Maximize Mining Equipment Effectiveness, Minimize Margin Loss

Use Digitalization to Increase Overall

Equipment Effectiveness

Mining, like other asset-intensive industries, is facing pressure to improve profit margins. According to PwC research, industry profits are suffering due to stricter environmental regulations, trade tariffs,
volatility in raw materials prices and greater competition from producers in lower-cost economies. “The metals industry is facing economic, political and technological disruption, and the combined
weight of these forces is the catalyst for a digital revolution…” Improving overall equipment effectiveness is low-hanging fruit for miners; digital tools offer swift return on investment in this area.

Deloitte’s Industry 4.0 investment survey, which included mining companies, found that productivity improvement and attaining operational goals were the top two factors driving digital transformation.
While experts recommend that companies continue to invest in productivity and operations, they cautioned that “sticking mostly with tried-and-true can leave opportunities untapped.” ...