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SAIMM Pretoria Branch Technical Presentation

Date Tue 6 May 2025, 17:00

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SAIMM Pretoria Branch Meeting

Date: 6 May 2025
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Venue: University of Pretoria, Hatfield Campus, Engineering 3 Lecture Hall 1

Listening to Machines: Can Smart Sensors and AI Transform Mining Operations?

Explore the revolutionary impact of smart sensor technologies combined with advanced AI/ML techniques on mineral processing equipment - mills, cyclones, and vibrating screen panels. The presentation challenges conventional wisdom by asking if machines can 'communicate' their inefficiencies needs better than humans can predict them. Using real-world examples from AIoT projects - such as cyclone roping and tramp detection, screen panel anomalies and mill toe and shoulder detection - to highlight both successes and hurdles encountered, provoking discussions on whether technology alone can guarantee efficiency and profitability improvements in mineral processing.