Australian autonomous solution company RCT is delighted with the positive experience from the recent MiningWorld Russia expo held in Moscow from April 23-25.
MiningWorld Rusia 2019 was in its 23rd year and attracted 5000 mining industry representatives, representing 25% more delegates than last year.
RCT staff fielded strong interest from expo delegates at the company’s stall (C265) which displayed the new ControlMaster® Automation Centre featuring a purpose-built simulator.
RCT’s Moscow-based CIS Business Development Manager Stephen Macarow and Custom Department Manager Steven Appleton attended the conference and networked with mining executives throughout the three-day event.
They spoke with over 100 delegates over the course of the event including representatives from large regional mining companies and equipment suppliers based mostly in Russia but also in Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Mr Macarow said delegates were generally impressed with the functionality of the Automation Centre.
“The Automation Centre acted like a magnet, people walked straight to the chair and displayed great interest in how it worked,” he said.
“The people we spoke to were aware of automation technology and everyone knew of our Teleremote project with Polyus.
“Overall, I had a very good impression of the event, it was a great opportunity to speak with a wide range of industry figures who had all come together under the one roof at a single time.
“MiningWorld Russia has proven once again to be one of the greatest industry events in the region, RCT will certainly be back in the future.”
RCT also received the Automation Champions award which was judged by the expo's organisers.
Australian autonomous solutions specialist RCT will be exhibiting its technology at the forthcoming MiningWorld Russia exhibition in Moscow from April 23-25.
The centrepiece of RCT’s exhibition will be its ControlMaster® Automation Centre which consists of an ergonomically designed leather chair, high definition screens and a new navigation controller device.
The Automation Centre enables equipment operators to control machines from the comfort of a temperature-controlled remote cabin.
Operators can also access a vast array of information including real-time machine data (G-Dash), camera feeds from multiple angles and even control multiple machines at once (MMC).
RCT’s Moscow-based CIS Business Development Manager Stephen Macarow and Custom department Manager Steven Appleton will help delegates test the technology and the purpose built simulator featuring automated surface mining activities.
Mr Macarow said he was already fielding interest from people planning to attend the exhibition who want to try operating the Automation Centre.
“We will be able to explain how our automation technology can lower a mine site’s operating costs, provide additional safety for equipment operators and to increase productivity,” he said.
RCT will be exhibiting the Automation Centre at Booth C265 from April 23-25.