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travel at greater speeds in narrow and difficult to
navigate drives, effortlessly; delivering
significant gains in production, while eliminating
machine damage and ensuring KPIs are met
every time.”
The ControlMaster ® Haul Truck Guidance
encompasses Independent Guidance but does a
lot more. The semi-autonomous control system
was designed specifically to assist in the
prevention of collisions while operating during
the truck tramming cycle. Consisting of a
Guidance Control Unit, front and rear mounted
lasers, articulation sensors and an operator cab
interface system, the solution delivers consistent
tramming cycles, guarantees optimal travel
speeds and reduces machine damage to increase
productivity and operator safety. The Haul Truck
Guidance is particularly valuable at underground
sites utilising chute systems, ensuring the trucks
line up perfectly every time to eliminate spillages.
All of RCT’s solutions can be installed on any
machine, regardless of make or model and are
all backed by global support.
Optimum asset utilisation
MPPIglobal has been awarded a complete
installation package of Optimum, its Asset
Optimisation Solution, for delivery to Agincourt
Resources at the Martabe gold mine, in north
Sumatra, Indonesia. The project will include the
design, installation and commissioning of
MPPIglobal’s Optimum product, whose features
include Production OEE, Downtime, CPEM, TARP,
Analytics, and Reports. Design work has already
commenced with commissioning expected to be
in Q2 2017.
Chris Curtis – Director of MPPIglobal had this
to say: “This is another exciting step forward for
the Optimum Product and our Production OEE
methodology. I expect this to be one of many
notable achievements our company delivers in
the asset optimisation space this year.”
Optimum is a fully-integrated software
solution that supports production productivity,
efficiency, and revenue improvement.
The mine operational area is centred on the
Purnama open pit mine and a conventional CIL
gold ore processing plant with a design capacity
of 4.5 Mt/y of ore.
In a recent article, MPPIglobal Senior
Solutions Architect Nathan Elphick comments:
“Time and time again I visit operations that have
commissioned capital equipment which failed to
deliver the improved production that justified its
purchase. By doing so they have either created
greater capacity in plant areas that were not the
production bottlenecks or they have just masked
the underperformance of existing assets; both of
these scenarios are to the long term detriment of
the business.”
He adds: “Optimising existing assets has
multiple benefits which will support long term
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growth for the business. The expense of
optimisation is significantly smaller than the
investment of new capital equipment to expand
production capacity. This alone should drive
businesses to look closely at this option first.
Secondly, the optimisation process ensures that
your People, Process, and Technology are all
working together the best they can; any future
investment in capital will inherit these traits that
are now ingrained within your operation.”
Elphick says that the first question asked in
the optimisation journey is usually: How do I
know if there is an opportunity to get more out of
what I already have? “I think a good guide to
answering this question is to assess if your
operation meets all of the following attributes:
I All-inclusive operating costs are at historical
lows
I Production is at historical highs
I Production rates are stable throughout a shift,
day, week, etc.
I Planned maintenance takes less time
I Unplanned outages are few and far between
I Plant operators know why and how to fix
most production issues
“One or more of these attributes not currently
being achieved is an opportunity for optimisation
that should be addressed, or at the very least
assessed. To achieve optimisation you must
address each of the three key factors: People,
Process, and Technology.”