RE: Dig_IT Optimisation12 Jun 2020 18:38
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Sixteen organizations from across the European Union have joined Dig_IT, a consortium that will manage € 7 million for a project entitled A Human-centered Internet of Things Platform for the Sustainable Digital Mine of the Future.
The objective of the project is to digitize processes and operations at different mining sites on the continent, namely the La Parrilla tungsten open pit mine in Spain; the Marini Marmi underground marble mine in Italy; the Ilmenite open pit mine Titania in Norway; the Sotkamo underground silver mine in Finland; and the Hannukainen open pit iron, copper and gold mine in Finland, which is in the process of reopening.
Under the direction of the Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón, the project's objectives will be achieved through the development of an industrial Internet of Things or IIoT platform that integrates and analyzes data on workers, machinery, the environment and markets.
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“On a human scale, the platform will gather biometric information on workers, their location and the environmental conditions in their work areas. At the machinery level, it will control the operation, position and condition of the equipment, vehicles and tools used in the mining operation, "project coordinator María García Camprubí said in a press release.
To analyze the surrounding environment, it will record environmental conditions, for example, air and water quality, temperature, and also ground conditions, that is, seismic conditions and the stability of the slope, "added María García Camprubí.
Dig_IT funds come from Horizon 2020, an EU Research and Innovation program with almost € 80 billion available in funding, which aims to ensure Europe's global competitiveness.
The tool will also incorporate market data, such as supply and demand information and product prices, according to García Camprubí.
The project coordinator explained that this is not a 'big data' initiative. Rather, the focus will be on data quality and its correct interpretation in real time to optimize mining processes and operations. To achieve this goal, the consortium will build on digital technologies, data analysis methodologies, process modeling, digital twin generation, telecommunications, and sensor development.
García Camprubí said that special emphasis will be placed on creating digital cufflinks to address the predictive maintenance of equipment, the stability of the soil and the quality of air and water. Although each area will be addressed by a different institution, the resulting models will be processed with Caelia Twinkle, a dual-build digital core for real-time computer-aided engineering, which will allow