Case Study
Ventilation Automation
SMART , SAFE, AND CONNECTED. SMART , SAFE, AND CONNECTED. Who? Vale SA, the Brazilian diversified metals and mining corporation Where? Totten mine, Sudbury, Canada Why? Vale wanted to reduce their energy costs without compromising on productivity, safety, and productivity ? Measure lap times of mining vehicles between the crusher and the load stations ? Automate brass in/brass out ? Provide accurate worker tracking Goals ? 350 workers wear a cap lamp embedded with the AeroScout T3i tag ? 100+ vehicles are tagged with the AeroScout T5m-v tag for location and run status monitoring ? Ventilation zones are defined in MobileView for inventory reporting per zone ? MobileView interfaces with SIMSmart Ventilation on Demand system ? AeroScout Electronic Bulletin Board tracks miners entering and