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TIM HARDIN , SVP GLOBAL DATA & EXTEND SERVICES ,
EPICOR The solution allows mining operators to scale-up their automation transformation at their own pace .
For those working at GFM , it has been transformational .
James Postle is Lead Automator Advisor at GFM , and says he is “ passionate about automation and passionate about improving standards and practices ”.
He adds : “ Automation on the loaders allows for multiple machines to be operated by one person , and it has increased productivity . I ’ m excited to see what the technology has to offer the mining industry moving into the future . It ’ s the right way forward .”
When the Sandvik technology was first deployed by Glencore at George Fisher Mine , Rebecca Roper was its Mining Manager . She has since moved on to become Mining Manager with BHP .
“ AutoMine is designed to disrupt the mindset of how things are done conventionally ”
DAVID HALLETT AUTOMATION VP SANDVIK GLOBAL
Roper says that when its old loader fleet was nearing the end of its life the company wanted a solution capable of “ changing the way we operated and maintained our production loaders ”.
To this end Glencore partnered with Sandvik to implement a purpose-built AutoMine automation system to enable full automation , and integrated the state-of-theart system into the loader fleet .
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