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More digitalised underground drilling rollout
Working within budget and on time is the envy of every mine operator and Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology continues to facilitate such results with its technologies . �e company recently upgraded its digitalized underground drilling to improve drilling accuracy , cycle times and reduce operation costs . �e new system offers accurate visual information an improvement to the mining process . With ten years on the market , Sandvik AutoMine has been used by numerous underground mines . Now customers are able to signi cantly upgrade through the new intelligent rigs , led by Sandvik DD422i development jumbo , which include long hole drills and bolters . In addition , new 3D scanning technology makes drilling and bolting more efficient by bringing in new tools and methods for continuous quality control . On the other hand blasting quality , overbreak and underbreak analyses together with continuous mine mapping increase overall drill and blast process efficiency signi cantly . �e new equipment is supported by the S a n d v i k O p t i M i n e i n f o r m a t i o n management platform which provides a p owerful t o o l f o r c r e at i n g a t r u e t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d i n t e g r a t i o n o f
underground mining operations . Over the years , Sandvik has successfully delivered highly automated underground drilling systems for selected customers for many years . “ �e company is now busy nalising the commercialisation of these offerings into global markets . �is will bring Sandvik AutoMine-type tele-remote capabilities into new underground mining applications , including long hole and development drilling .” �e company assures customers of data driven productivity now that Sandvik underground drilling equipment is fully compatible with Sandvik OptiMine monitoring . “ �e connectivity comes standard for new equipment but retro t kits are also available for existing equipment out in the eld .” Scalable Sandvik automation solutions allow c u s t o m e r s t o c h o o s e t h e l e v e l o f automatisation they ' re ready for , starting with tele-remotely controlled operation through to full eet automated operation . According Sandvik customers are assured that the equipment if used efficiently , the re s u lt s m e e t t h e m o s t d e m anding production requirements . As a result of wide range of automation options built into Sandvik drill rigs and bolters .
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