Metso has introduced a new predictive maintenance solution for mining equipment to help customers increase the uptime and performance of their crushing circuits. The launch of this solution further expands Metso's digital offering, Metso Metrics.
Metso has introduced a new predictive maintenance solution for mining equipment to help customers increase the uptime and performance of their crushing circuits. The launch of this solution further expands Metso's digital offering, Metso Metrics.
Metso Metrics was built by Metso's technical experts to help mining customers around the world gain insight into their equipment and production processes through analytics, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, and provide insights from a new perspective. Metso combines advanced technology with expertise to bring services closer to customers through enhanced collaboration, improved asset reliability and continuous optimization.
"Currently, optimizing existing assets and production processes is the key to improving mine productivity. Combining digitalization with expert support to make data and people seamless is a great way to achieve this," Jani Puroranta, Chief Digital Officer at Metso, said, "With innovative digital tools such as Metso Metrics, concentrators can turn passive into proactive and focus on continuous operational improvement."
Metso's Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions are underpinned by the Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Cloud platform, powered by Microsoft® Azure™. The solution securely collects data from hundreds of sensors built into Metso miners to evaluate process performance and predict component wear and failure. Metso's performance team then analyzes this data with advanced machine learning algorithms to help customers optimize equipment operations and production processes.
"Mining companies need to better understand their production processes, equipment performance and supply chain to improve safety, improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption in order to ultimately make more informed business decisions," Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation, said, "With this connected mine solution, mining companies can derive significant business value from their operations, improving collaboration and increasing productivity."
The new mining solution is the latest addition to Metso's digital offering and covers Metso's key products such as rotary crushers, cone crushers and shakers. In the future, other types of mineral processing equipment such as mills will also be included. The first generation of Metso Metrics tools was launched in 2017 to optimize the production of pellets in quarries and contractor sites. Metso has also developed a similar solution for waste recycling equipment.
