Productivity solution at Rio Tinto Gudai Darri
Indurad has devlivered the stockpile scanning and productivity solution at RioTinto´s flagship mine “Gudai Darri” (Koodaideri). It includes 2 Stackers and 1 Reclaimer. The order was given by FLSmidth to indurad with involvement of our Australian system integrators Intellect Systems and Paradigm.
Roadheader Automation
iRTT iProximity Sensors combined with 2D Radar Sensors are the key components of a remote control and automation system for roadheaders. The system has been successfully used in hazardous methane outburst areas.
Explosives Trucks in Chile
A major explosives supplier to the Chilean mining industry has chosen indurad’s iRTT iProximity system to improve safety when pumping explosives into blast holes. The system continuously measures the operator’s position relative to the vehicle and arm.
Drill Rig Safety
The iRTT-based iProximity solution provides an effective way to increase safety on drill rigs. The system constantly measures the position of personnel around the drill. If personnel get too close to the drill while it is rotating, it slows down and eventually stops.
German Salt Mine – Safety + Energy Savings
A German salt mine is using the technology to protect workers and increase productivity. In addition to using several units on their heavy equipment, they are using the system to reduce the energy consumption of their crushers.
The crusher has been equipped with an Indurad iRTT-AU tag. It detects all vehicles in the vicinity of the machine. If the vehicle is an LHD or dump truck and it approaches the crusher within a certain range, the crusher PLC receives a signal to start the crusher. If the conveyor is empty and the vehicle leaves the area, the crusher stops.
A saving of €50,000 per year in energy costs has been reported. The entire crusher solution cost approximately €10,000, including installation and integration, so the payback time was 73 days.
Nuclear Waste Facility Access Control + Collision Avoidance
The German Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal has been using the Indurad iProximity system for five years. The company was one of the first users to see the potential of the technology to increase safety and productivity at the same time.
Indurad supplied them with 500 units for personal protection (helmet tags), several entry gate units (base gates), equipped all 42 heavy vehicles (including LHDs, trucks, drill rigs, etc.) and 50 light vehicles. In addition, 50 units of equipment to protect fixed and mobile infrastructure (such as generators, etc.).
2D & 3D VAULT SCAN
Norway Orepass
A 1D iLDR-H radar sensor under a primary crusher measures the level of a 200 meter long ore pass in an iron ore mine in Norway. The system shows the continuous changes in the level, allowing the customer to control the crushing and conveying.
In addition, the information on ore pass volume and changes in the ore pass allows informed decisions to be made to ensure that the ore pass is not worn or blocked.
Vessel in Australia
A customized iBerth solution is used on a vessel in Australia to detect the vessel position during the loading process to make sure, that it is loaded to the spec. The solution provides the crew the information required to continuously monitor the loading process and ship movement to make sure that it does not skew or bend, avoiding to get into structural damage.
Vessel
A vessel in travels usually short distances and docks once or twice per day was equipped with a iBerth system to have all the information that iBerth provides, independent of the harbor infrastructure.
This information helps the crew to navigate and dock the vessel faster and safer – especially in difficult weather situations where visibility is limited or at night times or in narrow ports or berth with s a strong steam.
Ship drift in Australia
In Australia, at a place where the highest tidal changes can be found, the solution supports operations in two ways:
It provides a drift detection of the vessels on the berth. This provides a massive improvement in safety for daily operations. The picture left shows a measured ship drift of 89 cm, causing an alarm.
Besides this, the solution provides data about the position of the incoming vessel – which supports docking activities.
