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Driving Open Autonomy and Innovation

Open Autonomy, an internationally published standard that allows any Fleet Management System (FMS) to work with any Autonomous solution, aims at creating a more collaborative and interoperable environment within the mining sector and invites competition from other industries. This competition comprises of autonomous suppliers from other industries and manufacturers of innovative technologies. The availability and capabilities will help tackle the challenges of responsibly and economically mining lower quality ore grades and mining harder to access deposits. Openness is the key to innovation.

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Case Studies and White Papers

Driving Open Autonomy and Innovation

Open Autonomy, an internationally published standard that allows any Fleet Management System (FMS) to work with any Autonomous solution, aims at creating a more collaborative and interoperable environment within the mining sector and invites competition from other industries.

The Wenco Guide to Machine Guidance for Mine Contractors

The Wenco Guide to Machine Guidance for Mine Contractors details the most important information for contractors to know about machine guidance.

The Best Way to Precisely Manage Operator Alertness

Today, there are several ways that mines can go about mitigating there risk of fatigue related incidents, but none are more precise in their identification of an operators ability to resist sleep then EEG technologies (Measuring Brain Activity). Learn more by downloading our most recent white paper.

Fatigue Management: Large Copper Mining Operation in South East Asia

Smart Cap's installation at this open-cut copper mining operation in South East Asia followed multiple successful deployments in Australian coal operations across the business’s global portfolio. Fatigue had been identified as a potential hazard, with the mine’s haulage fleet recognized as the highest-risk asset class.

Fatigue Management: Base Metal Mining Operation With Global Interests

With a core value statement of, ‘We think safety first”, this global base metal mining company invests in employee welfare. Originally trialing in a head to head against a camera-based solution, Smart Cap’s superior predictive technology and real time fatigue alerts made it the obvious choice for an operation where worker wellbeing is paramount.

The Interoperability Advantage: How Mining Gains from Open Platform Technologies

The integration of information technology into regular business processes has proven transformative for the mining industry in the 21st century. Yet, the current prevalence of siloed systems hampers the industry’s potential for growth and its ability to take full advantage of emerging technologies for further productivity and efficiency. To implement Big Data, IoT, and autonomous vehicle platforms into...

Knowledge Transfer at Mines: How E-Learning Technology Can Ease the Burden

Knowledge management is a growing concern for mining and other heavy industries. Many operations in these fields subsist through ad hoc decisions and institutional knowledge held by experienced personnel. However, these fields also see significant turnover as personnel retire, advance into senior roles, or migrate to other sites and operations. An aging workforce only compounds this issue. ...

Business Intelligence and Mining: Implementation Issues and Propositions to Address Them

The capacity for extensive data collection has transformed many industries in recent years, including mining. Yet, this wealth of data presents a new challenge: how to make sense of it. While industries such as retail have successfully incorporated off-the-shelf business intelligence platforms, mining has struggled. Historically, these solutions have proved ineffective at handling the types of data required...

Increasing Performance and Safety Through Situational Awareness and Tech Convergence in Machine Operator Interfaces

Shovel operators are being tasked with an increasing number of responsibilities. As their responsibilities grow, so it seems, does the number of technologies that they are asked to interact with. They need a fleet management system to track production, monitor their loading efficiencies and report on Key Performance Indicators. ...

Increasing Productivity and Conserving Person-Hours Through Automated Fuel Dispatching at Sierra Gorda

The fueling process at mines takes working equipment away from production, reducing productivity by hundreds of hours each year. KGHM’s Sierra Gorda mine uses an automated dispatching service – Wenco Fuel Dispatch – to handle fueling of its fleet of 58 Komatsu 930E haul trucks. Through automating its fueling, the mine has increased its average fill volumes from 3,400 litres to 3,900 litres per ...

Fleet Management at Assarel-Medet JSC

Assarel-Medet is a major copper mine located in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria, extracting roughly 13 million tons of copper ore each year. The low concentration of copper throughout its lease prompted this site to acquire an FMS in 2005 to improve the efficiency of its excavation and transportation. Shortly after deployment, Assarel-Medet realized a range of significant benefits: 4.5% increase in ...

Increasing Truck Uptime Through Automated Fuel Dispatching in the Alberta Oil Sands

Fuel presents one of the biggest costs in mining, running millions of dollars each month. In addition to the cost of fuel, slower production due to fueling procedures contributes to millions more dollars in lost revenue each year. Since January 2015, a key operator in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, has experimented with an automated fuel dispatching service that has extended the time ...

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