Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is partnering with IBM to develop new technology for rock excavation.
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Sandvik and IBM working together on advanced analytics solutions to improve safety, maintenance, productivity and operational services of rock excavation equipment.
Sandvik says the growth in onboard instruments and data gathering capabilities in heavy equipment present opportunities to use analytics and models. These can be used to identify and resolve productivity issues and improve process optimisation and performance.
The two companies are already working with selected customers to pilot the concept and commercialise products.
The IBM-Sandvik collaboration will involve the use of advanced analytics, remote monitoring and cognitive technologies. This will allow customers to combine equipment and application data from disparate resources and automatically analyse patterns in the data to improve performance and productivity.
This combination of information services, remote data collection and data analysis will enable increased effectiveness by increasing productivity, saving cost and reducing time wastage.
It will assist in rock excavation by allowing well-informed decisions regarding production plans and maintenance schedules. It will also provide the opportunity to monitor and improve upon equipment utilisation.
