Barrick Gold taps IIOT & AI to automate and improve maintenance
Barrick implemented condition based maintenance in their real time operational data infrastructure on Haul trucks years ago. They have continued their Journey to implement Predictive Maintenance at their Cortez Mine. Started implementing IIOT wifi sensors sending 40 vibration information to their PI System. Predictive maintenance.
Challenges
- Increased risk of unplanned downtime
- Increased cost of repairs
- Unnecessary preventive maintenance
Solutions
- Petasense asset reliability and optimization system
- Industrial IoT sensors and ML software
- Integrate with the PI System
Benefits
- Saved $600K of potential downtime in just one instance
- Reduced repair costs
- Quick deployment and ROI