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Distributed control and integrated data analytics maximize productivity
Gold Fields has implemented an integrated digital infrastructure based on ABB technology. ABB AbilityTM System 800xA provides a common platform for process and power control, and ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI Suite monitors all operations remotely, helping the company gain meaningful insights and make better business decisions.
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Distributed control and integrated data analytics maximize productivity
Gold Fields has implemented an integrated digital infrastructure based on ABB technology. ABB AbilityTM System 800xA provides a common platform for process and power control, and ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI Suite monitors all operations remotely, helping the company gain meaningful insights and make better business decisions.
Gold Fields has deployed an impressive array of ABB digital solutions at the Salares Norte mine. Six electrical rooms, under the process and power controls of the ABB Ability System 800xA distributed control system (DCS), will modernize the mining operation and showcase the benefits of digital transformation. ABB Ability Genix, the newest addition to the project, combines the power of industrial analytics and artificial intelligence to integrate 25 engineering, operational and information technology systems across different functional areas, including the mine, processing, geology and exploration, asset management, finance, legal and human resources.
Additionally, ABB AbilityTM MineOptimize provides integrated power and automation. The company also uses ABB’s Power and Process Control Library and Camera Connect (the ABB video system embedded in the control platform for optimized process monitoring). ABB AbilityTM Knowledge Manager manages information production through its Plant Information Management System (PIMS) alongside ABB AbilityTM Asset Vista Condition Monitoring and an Extended Operator Workplace to provide integrated control at the site. A dynamic process simulator enables operator training and checks control logic.
Starting with data capture and integrating cross-functional data, ABB Ability Genix connects operational, business and engineering systems. It then collects, contextualizes and converts data through advanced analytics into meaningful information to unlock productivity improvements by driving smart business decisions.
Additionally, ABB AbilityTM MineOptimize provides integrated power and automation. The company also uses ABB’s Power and Process Control Library and Camera Connect (the ABB video system embedded in the control platform for optimized process monitoring). ABB AbilityTM Knowledge Manager manages information production through its Plant Information Management System (PIMS) alongside ABB AbilityTM Asset Vista Condition Monitoring and an Extended Operator Workplace to provide integrated control at the site. A dynamic process simulator enables operator training and checks control logic.
Starting with data capture and integrating cross-functional data, ABB Ability Genix connects operational, business and engineering systems. It then collects, contextualizes and converts data through advanced analytics into meaningful information to unlock productivity improvements by driving smart business decisions.