Operational safety, sustainability and efficiency all increased
Schneider Electric and AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, are powering the unification of operations for Rio de Janeiro-headquartered Vale, a global natural resources and mining company.
The combination of AVEVA and Schneider Electric software, technology and mining domain expertise is providing Vale with the ability to integrate, centralize, and remotely monitor operations across its complexes in Brazil.
While primarily implemented to improve safety through remote operations, digitalization is critically important to driving efficiency and sustainability in mining. Through the partnership, Vale can unify operations across multiple sites and upgrade its old system to one capable of remotely controlling all the diverse technologies operating across each mining facility.
Vale chose Schneider Electric and AVEVA for the technological performance and visibility offered by their solutions. These provide an extremely high level of flexibility due to their vendor-agnostic nature, making it easy to integrate disparate technologies across multiple sites, according to a press communiqué.
“We are constantly looking to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability, not just now but also for the future,”remarked Paulo Henrique Fontes Coura, Senior Automation Leader, Vale. “
“The collaboration between our companies has created something much greater than the sum of its parts,”remarked Gilberto da Cunha Vieira, Electrical and Automation Engineer Leader, Vale.
“Mining operations are data-rich environments where digital transformation can drive sustainability and productivity gains for improved asset utilization and enhanced value optimization,”commented Marc Ramsay, Vice President, Global Strategic Partners, AVEVA.
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