Industry Views: OEMs Have Their Say on Innovation - Nevada Mining 2022

Industry Views:

OEMs Have Their Say on Innovation

“There is an increasing demand and interest for automation and digitalization solutions in Nevada, although the adoption rate is still slightly slower compared to other parts in the world. Epiroc has projects with Nevada Gold Mines and Robinson Nevada Mining Company where we are testing autonomous equipment and experimenting with the best ways to deploy these technologies in their operations.”

Jon Torpy, President and General Manager – US, Epiroc

“We are currently finishing the development of our semiautonomous PC7000-11, a 700-ton-class hydraulic excavator with teleoperation, and we plan to trial the concept machine at a customer site in 2022. We also have several products related with autonomous haulage, autonomous water trucks, autonomous drilling solutions, underground soft rock automation, and automated cutting.”

Jason Ashby, General Sales Manager Mining, Komatsu

“We are currently in the process of rolling out globally our Remote Monitoring Service, a robust solution that analyzes underground mining equipment data to identify abnormalities and develop predictive solutions to increase uptime and reduce operating costs. We have already installed a Remote Monitoring Service Center in Elko, Nevada, from where we are connecting our equipment in the USA.”

Victor Tapia, Vice President Sales Area US, Sandvik

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