Engineering & Mining Journal

JUL 2013

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PLANT DESIGN In addition, this tool can be customized according to the user's needs, dragging and dropping the relevant applications. Power and Energy Management Using smart meters and devices, the energy manager is able to gather information from field systems, cross information with other software applications, and deliver power quality and energy management intelligence. The ability to integrate other utilities such as water, air, gas, electricity and steam (WAGES) into energy management systems is extremely valuable. Snapshot of the sustainability suite tool. Field personnel, on-site or remotely, can control process and network performance to ensure business continuity and power availability in real-time, while tracking production and energy consumption in a secure environment. Executives drive sustainability strategies efficiently, choosing the best scenario that meets business objectives and regulatory requirements to conserve enterprise-wide resources. Plant managers can optimize operations, energy and assets through smart analytical tools at one or more sites. news (from the Internet), energy efficiency project status, progress and goals, carbon footprint, and water and energy consumption from different mines and locations. Plant Operations Tools Such applications are designed to assist in the optimization of production, processes, performance and energy usage. This application delivers near real-time access to plant and business information. Plant Operation Systems connect to multiple plant and business systems to collect relevant data and present it as easy to understand, real-time intelligence for productivity analysis. It also allows mining operations to identify and address performance issues such as process bottlenecks and production downtime, as well as calculate key performance indicators and real production costs. For example, a simple downtime chart categorized by cause can involve data aggregation from several mining software, power systems, automation field devices and maintenance applications. Applications examples: The software examples listed go beyond simple applications; most of them aggregate information from different sources and deliver new insights for mining operations. Sustainability Portal The sustainability portal acts as the news aggregator for the sustainability/energy team. This application is able to track and manage more than 100 separate resources and metrics, including commodities prices (from energy to raw materials), market www.e-mj.com Snapshot of the mining operations tool, showing causes of mine downtime (categorized). JULY 2013 • E&MJ; 31

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