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to monitor, measure,
and manage materials

The Solo systems are an integral part of our operations for both the milling and flotation circuits. The cameras allow us to understand the incoming ore’s particle size and color characteristics, to track the impact of these properties through SAG milling and flotation, and to provide real-time control inputs to the operators of these circuits. WipWare helped us troubleshoot and retrofit old versions of their technology and custom built a software algorithm to process camera color information which was specifically tailored to our use case. 

Automated fragmentation photoanalysis is being used at our Ravena quarry for continuous drill, blast and primary crusher optimization. WipWare’s Reflex system has enabled us to evaluate drill and blast performance, leading to a 20% increase in crusher productivity, and a 12% reduction in crushed product cost, with no change in drill and blast cost.

WipWare technology allows us to measure, monitor and control, in real time, the distribution of size, shape, uniformity and volume of iron ore that feeds autogenous grinding. Knowing the impact of the different fractions of fed ore size improves the performance of the AG mill, increasing energy efficiency in mills, process productivity and profit.

WipFrag has been a great tool for my emulsion and electronic detonation experiments, and I am amazed at how easy it is to use. Thanks for being available for questions and training when I needed it!

WipWare’s Solo system is a vital piece of equipment for us, used in our SAG advanced control strategy. It helps us determine the incoming % of fines which we use to compensate with fresh feed in order to avoid SAG overloading and underloading, which would throw us out of the maximum efficiency grinding point.