Leading autonomous solutions specialist RCT has finalised the last stage of a project to automate 24 underground mine chutes for a client in West Papua in Indonesia.
Recently RCT implemented ControlMaster® Teleremote technology onto 14 chutes which can be managed by operators from four ControlMaster® Automation Centres in a surface control room.
The latest work follows on from stage one works completed earlier this year where Teleremote technology was commissioned on 10 chutes connected to three Automation Centres.
All seven Automation Centres are equipped with Multiple Machine Selection (MMS) enabling an operator to control any single chute system from their respective station.
The operators will now be able to observe chute operations through strategically placed cameras and remotely open and close the throat of each chute to pass ore and other material between different production levels for trucking to the surface.
A alimentação das câmeras individuais pode ser controlada e ajustada com opções de controle intuitivas via mouse em cada centro de automação.
Antes, os operadores trabalhavam no interior dos túneis de cada calha e acionavam manualmente cada uma delas, utilizando sua própria linha de visão.
O gerente de contas da RCT Shane Smith disse que o sistema de controle das calhas vai melhorar significativamente a segurança no local.
"Antes, os operadores das calhas lutavam contra o forte calor, muita poeira, fumaça de exaustores e possíveis precipitações de material escavado úmido, que representam um risco substancial à sua segurança" – disse ele.
“Now they can more effectively manage the chutes from the safety and comfort of a surface control room which is far more preferable for everyone involved.”
“The convenient location of the control room will also significantly reduce shift changeover time as personnel can
easily access the central control room rather than travel to each individual chute chamber.”
A RCT vai oferecer treinamento no local para operadores das minas, enquanto os técnicos baseados no local vão prestar serviços e suporte técnico permanente na área de trabalho.