MINING EPCM
“ Digitisation and related initiatives are fast becoming a prerequisite when bidding ; this includes project management , construction , safety , efficiency and decarbonisation ,” DRA Global ’ s Christo Visser says
calculating the costing benefits of autonomous hauling , Lawson explained .
Fluor will be well aware of such automation considerations given the work it has carried out on Josemaria Resources ’ feasibility study for the Josemaria copper-gold-silver project , in Chile , a project planning to take advantage of the latest in drill and haul truck automation .
Visser says DRA seeks to partner with all OEMs , technology and service providers , maximising the opportunities for its clients .
“ DRA provides project management and engineering and the OEM forms part of a broader team that aims to deliver the best value-add solution to the client ,” he explained . “ True collaboration will , however , only be realised when both parties work together to maximise value for clients instead of delivering separate solutions with individual value streams and , oftentimes , competing for engineering in a bid to sell technology or equipment .”
This is where the ability and pledge to be “ technology agnostic ”, promoting the best solution for clients , can help the EPCM provider stand out from OEMs looking to compete in this engineering space , Visser said .
Stantec ’ s Rusk says the company ’ s relationship with OEMs has changed substantially over the last five years .
“ We recognise that we have to be much closer and much more interactive ,” he said . “ In some cases , we are directly involved in the development and path forward for software solutions , as with our enterprise partnership with Autodesk .” This partnership has seen Stantec apply Autodesk ’ s 3D design solutions on mining projects .
Stantec also looks to work with and integrate existing software solutions to provide enhancements
“ Innovation , by its nature , is a change from what has been done before ,” Worley ’ s Nick Bell says . “ It introduces new risks , uncertainties and costs . Being the first adopter of concept and prototypes is not within the comfort zone for many companies ”
for project delivery , Rusk says , providing that ‘ value add ’ mining clients appreciate .
Like Stantec ’ s Autodesk tie-up , Hatch recently used Bentley Systems ’ plant open modelling applications to design a complete , intelligent digital twin of a new sulphuric acid manufacturing plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
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