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Maximizing Plant Utilization
技术
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据可视化
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据库管理和存储
适用行业
- 矿业
适用功能
- 商业运营
服务
- 软件设计与工程服务
挑战
虽然 Argyle Diamond Mine 现有内部开发的延迟会计系统，但遗留系统的挑战因内部开发人员的离开而激怒。因此，该公司努力与采矿过程的变化以及软件功能的进步保持同步。
由于采矿作业的变化，大量的设备事件被记录为文本数据。这使得搜索趋势变得困难，因为系统依赖于用户输入，每个用户的输入并不一致。
Argyle Diamonds 面临的挑战是，在有限的预算和明确定义的需求集下，确定哪种延迟核算系统最适合实施：可扩展的系统，捕获工厂级别的所有延迟，具有分类和搜索延迟的能力事件。
客户
阿盖尔钻石矿
关于客户
力拓旗下的阿盖尔钻石矿是澳大利亚最古老的钻石矿之一。该矿自 1983 年开始运营，已生产超过 8 亿克拉的毛坯钻石。它是世界上最大的钻石供应商之一，也是世界上最大的天然彩色钻石供应商，并以其标志性的粉红钻石而闻名。
解决方案
在评估了从更新的内部系统到基于 Excel 的解决方案再到其他自动化系统的各种选项后，最终确定 RtDUET 是 Rio Tinto 的 Argyle 钻石矿的理想解决方案。
- 该系统专门用于捕获、分析和报告制造环境中的停机事件；因为 RtDUET 是专门为延迟计费而开发的，所以不相关的模块没有额外的成本。
- RtDUET 使生产管理能够验证充当辅助检查点的数据。
- RtDUET 与 Argyle Diamond Mine 的数据历史数据库 OSIsoft PI System™ 兼容，该系统用于现场收集数据。
- RtDUET 中的报告功能提供了额外的价值。
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