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Alrosa sees US$45M maintenance savings in digitalisation

Russian diamond producer Alrosa expects modernisation of its maintenance and asset management systems to deliver US$45 million of cost savings over five years.

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 Alrosa plans to have an integrated service centre up and running from the end of 2020

Alrosa plans to have an integrated service centre up and running from the end of 2020

"Large-scale reform" of maintenance and repair at all of its Yakutia mining and processing divisions to achieve a "gradual transformation of how equipment's serviceability status is managed" will involve operational networking via an integrated service centre from the end of this year.

"The transformation implies the centralisation of all functions into one service and a shift towards digitalisation with all data concentrated in the SAP Plant Maintenance module," Alrosa said.

"This approach will allow using digital twin technology to analyse and forecast equipment repairs and prevent incidents.

"The new program should significantly increase our competitiveness, delivering … positive economic effect, as time spent on repairs will decrease, the number of accidents and equipment downtime will go down, while productivity and the company's profit will increase."

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