On 13 December 2018, 15 miners got trapped in a mine accident in Meghalaya, India. While five miners managed to escape, rescue efforts for the remaining 10 continued till 2 March 2019. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha revealed that 377 workers involved in the mining of coal, minerals and oil were killed in accidents between 2015 and 2017. Entitled under the world’s top 10 deadliest professions, mining has dangers such as flooding, mine-fires, blasts, roof collapse, landslides and gas leaks.
Need I emphasise more on the “danger” part?
How do things go wrong here?
Basically, companies drill hundreds of thousands of holes in the ground, fill them with explosives, blow them up, and then dig and process the fragmented rock pile. Globally, mining companies are responsible for $400bn a year in operational spending, much of which is on basic extraction. However, since sustainable energy and going green is an important part of our lives now, we’re progressing towards ways to keep our miners safer.
This brings me to my next question:
What really ensures our safety in this industry?
It’s the coming-of-age IoT and big data analytics sensors that are going to be a hit here. Because the best way to protect someone from risk is to remove them from its path entirely. Consultants and mining futurists say Digital transformation can enable a zero-entry, fully automated and integrated mine. IoT-enabled machinery can help optimize material and equipment flow for increased efficiency and yield, helping anticipate equipment failures.
The next thing you’re probably wondering is, sounds great, but how do we get there?
The answer?
Connect with us and explore the world of IoT enabled equipment. With real-time data, mining companies can anticipate and prevent problems, better monitor logistics and equipment, improve quality control, and adapt production to match demand. Through Arnowa’s 4.0 industry solutions, drilling and blasting can be optimised, leading to improved mine and logistics scheduling. Integrating this into a complete mine operation can expand your ROI and reducing expenditures.
We feel that the mining industry, in general, can be quite conservative when it comes to adopting new technology, and honestly, they have every reason to be. This means it is important to focus on results and ROI as quickly as possible after installation, therefore helping to quickly build trust in the product. Your trust is our top-most priority, and we understand how essential it is for mining industries to run smoothly.
Arnowa’s state-of-the-art Edge Devices help in understanding the root causes of inefficiency and help overcome them before they can cause any further damage. They store and filter the collected data and pass only the relevant information to the cloud thereby reducing data traffic.
We integrate our real-time processors with your existing equipment, which can be analysed at the start of setting up a project, which would essentially help you save costs on setting up entirely new IoT processors and adjust your machinery according to it.
In a world responding to the challenges of Covid-19, technology can be relied upon when boots on the ground can’t be deployed. To build resilience and meet the challenge of fluctuations in supply and demand, adoption is vital.
To learn more from our IoT experts, visit us here and turn to a safer and sustainable tomorrow today!
