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Program Manager

Boliden Mine Automation

Peter Burman

What I will talk about

© 2017 Boliden GroupNovember 20174

Part 1: Mine Automation

1. Why Volvo autonomous Trucks are like Kinder Eggs

2. Charging Robots

Part 2: Digital Strategy

3. Why we can’t se the sun because of all the clouds

4. Pictures of my grandchild

Whyinnovate?


Key drivers for innovation in Sweden

High labour costs

Strict environmental regulations

Low tolerance for work related injuries

Mine Automation- The short story


The Mine Automation Program is a prioritized cross

functional research program hosted by the

Technology Department.

The main goals are to improve

• Productivity and Utilization

• Mine safety

What’s the problem?


The face utilization (the bottleneck) today in a Boliden underground mine is typical 25%.

In open pit is utilization up to 80%, but the economical impact of small improvements are large.

Reason

Blast ventilation, machine breakdowns, shift changes, lunch breaks and travel time within mine

reduce face utilization.

The complex sequencing of mine operation combined with a variable environment challenges

optimization of production.

Solution

Mine Automation makes it possible to run the underground mine 24/7 and enhance the face

utilization. Open pit mines and underground can optimize machine utilization.


”How to make automation happen?”


Improved Productivity


Productivity can be improved on many levels and

the first 2 we are familiar with

• Better performance on unit level

• Optimization on system level

Now we can add a third level

• The combination of IoT and Big Data

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Better Performance on unit level- Volvo claims:

50% cost reduction on transports


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Transport cost today:

1/3 Labour cost

1/3 Fuel

1/3 Capex etc.

50% cost reduction is quite a lot given the fact that the labour

cost for the driver is 33% Volvos calculation is based on lower

fuel consumption, higher payload with no cabin and less

maintenance needed.

Volvo CEA remotely controlled wheel loader


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Optimization on System level


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Imagine a remotely controlled wheel loader, loading an autonomous truck when the mine is empty due to blasting. A good example on how to improve the utilization on both the machines as well as on the production faces.

3D mapping


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The Volvo Truck as a sensor platform.

IoT and Big Data


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3D mapping


Yes it is a lot of data...

But you will gain a new level of control

The mine as a Factory running 24/7


The question is:

What to automate?

4a. Inspection/Clean up4b. Loading

3. Blasting

7. Bolting 1. Drilling

2. Charging

5a. Scaling

5b. Clean up

6. Shotcrete

Activities in a

cut and fill mine

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Technology readiness for the machines- our subjective view


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1. Tunnel Drill Rig

2. Stope Drill

3. Open Pit Drill

4. Charging

5. Loader not mixed traffic

6. Scaler

7. Shotcrete

8. Bolter

9. Haul not mixed traffic

Mine automation today


1. > 2500 Access Points underground (4 mines in Sweden)

2. IP telephony

3. Messaging services

4. 3D Wi-Fi positioning

5. VOD (ABB) in 2 mines

6. 2 mines with Sandvik Automine Lite

7. Volvo testing Autonomous Trucks

8. Volvo testing remotely controlled wheel loader

9. Ericsson Testing 5G

10. A lot of projects with Atlas Copco autodrill etc

11. A lot of projects with ABB

12. Gamification project

13. Remote Scaling

14. And more …

Latency Fördröjning (lagg)

Network Slices Säkrad kvalité och prestanda

Energy Performance Energieffektivitet

Cost Kostnad

Volvo CEA remotely controlled wheel loader

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To make dispatch work we need betterpositioning


Our Partners


Our partners are the key to success. When you look at our

roadmap, never forget that it is our partners that are doing the

bigger part of the investment.

Whyinnovate?


Battery powered Tunnel Drill Rig


The Carbon-free Mine


Robots are patient!


charging

Cool App!


Swedish Electricity

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Electrification and Automation


Climate-smart metal?


In the end of the day …


Part 2: Digital Strategy

3 Why we can’t se the sun because of all the clouds

4 Pictures of my grandchild


Chalmers IoT Report


Six out of the seven companies stated that IoT will somehow better the

relationship between them and the customer. Boliden is the exception to this,

…. For them the main interest in implementing IoT is the optimization of

production.

A stable customer!


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• Project contracts are large and volatile

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Conclusion I


Boliden:

• Is a Customer

• Have no digitalization strategy

Conclusion II: Soon Everything is connected


The IoT Vision


They all have the same plan!


Services & Supply $$$$

The Digitalization DilemmaOR the potential service provider dilemma everybody talks about


Push Pull

The Customer Dilemma


Fragmentation!


What if …


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New players offer services for ”free”

Boliden strategy


• We own all data

• All data should be open

• Always one integration point for

data inside our intranet

Improved Productivity


Productivity can be improved on many levels and

the first 2 we are familiar with

• Better performance on unit level

• Optimization on system level

Now we can add a third level

• The combination of IoT and Big Data

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Open data is a must

Next Step: Volvo Trucks on public roads


Meet Harry




”Will he ever hold a driver license?”


”We’re going to see more change in the next five to ten years than we’ve seen in the

last 50”

Mary Barra, CEO General Motors

Summary


• The value will be created on 3 levels

• Electrification and Automation goes hand in hand

• IoT - team up with your competitors

• The speed of change will accelerate


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Thank you!

Boliden Mine Automation Program

For more information please contact [email protected]

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