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devices positioned outdoors was difficult, time consuming and inconvenient, especially during the-20 ° C t0 40 ° C winter months. The automatic cleaning feature of instruments provided Agnico Eagle measurable improvements in terms of both efficiency and staff satisfaction.
The time spent on calibrations and field repairs was reduced from 2,200 to approximately 240 labour hours per year. This means a reduction of 90 %. The consumption of chemicals such as the expensive sodium metabisulphite was reduced by up to 50 % – because of the more accurate pH measurements. The optimised dosing saves money and increases process as well as occupational safety.
Studies have shown that companies that have invested in IIoT systems such as Flowrox’ s Malibu™, are performing in the top 25 % compared to their peers. Malibu™ is intelligent 3D smartware that is designed to monitor highvalue critical assets. Companies investing in IIoT systems can gain as much as one full month of production per year while benefiting from a significant reduction in energy consumption and maintenance costs.
Flowrox Smart Solutions™ allow process conditions, equipment status and performance to be monitored on a handheld device. The heart of the Flowrox Smart Solutions is the Flowrox Malibu platform, an operator-friendly user interface that connects plant performance and
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equipment. All new Flowrox SMART Pumps and SMART Valves are IIoT enabled. SMART pumps & valves are delivered with the Flowrox Malibu user interface. Malibu is easy to operate, enabling access to all product-related information, documentation, online monitoring & preventive maintenance tools. A SMART positioner delivers detailed information on valve operations.
Flowrox says its SPVE is the first pinch valve in the world capable of complex analytics and IIoT ready. SMART pump sets are equipped with intelligent instrumentation, motor diagnostics and controls for continuous measurement and extensive feedback.“ SMART sleeves and other embedded instruments provide vital information about the operation, condition and health of components.”
Wenco unveils new intelligence suite
Wenco Mining Systems, the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Company, launched System 6 at MINExpo 2016. The flagship Wencomine fleet management system has gotten a complete overhaul. Its two main applications – Fleet Control and MineVision – have now merged into a single, easy-to-use interface.“ Dispatchers have even greater flexibility and control when assigning trucks, adjusting haul routes, or tracking production. We’ ve also rewritten the code base to give the system faster and smoother processing and to allow for more enhancements down the line.” Along with this update, Wenco unveiled a number of new solutions that it says“ push Wenco into new frontiers of mining performance.”
One of these is the Avoca Intelligence Suite which builds on the technology already engineered by Wenco, giving it new focus with the power of business intelligence. Drawing on a platform from BI leaders Tableau Software, Avoca“ offers mines unprecedented control for viewing and exploring their data. Our custom-built data warehouse blends information from Wenco and other systems used in mining. That lets Avoca shine a light on relationships and trends long hidden from
even the most data-savvy mines. While other BI systems have struggled to adapt to mining, ours was built from the ground up with industry knowledge. As a result, it handles the unique data challenges of mining with flair— especially plotting large volumes of geospatial data.”
Another development is the next evolution of its Fleet Awareness safety system— Fleet Awareness V2X.“ More than just another fleet safety tool, Fleet Awareness V2X functions as a true collision avoidance system. We’ ve taken the road vehicle safety system developed by Hitachi and custom fitted it for the challenges of mining. Sensors with peer-to-peer technology gather live data from the mine. Then, our system processes it through logic based on guidelines from the Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round Table. In split-seconds, Fleet Awareness V2X knows the likelihood of a collision and it sounds an alarm to keep operators safe— but without false positives, only when necessary.”
Real time data
Cummins Inc revealed its newest offering – Data Enabled Mining Solution – at MINExpo 2016. This prognostic capability allows Cummins to monitor engines and deliver accurate, real-time operating information, enabling a quicker and more focused response to potential issues. The solution ultimately allows miners to optimise profitability by lowering total cost of ownership.“ Cummins Data Enabled Mining Solution enables customers to reduce costs by extending engine life, preventing catastrophic failures and decreasing unplanned maintenance expense.”
“ Customised maintenance and operations solutions will also reduce costs by providing operational data visibility such as driver behaviour and idle mapping. With real-time analysis, customers can quickly address operational matters which would otherwise have a significant impact on productivity and efficiency.”
The Cummins Data Enabled Mining Solution operates over cellular networks, and in the near future, satellite communications systems. The system is able to stream real-time, highfrequency data which, when coupled with support from the expertise in its solutions centre, allows monitoring of the entire fleet, 24 / 7. Lori Cobb, Cummins Vice President – Connected Solutions™ – said,“ We are very excited by the new technological advances that Data Enabled Mining Solution offers our mining customers. By reducing the time to intervene on fault notifications, equipment availability can be improved, and progressive damage can be avoided. Additionally, adaptive learning approaches will be incorporated on an ongoing basis to improve the mine’ s productivity.”
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