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“ A universal priority for mining businesses is the management of operation risks to optimize production and lifespan . This is essentially the whole driver behind asset maintenance actually but , these operation risks encompass financial risks , environmental and health and safety risks , as well as production risks . My approach as a contractor is to always help reduce risk in all these areas through our services .
“ New continuous-monitoring technologies with remote IoT connectivity and automated alarm capabilities are already rendering preventative maintenance more efficient , reliable and precise . Techniques like vibration analysis , thermal imaging and wireless bolt-tightness monitoring are minimizing guesswork in maintenance planning and execution . From an optimistic perspective , the mining industry is headed into a new technological revolution of asset management . A futuristic vision comes to mind of seamless connectivity and automation leading to a scenario where human operator error is entirely phased out . Perhaps , even someday an entire process plant with AI asset management could prevent its own mechanical failures and operate nearly autonomously . However , we are not there yet .”
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