摘要: |
The cost per tonne of aggregates production at quarries is dependent on a number of factors, but in particular the operating costs of processing plants (including energy consumption, wear costs and plant availability). Developments in the interlinking of quarrying equipment - such as monitoring the location and performance of all hauling trucks around a site and connecting multi-stage crushers & screeners -are helping to improve productivity. Fleet management solutions are an effective means of helping to reduce cost per tonne, according to Kimmo Anttila, VP of Lokotrack mobile solutions at Finland-based Metso Outotec. He says that such solutions can assist in planning a quarry's schedule to organise maintenance breaks for equipment at convenient times for its operations, and to reduce unplanned downtime caused by breakdowns. "With a fleet management solution, quarries are better equipped to monitor and manage their performance as it increases the awareness of the process to further improve and optimise it, including the possibility to measure against the industry average," Anttila adds. |