OptiMine® integrates Newtrax offering for the most comprehensive OEM-agnostic digital suite for underground hard rock mining
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, together with Newtrax Technologies, is introducing the next generation of the OptiMine® solution, which combines the Newtrax digitalization offering with the existing Sandvik suite of digital process optimization tools as one integrated OptiMine® product.
OptiMine® is the most comprehensive OEM-agnostic digitalization solution for underground hard rock mines with the key capabilities the market needs for improving safety and productivity:
- Operations Management including worker safety, mixed-fleet monitoring and short-interval control
- Collision Avoidance for the first time as an integral part of the OptiMine® system
- 3D Mine Visualization including features such as onboard navigation and heatmap diagnostics
In late 2018, Sandvik announced its partnership with Newtrax to offer the most advanced and comprehensive digitalization solution for underground mines with OptiMine® software as the ‘brain,’ and the Newtrax products as the ‘nervous system’ monitoring machines, people, and the environment. Today, by merging the ‘brain’ and ‘nervous system,’ underground mining customers can benefit from a streamlined, focused and holistic approach to digitalization under OptiMine®.
“Our commitment to providing underground hard rock mining customers with the world’s leading digitalization solution is reinforced by this offering integration to make the technology easily accessible and deployable,” said Alexandre Cervinka, Newtrax CEO.
“We’re thrilled to bring together the best of both worlds combining the Sandvik and Newtrax offerings as a single OptiMine® package that empowers our customers to boost efficiency and safety,” said David Hallett, Vice President of Automation at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions.
Learn more about mining digitalization and automation solutions.
Tampere, Finland, September 6, 2021
For more information, please contact:
Jarkko Ruokojärvi
Director, Automation Global Business Development and Marketing
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
Tel.: +358408429106
Email: jarkko.ruokojarvi@sandvik.com
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Sandvik Group
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and safety. We hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry and rock excavation within the construction industry; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2020 the Group had approximately 37,000 employees and revenues of about 86 billion SEK in more than 160 countries within continuing operations.
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service and digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2020, sales were approximately 33.6 billion SEK with about 12,500 employees within continuing operations.