Jan Classon and Mario Inostroza S. April, 2010
Underground mining seminar
ABB in the future of underground
mining
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AGENDA
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ABB & Business Unit Overview
1.
A global leader in power and automation
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Innovation is competitive advantage
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Market Trends & Driving Force in Mining
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Underground Mines Challenges
4.
Future of Underground Mining
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ABB Building the Future
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References in underground mine
7.
Conclusion and Question
A global leader in power and automation technologies
Leading market positions in main businesses
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117,000 employees in about 100 countries
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$32 billion in revenue (2009)
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Formed in 1988 merger of Swiss and
Swedish engineering companies
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Predecessors founded in 1883 and 1891
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Publicly owned company with head office in
Switzerland
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ABB portfolio covers:
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Electrical, automation, control and
instrumentations for power and industrial
processes
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Power transmission, distribution solution
and low voltage products
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Robots and robot systems.
Innovation is key to ABB’s competitive advantage
Leadership built on consistent R&D investment
* Comprises
non-order
related R&D and
order-related
development
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More than $1 billion invested annually in R&D*
6,000 scientists and engineers
Collaboration with 70 universities
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MIT (US), Tsinghua (China), KTH Royal Institute of
Technology (Sweden), Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore),
ETH (Switzerland), Karlsruhe (Germany)
Market trends & driving forces
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Safety, health and live quality – a strong driving force!
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Deeper and remote location
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Increasing share of underground mines in the future
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Decrease in capital expenditure, cost and energy used
Environmental issues
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Closure mines
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Water and waste treatment
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Energy efficiency
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Emissions - Kyoto agreement
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More regulations – MINER Act 2006, EU
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Difficulty to recruit fully-qualified workforce and the necessity
of new organization structure
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Intelligent integrated mine operations
Underground Mine Challenges
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Decreasing copper grade of the mineral and deeper mining
exploitation.
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Harder Complex minerals, less joints and presence of
contaminants.
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Mines are located in remote areas
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Bigger transport distances for minerals
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Intensive fuel energy used with high C02 emissions
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Many real time information
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Material movement is a huge burden - thus goals of more
primary separation as early in the process as possible
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Harsh environment and risks inside the mine
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Increasing demands in sustainable development, live quality
of workers, intensive bargaining with Communities and high
environment requirements.
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ABB in Mining
Concentration plants
Pelletizing plants
(Train) loading systems
Ventilation Systems
Water Treatment Plant
Earthworks
Electrical Substation
Sewage Water Systems
Domestic Water Systems
Process Water Systems
Surface Pumps
Conveying/Crushing
ELS
Refill plants (paste)
Main control room - Surface
Hoisting
systems
On demand
ventilation
Instrumentation
Ventilation
Process equipment
Fan control
Door control
Blasting
Fire handling
Mobile assets
Water handling
Pump systems
Machine Tracking
Manpower tracking
Train control
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Machine control
Loading pockets
Crushers
Sheeders
Feeders
Conveyors
ABB Building the Future
Workplaces
Servers
Control Network
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Integration Electrical, Automated control
and Instrumentation Process through
DCS (800xA)
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Regenerative Variable Speed Motor
Drives for conveyor belt and hoist
system
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Development in Ultrahigh voltage
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Partnership with GIA Industri AB in
Kiruna Electric Truck
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Partnership between IBM and ABB:
main strengths are: Enterprise
application and Industry automation
expertise.
Controllers
Fieldbus Network
AIS
GIS
Proxies
MV
MV
Switchgear Drives
HV
Power
trafo
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LV
Switchgear
Distribution
trafo
Drives
LV
Products
Remote I/O to other
buses Valves
Instrumentation
Electrical Integration with ABB System 800xA
MES and Business Systems
Knowledge Portals as Thin Clients
Remote Operator and
Engineering Clients
ECS, ISA-95, OPC…
Extended Operator Workplace
Serial, OPC..
Maintenance
Operation
Operation
Engineering
3rd party PLC’s
System
Servers
Ethernet Control Network
Process Electrification
LV & MV
Process
Automation
- Switchgears
- Smart MCC’s
- Frequency
converters
- Multi-drive
Local
Panels
Power Distribution
Power Management
Process
Instrumentation
- Network control &
protection
- Load Shedding
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TCP/IP
IEC61850
Safety
ABB references in underground mines
CANADA: ABB Scope
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A full suite of automation and power solutions
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New hoisting plant
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Ventilation on demand system
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Automation system in pumping, drills, Scoops
and truck Haulage
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Fixed and mobile asset monitoring
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Manpower tracking and Energy savings
programs
CHILE: COM
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Business Model which includes: Technology
+ APS
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First 8-year Contract signed by Codelco for
Technology Supply, Performance Based
Maintenance Service, and Financing.
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First centralized real time Assets
Management system for Underground Mines.
ABB references in mines (Cont.)
Sweden
Very
long experience in the Underground
Mining Industry
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Currently more than 650 mine hoists
delivered to > 30 countries
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First system delivered Boliden Sweden 1937
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LKAB Kiruna, Sweden 2008
Brazil
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Robotic truck washing:
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Cycle time reduction
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Increase truck availability
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Productivity
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Better working conditions
Conclusion
ABB could be a good partner for CODELCO
in order to build the future.
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