ChinaManufacturing2023 – ongoingShandong Gold Mining
Machine-learning grab crane for ore blending
Shandong Gold reported steadier ore feeding after deploying a machine-learning grab crane
Problem
Ore blending at the gold smelting company required crane operators and control over fluctuations in feed.
Approach
The smelting company deployed a grab crane using 5G and machine learning. Shandong Gold reported improved ore blending, reduced feed variability and fewer operators needed at the station.
Results
No published figures
Takeaway
The reported benefits concerned both feed consistency and staffing at the crane station. Shandong Gold did not quantify either improvement.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Predictive analytics and MLRobotics and automation
- Adoption
- Vendor solution
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
Shandong Gold described an operating grab crane that used 5G and machine learning at its smelting company. It reported better ore blending, less variable feeding and reduced operator requirements without numerical results.
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