“The vision is one partner that you can work with from mine planning to operations, from safety to autonomy – that obviously has a lot of benefits from a client perspective.” It also shows them strategies and roadmaps so they can get additional value from these solutions by connecting them all. “Another important aspect is the Power of One partner, which is really about how we work with our clients from across all of those different value chains to provide solutions for them to meet their needs today. For us, it isn’t about a truck driving from point A to point B, it is about how we enable our systems for smarter decision making. “The important part is the Power of One is an autonomously connected ecosystem. By having one GPS antenna, one computational box and one screen, the maintenance and overhead requirements are heavily reduced, as well as fewer opportunities for things to break, so you get a lot more durability and it is much easier to maintain. The Power of One consolidates all those different solutions into one screen to make the operator’s life easier,” Daw says. “In the industry today, you have four or five screens in an excavator or a truck for various solutions. The Power of One connects the mine to the boardroom, simplifying the need for multiple technologies with a single onboard ecosystem comprising a smart computer, antenna and display. “So, we started looking at ways that we could make these solutions easier for our clients to use and maximise the benefits of integrated insights.”
“We started to explore how these different areas interact with each other, how information is shared and how we can optimise the process from the pit to the plant. “There have been a number of disparate solutions in the mining industry for planning, operations, safety and even more where engineering and geology and surveying are concerned,” Daw says. Hexagon’s mining division chief technology officer Rob Daw says the Power of One’s creation aligns with the company’s journey over the past five years.
That’s why Hexagon introduced the Power of One, a holistic, life-of-mine smart solution connecting sensors and software, infield apps and cloudware to empower digital transformation. Vehicles on site often include multiple screens running different software to improve safety, operations, time management and more.
Where miners once used mainly mechanical means, a raft of systems and solutions now collect and process data. While mining started as a simple means of extracting ore from the ground, advances in technology have led to a myriad of technologies aimed at improving the process. Hexagon’s Mining division has introduced a life-of-mine smart solution connecting sensors and software, infield apps and cloudware to empower digital transformation.
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