MINE MAINTENANCE these criticalities by preventing the root causes present at the site .
“ This is like the preparation for a future with controlled risks of failure and early ageing or fatigue .”
This translates to the ability to lock in maintenance contracts ahead of time , with Siwale referencing a TCO service that one of its Indonesian clients locked in that involved five years of expected maintenance – amounting to $ 200 million – for labour , wear and spare parts of 63 pieces of equipment including gyratory crushers , SAG and ball mills , flotations cells , slurry pumps and more .
In terms of the next digital frontiers for mine maintenance , Siwale references smart sensor advances like the company has made on SAG mills with LoadIQ™ and on hydrocyclones with SmartCyclone™ . These not only look at the individual equipment , but also the wider root causes throughout the flowsheet .
When overlaid with digital enablers like AI and machine learning , FLSmidth is expecting to see more accurate and timely root cause analysis to prevent even more equipment downtime .
This will soon come together in a state-of-the art digital hub that has been constructed in the US and is set to be inaugurated in the March quarter of 2024 .
“ The hub will be hosting every connected asset worldwide , making it one of the biggest
‘ benchmark centres ’ within FLSmidth ,” Siwale said . “ And , from a quality perspective , it will receive all sensor data levels ie insights , condition monitoring and reliability data for process operation and asset components .”
The future of mine hoist service
Service is a prerequisite for safety , productivity and sustainability throughout the lifecycle of a mining hoist , with ABB – a company that has 130 years of hoisting experience and delivers complete systems based on customised designs for electrical products and mechanical equipment – knowing this better than most .
In cooperation with customers and partners , ABB ’ s Hoisting service team is driving development forward , meeting mining industry challenges with new digital services .
This new service portfolio is divided into three areas : Customer Care , Modernisation and Smart Hoisting , and it ranges from spare parts and annual safety inspections to advanced digital services to optimise the entire mine hoisting system . It includes remote diagnostics ,
In cooperation with customers and partners , ABB ’ s Hoisting service team is driving development forward , meeting mining industry challenges with new digital services
performance optimisation and condition monitoring .
“ ABB has a large installed base around the world and a service organisation that works both locally and globally to match our portfolio to customer needs and to further develop our offering ,” Julia Wästljung , Local Service Manager at ABB ’ s hoisting business line , says . “ In this work , collaboration is key .”
One example of this is the agreement ABB recently signed with Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group ( BBRG ), a leading manufacturer of advanced ropes and cables .
There are more than 600 active production and