Jan Nyqvist, Senior Scientist, ABB Corporate Reserarch, Bergforksdagarna 2014, May 22nd 2014, Luleå Future mine 2030 Fully automated mine ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 1
Challenges for Global Mining Companies Ensuring workforce safety Managing capital projects Maximizing production effectiveness Ensuring equipment operates reliably and predictably Ensuring different departments work together ABB Group Slide 2 Source: Ventyx An ABB Company, 2012 Mining Executives Insight Study
Subsea Factory by 2020 ABB and Statoil to develop deep water subsea power and control technologies. A$100 million R&D program enabling future ultra-deep water and remote subsea factories - Zurich, Switzerland, September 6, 2013 Process plant on the seabed Remote-controlled transport any facility. For Arctic areas and deep water areas as the Gulf and Brazil The first generation in the late 80 s The 6th generation will be proven on Gullfaks and Asgard fields ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 3
Truck-less mining system by Vale Vale $20bn truck-less venture key to its revival 3 April 2013, abstracted from Bloomberg Vale is replacing trucks with 23 miles of conveyor belts and building a second railway through the Amazon to cut costs. It will be the first major iron-ore venture to fully replace in-mine trucks with conveyor belts, according to the miner. Will retake the title of world s secondlargest mining company by value from Rio Tinto Group Sul project, part of the Carajas mining complex in northern Brazil Will reduce mine-to-port costs with 50% to about 15$ per ton A $20bn investment to start operation 2016 Will supply 90m tons of iron ore per year. In full capacity 230m tons per year 77% reduction of fuel consumption Energy savings 18000 MWh ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 4
Ore factory Mine as one operation Design Production Assets Work Material People Finance Demand Production plan Asset availability KPI report&visualization Status on-line Schedule, Dispatch and Activity follow-up Ore Monitor, Predict and Control Work orders Activity report Machine operation data (3rd party) Production data Machine position Control system Control system Control system Control system Control system Control system Control system Control system Geological model Drilling rig LHD/Trucks Train Hoist Electrical power Material Handling Media Port ABB Group Slide 5
Enabling technologies today Wireless communication Integration of mobile equipment Instrumentation Computerization of machines Standardisation Localization Process flow Automated scheduling ABB Month DD, YYYY Slide 6
Automated scheduling Closed loop visualization ABB Group May 23, 2014 Slide 7
Future workforce ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 8
Remte operation - Future functionalities For a safer and healthier working environment Remote operational center multi site Remote collaboration and remote assistant Remote control and monitoring Remote mobile manipulation Remote condition monitoring ABB Month DD, YYYY Slide 9
Remote operations - Future control rooms Multi-site lead centers New functions of lead centers and field operators Remote collaboration and manipulation integration Will use several interaction techniques to make it more live ABB Group May 23, 2014 Slide 10
Remote collaboration and remote assistant devices On-line access to experts 24/7 On-line integration of relevant information On-line integration of tools and inspection devices ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 11
Remote manipulation Industrial mobile manipulation Mobile manipulator will be remotely controlled or autonomuous Will interact with and assist human in unsafe working conditions
Fully automated Mine 2030 It s got to move from being an innovation, into a robust and operationalized solution, and be part of an entire system - Gavin Yates, Vice President Mine Optimisation, BHP Billition ABB Month DD, YYYY Slide 13
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Ways forward Without technology and without new ways of doing things, we will not do what we need to do to stay in front of productivity curve - John McGagh, Head of Innovation, Rio Tinto It s not about technology, it s about changing the way we ve been operating for decades It s got to move from being an innovation, into a robust and operationalized solution, and be part of an entire system - Gavin Yates, Vice President Mine Optimisation, BHP Billition Transition from automated equipment to integrated automative operations. - Hugh Durrant-Whyte, CEO, National ICT ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 15 Source: Austmine Smart Mine, Inspiring Global Mining Innovation 2013
Fully automated Mine 2030 ABB Month DD, YYYY Slide 16
SmartAir - Mine ventilation control Benefits Reliable control of ventilation based on feedback control Extended lifetime of existing infrastructure Energy consumption reduction of 30-50% validated on site ABB Group May 23, 2014 Slide 17
ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 18 Mot en fullautomatiserad gruva Jan Nyqvist, ABB. Jan arbetar vid ABB:s forskningsenhet Corporate Research med inriktning mot gruvindustrin. I gruvbranschens gemensamma strategi STRIM är det långsiktiga målet en fullautomatiserad gruva. Vart ligger vi idag och vad ska till för att nå målen? Hur kommer kompetensen för arbete vid morgondagens gruva se ut?
Remote manipulation Industrial mobile manipulation Mobile manipulator will be remotely controlled or autonomuous Will interact with and assist human in unsafe working conditions
Grows up with always connected Easy to access information where ever you are Easy to inform where ever you are Easy to use and add functionality Easy access to social life I ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 20
Some general technology trends 3D visualization techniques Augmented reality Internet of things (IoT) Robotics Human interaction ABB Inc. May 23, 2014 Slide 21
Current general technology trends In Industry Collaboration board Augmented reality concepts Rock bolt sensing system Frida Youbot ABB Group May 23, 2014 Slide 22