MINING SOFTWARE infrastructure development and expansions efficiently ,” he said of 3DEXPERIENCE platform ’ s capabilities .
Technology providers and consultants , meanwhile , leverage the platform to integrate data and perform scenario analyses , enabling them to offer specialised solutions and actionable recommendations to their clients .
On the environmental side , regulatory stakeholders and community representatives use virtual twins to visualise and assess potential environmental impacts . “ This capability is invaluable for ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and facilitating meaningful engagement with local communities ,” Barlow says .
He added : “ The beauty of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform lies in its ability to connect all these stakeholders in a unified digital environment .”
A platform such as 3DEXPERIENCE which supports the retention of knowledge through revisions , issue management and requirement management means mining companies can see a history of how they arrived at a given decision to change the estimation parameters for a resource model or the equipment requirements for pit optimisation , according to Barlow . It means this specific domain knowledge becomes instead part of the company library of knowledge .
“ However , managing the ‘ why ’ and the ‘ how ’ of mining project data is only one aspect of how the
3DEXPERIENCE platform assists our mining clients ,” he said . “ They also utilise our geological modelling tools to analyse their drilling data and process it into advanced implicit geological models and resource models .”
And , in engineering departments , the company ’ s life of mine planning tools provide pit optimisation , phase generation , schedule optimisation and parametric mine designs , which allow for instant updates and changes to be incorporated .
“ By bringing together solutions to manage requirements , tasks , sign-off , modelling , optimisation , design and monitoring in one platform , we are able to transform our mining clients ’ operations in a similar way to how we have transformed client operations in other industries ,” he said .
Dassault Systèmes serves several different industries across a wide number of disciplines , which has allowed it to present cutting-edge technology from other industries to the mining sector , according to Barlow . An example of this is the adoption of generative design where it runs large numbers of simulations to generate design options , which may not have been considered if generated manually .
“ We will also be deploying more advanced AI solutions within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform , such as the ability to ask questions through our SWYM application which will then return
technical answers from our user assistance pages and user communities ,” Barlow says . “ This makes it even easier to find the best resources and information from the stored company knowledge that is built up within the platform .”
Barlow sees several parallels with other industries in Dassault Systèmes ’ client base , such as civil construction and infrastructure . These industries , like mining , operate in complex , capital-intensive environments and face challenges requiring innovation , efficiency and sustainability .
“ These industries have successfully adopted virtual twin technology and simulation tools to optimise operations and improve efficiency ,” he said . “ Using geospatial applications to spatially index their data , expose it within the context of regional and even continental geographic information system data and share these views in 3D with all stakeholders is valuable for any clients that work over large expanses of land .
“ Similarly , mining can learn much from the way these other industries simulate site conditions , predict outcomes and test innovations without disrupting operations , which allows them to minimise risks and costs .”
There are sustainability initiatives in energy to reflect on too , with this sector having embraced data-driven decision making and predictive analytics to optimise resource usage and reduce environmental impacts . “ Mining companies can
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