BreadCrumbs will be mounted in fixed points within the mine and on every vehicle
The digitalisation process must be OEM-agnostic and not create new silos
Cat keen to adapt autonomous technology for greater underground applications
Equipment ordered includes Boomer face drilling rigs, Boltec and Cabletec rock reinforcement rigs
A race is on, and the goal is to bring autonomous or "self-driving" technology to trucks
The company is converting the copper mine to an automated drill operation.
Mineral processing needs to move more towards fully autonomous operations
Humanity can benefit from its relationships with machines.
Biggest challenge related to IIoT in underground mining has always been connectivity