SIMULATORS
underground mining operations, including
Tharisa Minerals, Kamoto Copper, VALE
Mozambique, African Underground Mining
Services (Subika and Star & Comet), Anglo Gold
Ashanti, DTP RAL 1 and Endeavour Mining. In
addition to one of the largest simulator
deployment years, Immersive Technologies has
also significantly increased the services side of
the business.
“Our support personnel pride themselves in
the safety and productivity improvements our
customers achieve. This is reflected in the level
of repeat business we’re seeing from our African
customers year after year, with many customers
investing in service contracts that have now run
for 12 years straight. We’ve also seen a dramatic
uptake in our Managed Service solutions. The
customers utilising these services are seeing the
fastest ROI in the market due to our proprietary
combination of people, process and technology”
Salfinger says.
Over the past 12 months there has been a
significant growth in simulation-based training
products and services from Immersive
Technologies. Products like the LX3 and LX6
simulators and an increased rental fleet are part
of the strategic growth plan. “The combination of
simulators and services are generating
impressive results. Earlier this year DTP Mining
was awarded Immersive Technologies' Global
Business Improvement award.” Example results
recently reported from the African region include:
n 9% fuel consumption improvement saving 1.2
million litres annually with an estimated cost
savings of $725,000
n 5.7% dragline productivity improvement
n 5% load time improvement
n 45% reduction in traffic incidents
n 81% reduction in operator risk assessment
scores
“It’s an exciting time for both our current and
our future customers in Africa. Immersive
Technologies is driven to ensure our customers
achieve the safety and productivity results they
expect. Over the years we have compiled many of
our customer success stories into a detailed 70
page report of documented results that we are
always pleased to share.” Salfinger says.
CYBERMINE WX showcased at Electra
Mining
ThoroughTec demonstrated its CYBERMINE range
of training technologies at this year’s Electra
Mining exhibition in Johannesburg, including the
latest generation hi-fidelity, Full-Mission
Simulator alongside the “revolutionary”
CYBERMINE Workforce Excellence (WX) Platform.
With an already rich and diverse foundation of
simulator products, ThoroughTec says it has
increasingly shifted its R&D focus into
complementary and supporting technologies, all
designed to provide their clients with more
holistic and effective training solutions, which
ultimately deliver even greater returns. Chief
amongst these workforce optimisation systems is
the CYBERMINE WX training management
platform, E-Learning and Pre-Trip Inspection.
Adam Smallman, Regional Vice President of
Europe, Middle East and Africa at ThoroughTec
stated: “This ‘first-of-class’ system is designed to
finally close the gap between training and
operations, scientifically measuring operator
performance in the field to inform targeted,
performance-boosting training interventions.”
With multiple field trials now complete, the
system is entering the industrialisation phase,
with initial results indicating huge potential to
improve workforce safety, increase productivity
and do so at reduced operating costs. “Interest in
its potential has been immense,” adds Smallman.
At a system level, WX works by continuously
monitoring individual operator behaviours,
analysing the data through a proprietary AI
engine and then automatically recommending
tailored simulator-based training interventions to
improve operator’s performance. “Our pilot focus
for WX is on the mining industry, specifically
surface load and haul” says Justin Collins, CEO.
“But we have already started adapting the
system for underground application and then, in
the medium term we intend rolling it out into
other industries such as construction and the
commercial driving sectors.”
Immersive Technologies’ Autonomous
and Tele-operation training solutions
allow mining operations to optimize the
skills of their workforce to take on their
assigned roles competently and safely.
A key focus is to leverage more from the
technology with an ultimate goal of continually
decreasing the cost per tonne delivered by the
Autonomous or Tele-operation technologies.
We are the only mining simulator supplier
worldwide with a consistent and proven track
record of in-field improvements and the only
simulator supplier supported by industry leading
OEMs - Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr and Hitachi.
Autonomous and Tele-operation
Workforce Training Solutions
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