Mining\u2019s accelerated move toward digital solutions since the outbreak the Covid-19 pandemic is being supported by FLSmidth\u2019s decades of research and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terence Osborn, FLSmidth\u2019s director of product and account management for sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, highlights that R&D is the lifeblood of the company\u2019s new technologies. So much so, that it has some 80 projects underway to improve its mining-related offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe power of digital technology is certainly a key element of these efforts,\u201d says Osborn. \u201cTogether with our Blue Box digital concept, based on our ECS\/ControlCenter™, which is a cybersecure interface between our equipment and cloud data storage, we use our SiteConnect™ mobile app to monitor the performance of equipment and process plants in real time. The ECS\/ControlCenter™ V8 process control platform sits at the heart of our digital vision, a key component in our growing portfolio of digital solutions and services that we call ENABLR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An example of this applied capability is an FLSmidth REFLUX\u00ae Classifier modular plant operating on a South African mine. Using SiteConnect, operations managers can have real-time access to over a hundred operational parameters on the plant. Data analytics linked to the cloud data can also generate time-based trends for instant viewing on the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have also developed SmartCyclone™ technology for our hydrocyclones,\u201d Osborn notes. \u201cThis innovation uses sensors to detect wear and roping, a condition that reduces separation efficiency. By sending an alert when certain operating parameters are breached, the system ensures optimal efficiency is maintained, even as slurry conditions in the circuit vary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He highlights that the company\u2019s machine-level solutions are offered as part of plant and process packages. At both plant and process level, there is also FLSmidth\u2019s advanced ECS\/ProcessExpert\u00ae <\/strong> solutions, which facilitate not just monitoring and control, but advanced optimisation enabled by state-of-the-art AI technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is important to remember that control systems need to be flexible, so that they adapt to customers\u2019 needs and to their existing systems,\u201d he says. \u201cWith FLSmidth\u2019s depth of expertise in software engineering and machine control, we can ensure that our machine-level systems connect with all market leading control systems \u2013 to seamlessly deliver the data that mines need for effective decision-making.\u201d The company\u2019s R&D pushes the boundaries of performance in a range of mineral processing fields. These include advancing its lamella plate technology in mineral separation applications, adapting its vertical roller mill for dry grinding in mining, and extending wear life of pumps with new polymers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mining\u2019s accelerated move toward digital solutions since the outbreak the Covid-19 pandemic is being supported by FLSmidth\u2019s decades of research and development. Terence Osborn, FLSmidth\u2019s director of product and account management for sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, highlights that R&D is the lifeblood of the company\u2019s new technologies. So much so, that it has … Continue reading DIGITALISING MINERALS PROCESSING FOR MORE CONTROL<\/span>