La propagación del COVID-19 ha hecho que muchas organizaciones a nivel mundial adopten el 'trabajo remoto' como una forma de mantener seguro al personal durante estos tiempos sin precedentes. Para la industria minera, sin embargo, el concepto de trabajo remoto no es nuevo. La automatización y los centros de operación remota (ROC por sus siglas en Ingles) han existido durante algún tiempo, agilizando las operaciones, mejorando la productividad, la…
Recientemente, La Gerencia de Obras Mina de Codelco – El Teniente, solicitó a través de la empresa Ingeniería en Automatización Bormax, nuestro Sistema de Gestión de Flota MT Onemine. El sistema MT Onemine será implementado en 1 LHD en la etapa de avance en el desarrollo de túneles, en las zonas de Mina Norte y Mina Central de la mina El Teniente. En esta…
La extracción de recursos minerales es la principal manera para que los seres humanos obtengamos energía, con la continua expansión de la industria minera los procesos tradicionales para la extraccion de minerales estan quedando rezagados, por ese motivo los países han otorgado gran importancia a la integración de esta industria y las tecnologías de la información. Con el rápido desarrollo de la alta tecnología…
Located in the Moquegua region in the south of Peru, Anglo American’s Quellaveco is one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper deposits. Part of the mine plans are to transition to autonomous haulage systems, and Quellaveco will utilise simulation-based training and workforce development solutions from Immersive Technologies to improve the efficiency of new operator training, ensuring its long-term productivity. Recruiting local workforce from Moquegua…
Epiroc charged up by automation, digitalisation and battery equipment wins Epiroc’s second ever Capital Markets Day, in Stockholm, Sweden, was an enlightening affair, with the original equipment manufacturer backing up its credentials as a leader in the mine automation, digitalisation and electrification space. Speakers including Per Lindberg, President and CEO; Helena Hedblom, Senior Executive Vice President Mining and Infrastructure; Sami Niiranen, President Underground Rock…
RCT on the importance of autonomous technology training As an OEM-agnostic facilitator of autonomous solutions, RCT has vast experience in training up personnel and companies on how to best use this technology. Training Coordinator, Sunil Kumar, shares his thoughts on the subject. Across the global mining industry there is an ever increasing take-up of smart technology. Gone are the days where miners worked in…
Robotic Process Automation: The Dawn Of Unlimited Intelligence Assistant bots are developing so rapidly that they’re quickly moving from business automation to becoming an integral adjunct to the human mind. Assistant bots are quickly moving from business automation to becoming an integral adjunct to the human mind. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the simplest way to get started with AI.1 In 2 years, 25%…
Driverless tunnel boring machine transport just the start for MobileTronics and VirtuRail Building on a world first demonstration of fully autonomous transportation of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) using trackless VirtuRail® trains at the Brenner Base Tunnel project, in Austria, in December, MobileTronics is setting new goals. The demonstration took place on the construction site ‘Ahrental’ of the STRABAG and Salini Impregilo-owned project, near…
Komatsu pairs autonomous haulage system with LTE networks Japanese construction giant Komatsu has announced that its Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), the network that enables autonomous trucks to function without drivers, can now operate over long-term evolution (LTE) broadband networks. Increased automation offers a number of benefits to both safety and productivity. Systems such as AHS allow vehicles to travel along optimised routes, reducing inefficient…
Rio Tinto successfully deploys autonomous trains in Western Australia Rio Tinto has successfully deployed autonomous trains across its iron ore operations in Western Australia (WA), with over one million kilometres of railway now travelled autonomously. The AutoHaul trains were first tested in July last year, transporting around 28,000t of ore over 280km on their first journey. The company has continued to expand its autonomous…