered
What testing regimes were applied
Whether factories had real OEM-level process discipline
If quality could be delivered consistently, not just once
This research led to repeated visits to advanced manufacturing facilities in China and Vietnam — regions already producing components for the world’s largest mining OEMs.
These were not generic suppliers. They were specialist manufacturers with deep experience in hydraulics, drivetrains, electric systems and high-duty mining assemblies, supported by in-house R&D, testing and quality systems.
Expert Verification, Not Box-Ticking
Equip Mining did not inspect every item — and never claimed to. Instead, verification focused on who builds the component and how it is built.
Factory engagement included:
Direct discussions with engineering and production teams
Review of metallurgy, machining and testing processes
Evaluation of traceability systems and documentation discipline
Assessment of whether OEM performance expectations were genuinely understood
This work was led by people who have designed, built and supported mining equipment themselves — not procurement generalists, but practitioners who know what happens when a part fails in the field.
The Birth of EM Parts & Components
What started as a solution for one Canadian client evolved into something bigger.
The repeated success of this research-led approach revealed a gap in the market: mining operators didn’t just need parts — they needed confidence. Confidence that components were engineered correctly, manufactured properly, and supported by people who understood mining reality.
That is how EM Parts & Components was formed — as a dedicated arm of Equip Mining, built on decades of real-world mining experience, deep manufacturing research, and expert verification.
Today, that same philosophy underpins every component supplied:
Research before recommendation
Manufacturing capability before pricing
Expert judgement before claims
Because in mining, reliability is never theoretical — it’s proven one machine, one shift, and one solution at a time. writing here...