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The global mining industry faces huge challenges
01
Raw material and energy costs increase continuously.
02
Safety of persons and assets requires improvement.
03
Standardisation of equipment is difficult to achieve.
IoT Mining
Through the review of the existing practice and evaluation of new automation and
autonomous
mining technologies, operators can optimise and improve their production
continuously,
thereby
reducing production costs. Upgrading to smarter equipment will also allow operators
to
maintain
uptime and reduce risks of machine operations, while personnel and plant safety can
be
effectively improved through the integration of person, process and technique.
Why Is Real-time Information so Important ?
Through real-time reports, visual dashboards and strengthened intelligent
business systems,
every
enterprise can intensify its responsibilities, establish wiser strategical
decisions.
Similarly,
real-time information provides continuous online monitoring of equipment
conditions, This
contributes to
a simplified supply chain and an improvement in the mining production plan. When
real-time
data
is
accessed and can be used as executable information, Vertex will focus on:
Production
capacity
Processing
quality
Assets health
Energy
efficiency
Mining safety
01 Increase production capacity: reduce the energy
consumption
through
continuous innovation.
Vertex has always focused on reducing energy consumption through innovation.
Optimal
productivity can
only be achieved through the reduction of the biggest expense of the
industry.
Automation technology
Increase the energy efficiency by reducing
variants and
increasing
operational consistency.
Smart sensor technology
Increase the level of intelligence to
improve
productivity
and
sustainability of operation.
Robotics technology
Increase the mining recovery rate and
reduce the effect
on
environment
to the greatest extent.
Environment monitoring system
Accurately monitor and analyse the
variables such as
water
table,
underground ventilation and temperature.
02 Increase Processing Quality: The Real Profit of Remote
Operation.
Nowadays, mining enterprises can gain access to and monitor the data of
equipment
through
fully
integrated automation systems, thus helping users to acquire data from asset
sites
remotely
and transfer
to a centralised control centre.
Remote monitoring
1. Eliminate geographical restrictions.
2. Close the technological gap.
3. Analysis of data to optimise operations.
Operation management system
1. Collect data and calculate KPI automatically
2. Provide 24/7 real-time help by experts.
03 Improve assets health: IoT mining solution.
Current solutions integrate the distributed process control, key safety
control and
intelligent motor
control into one information platform, enabling operators to improve the
decision-making
process across
the whole enterprise.
Automated mining solutions
Optimise energy use, reduce mechanbical
abrasion,
improve
asset
management standards for the control and information system
through
automated
mining
solutions.
Remote control and monitoring
Increase overall production safety through
remote
control
and
monitoring to achieve optimal control of the entire production
process.
Advanced Model Predictive Control (MPC)
Continuously analyse real-time operating
data through
advanced Model
Predictive Control (MPC) to improve mineral recovery and reduce
product
quality
fluctuations.
04 Increase Energy Efficiency: The Practical Advantages
of IoT
Mining.
As part of IoT mining, motor operation can be better controlled for open-pit
or
underground
mining, and
from ore processing to refining.. Its advantages include:
• Extend uptime
• Incomparable energy efficiency.
• Extend equipment lifetime.
• Reduced costs in installation, operation and maintenance.
• Improved safety for a comfortable working environment.
05 Improved Mining Security: Building a Safe IoT Mine
Network security is one of the major challenges for operators when building
IoT mining
systems. Along
with IoT integration and the connection to the enterprise’s extranet,
security risks
will
also increase.
When all aspects mentioned above are integrated as part of the strategic
development
plan,
adequate and
strong security can be fully implemented, thereby raising the management
standards for
automation,
security and even terminal equipment of the enterprise.
• Network infrastructure
• New and old control system
• Machinery, equipment and company
• Employees, policies and procedure
