Sandvik offers a wide range of automation solutions that customers can apply right now in order to maximize the full potential of their mine site while significantly improving safety, the company said.

Depending on customer requirements, it can provide AutoMine for autonomous solutions and OptiMine for information management - or a combination of these two - all resulting in improved safety and productivity.

“Because it’s automation by miners, for miners, each solution is tailored to realistic conditions and needs, both in surface operations and underground,” Sandvik said.

3D scanning is one of several new and innovative features available in our automation offering. It automatically scans overbreak and underbreak to save valuable time during the drilling cycle, helping customers develop more meters every month.