SURFACE LOADING
n Operational Conformance : Monitors and detects non-conforming operational events to improve operator effectiveness . It provides results on how the machine was operated to identify training needs and to enable prediction of potential future maintenance cost profiles and machine availability . The Liebherr Assistance Systems are available for most of the Liebherr mining excavator product range ( R 9150 , R 9200 , R 9350 , R 9400 , R 996B , R 9600 and R 9800 ). “ Retrofit kits are readily available and can be installed during planned downtime periods . Upgrading a fleet with stateof-the-art onboard technologies has never been as easy .”
Sim-based training for maximum operator efficiency
As one of the world ' s largest supplier of mining equipment simulators , Immersive Technologies offers industry-leading workforce development solutions for all makes and models or mixed fleets . Immersive Technologies ’ simulators enable a range of specific hydraulic excavator , shovel and rope shovel operator errors and events allowing mine sites to obtain maximum operator efficiency while monitoring and training for equipment damage and potentially lifethreatening emergency scenarios . Operator errors and events include a focus on the following areas : Hazard Avoidance , Hydraulics Management , Engine Management , Operator Productivity , Situational Awareness , Site Safety Procedures and Minimising Unscheduled Maintenance
Immersive Technologies has introduced a number of new ‘ surface loading ’ Conversion Kits for our simulators during 2021 and have more planned for release throughout 2022 . These include 2021 releases for Komatsu L-2350 Wheel Loader ; Komatsu P & H 4100 XPC-AC Rope Shovel and Caterpillar 6060 Hydraulic Shovel plus upcoming releases in 2022 including the
Komatsu WA1200-6 Wheel Loader ; Komatsu PC7000-11 Hydraulic Shovel and Komatsu PC7000E-11 Electric Hydraulic Shovel ; Komatsu PC8000E-6 Electric Hydraulic Shovel ; plus the Liebherr R 9600 and Hitachi EX2600-7 Hydraulic Shovels .
Immersive has also made significant product software enhancements using its SimControl system . It told IM : “ Our simulators run SimControl software , which simulates 1,086 operator behaviours ( errors ), 2,287 configuration options and over 406 events scenarios . The simulator database stores operator assessments and is used to identify areas of safety risk ( also production and asset life risk ). It is quite common for mines to benchmark their entire workforce through simulation to build a risk profile . Once the areas of training need are understood our professional services teams support mines in implementing targeted training programs . Immersive Technologies has delivered operator
Screen from Immersive Technologies SimControl Ramp Building Assistant
safety curriculum to hundreds of mines , which has helped us develop best practices for operator safety training .”
There have also been numerous product software enhancements included as part of the twice-yearly major software release ; catering to machine groups such as wheel loaders , hydraulic shovels , rope shovels , dozers and haul Trucks . Some examples of these include : n Auto Spill Cleanup – this function allows the Wheel Loader operator to focus upon training objectives without the need to spend unnecessary time cleaning up any spillage created whilst loading trucks . n Improvements to the Wheel Loader digging resistance model n Additional inclusion to the L2350 Wheel Loader simulation to include Lamp Test ,
ESCO ’ s proven Production Master ® cable shovel dipper
ESCO ’ s Production Master ® cable ( rope ) shovel dipper recently outperformed the OEM dipper for all key production metrics . A coal mine in Australia operated an ESCO Production Master dipper and an OEM dipper digging overburden under similar conditions and compared the results . The ESCO dipper exceeded the performance of the OEM dipper with 5.7 % higher hourly production rate on average . The ESCO Production Master dipper increased average truck payload by 4.5 t per truck and achieved a 15 % improvement of truck loads in target range . Additionally , the ESCO dipper required 0.3 fewer passes on average to fill each truck saving an estimated 350 truck hours per year . The ESCO dipper proved
more reliable than the OEM dipper with a 70 % reduction in unplanned maintenance downtime , which increased machine availability for more
time digging .
ESCO ® 57 m 3 Production Master ® cable shovel dippers feature an ESCO Nemisys ® N3 integral nose lip , optimising load and haul efficiencies
International Mining | MARCH 2022