Validating next-generation management of mining materials
The proper management and coordination of mine materials through safe storage is a common and costly challenge in the mining industry.
Mining technology company SHYFTinc has developed an innovative technology to fully automate the management of materials. Their Automated Delivery of Mine Materials and Inventory Technology (ADMMIT®) system is comprised of separate components, the SmartCube® and PAC™, that will allow for just-in-time delivery of required materials and goods.
SHYFTinc is testing and validating the integration of the SmartCubes into the ADMMIT system. SmartCubes, are enhanced containers that will employ IoT sensors that allow for live monitoring and feedback of consumption and real-time tracking of mine materials. This is especially critical for materials that are prone to spoilage such as concrete mix, or need careful or controlled handling, such as chemicals or biohazardous materials.
“Working with OCE greatly helped in the acceleration of time to market. By working with OCE and CENGN through the NGNP project, we were able to perform scale-up testing and simulate system performance with increasing numbers of field devices,” says Trang Tran-Valade, President, SHYFTinc. “This information allows our organization to confidently speak to system performance, server requirements and known limitations. Also, access to the CENGN testbed enabled current issues and limitations to be identified quicker and addressed sooner.”
The ongoing project will demonstrate the capabilities of the ADMMIT system when installed in a cloud data center, and scaled up to both test the responsiveness of the system with large numbers of field devices and to identify any performance limitations. With the results from this project, SHYFTinc will be able to continue testing on industrial sites and refine the SmartCube technology so that it becomes commercially available in the near future.
“Our organization is passionate about helping clients meet production targets through advanced automation of the mining value chain,” Tran-Valade says. “With ADMMIT, we are focusing on the development of new and cutting-edge technological solutions that can reach every corner of the globe. The growth potential is unlimited!”
