WipWare hosted its sold-out fifth annual Training Seminar from September 16–19, 2014, at the 加拿大生态中心 在 塞缪尔·德尚普兰省立公园 near North Bay, Ontario. Under the theme “Pit-to-Plant,” the event brought together mining professionals from Canada and seven other countries to explore the relationship between blasting, fragmentation measurement, mineral processing, and operational optimization. The seminar drew positive reviews from attendees from Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Chile and the USA.
This year’s seminar featured prominent speakers highlighting the importance of fragmentation data on both the blasting and processing end of operations in addition to WipWare technical staff outlining software features and automated system maintenance. Guest speakers covered a range of topics starting with an in-depth look at various blasting parameters and some exceptions to the Kuz-Ram model by the renowned Dr. Calvin J. Konya, President of Precision Blasting Services and Director of the Academy for Blasting and Explosives Technology.

Adrian Dance 博士,首席冶金顾问 SRK 咨询(加拿大)公司 Mine-to-Mill 优化方面的领先权威概述了增加钻孔和爆破成本的理由,以实现更好的破碎,以节省铣削操作下游的成本。
Agnico-Eagle 的冶金主管 Francois Robichaud 描述了他使用基于图像的散装物料粒度分析仪评估破碎机性能和监控半自磨机进料的经验,从而优化进入半自磨机的粒度,从而提高产量并降低能源成本。
Seminar participants also received hands-on training with WipWare’s WipFrag and Delta software packages, and instruction on installation, use and maintenance of the company’s Momentum, 反射 和 独奏 automated systems.