Smart Manufacturing as a framework for Smart Mining
Vidosav Majstorović, Vladimir Simeunović, Žarko Mišković, Radivoje Mitrović, Dragan Stošić, Sonja Dimitrijević
Abstract
Based on the analogy between manufacturing and mining (i.e. ore ‘production’), smart mining has four dimensions: (i) advanced digital-oriented technologies (such as Cloud computing and the Internet of things) with automated Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), adaptable production processes (dependent on working conditions) and production volume control (with optimal resource consumption); (ii) smart maintenance of CPSs; (iii) new ways for workers to perform their activities, using advanced digital-oriented technologies; and (iv) smart supply-chain (procurement of materials and spare parts / products delivery). This paper presents a case study on the smart mining approach implemented at a coal mining system in Serbia.