Finnish mining equipment maker Metso Outotec will group its portfolio of intelligent instruments under the new "Sense" range.
The company said the instruments portfolio is designed to solve specific process challenges and enable optimization for minerals and hydrometallurgical processes.
"Metso Outotec Sense series includes specialised instruments that provide data for analytics and a better understanding of processes. They utilize the latest technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and neural networks for extra insight. These additional tools for process problem solving and data mining can significantly help improve production within customer operations," explains Veli-Matti Järvinen, Vice President, Automation product group at Metso Outotec.
Latest additions to the portfolio include Metso Outotec FrothSense+, which adds new capabilities such as froth height measurement, history analysis and artificial intelligence with deep learning algorithms to detect flotation properties.
The company said its new Metso Outotec RockSense product family will take also comminution optimization "to the next level", with better knowledge of particle size distribution (PSD) on the belt.
RockSense consists of a renewed, two-level offering: RockSense 3D and RockSense 2D, formerly known as VisioRock. They enable continuous on-belt coarse particle size distribution. RockSense 3D also adds new capabilities with artificial intelligence and deep learning algorithms to detect oversized lumps and foreign objects, for example.
Metso Outotec's MillSense also provides online volumetric charge analysis by direct measurement of charge position. It is now available, together with SmartEar, as a bundle. SmartEar uses sound to give an additional measurement of charge impacts and liner wear. The bundle fuses acoustic, vibration and force sensor information for improved online analytics of mill operations. This enables new ways of optimizing grinding performance.
