Atlas Copco’s new automation software lets the drill rig do the work
January 17, 2017
Improved production at a lower cost
"Today, in tunneling projects, especially large ones in urban areas, there are differences in the cross section. You go up and down with your drill plans"
Successful pilot project in Norway
“Veidekke is working on the State highway 80 project in Bodø. There's a tunnel that's two times 2.5 kilometers where we are going to excavate about 500 000 cubic meters of rock”, said Jon-André Nilsen, Manager Surveying Technic Underground, Veidekke. Jon-André Nilsen continued “The collaboration with Atlas Copco to develop the Dynamic tunneling package went well. Atlas Copco were responsive to our feedback and made adjustments to the program. Today, the drill rig operators make niches manually. They can turn out way too big or way too small. Dynamic tunneling package makes our drilling more precise. We can make changes to drill plans directly on the rig. We can move cuts or drill-holes. We are more flexible at the tunnel face compared to making all changes at the office. We use the Dynamic tunneling package to make niches (areas of the tunnel with larger cross section). This makes the work more precise”, concluded Jon-André Nilsen, Manager Surveying Technic Underground, Veidekke.
"The Dynamic tunneling package is very easy to use. It is two keystrokes and you are started. The contour turns out very accurate. The end result is identical to the drawing. Dynamic tunneling package has made my work in the tunnel a lot easier."
More precise drill plans
Powered by Automation
It’s not always in the one big thing, but in the many little things. Our little thing is called “Powered by Automation”. This means that we are not only talking fully autonomous products, but different steps of automation based on the task at hand and on the current level of automation in a mining or construction operation. The Powered by Automation-concept contains four steps – from data monitoring and product function control, to calculated optimization and in the end full autonomy. When these steps are applied to various parts of your operation, the little thing becomes part of something greater. And that is kind of a big deal.
Take control of your operation with our comprehensive automation offering.
Contact:
- Johan Jonsson, Product Manager - Boomers - Underground Drilling, Atlas Copco Underground Rock Excavation division
- Ann-Sofie Andersson, Acting Global Communication and Brand Manager, Atlas Copco Underground Rock Excavation division
- Marina Östman, Communications Professional, Atlas Copco Underground Rock Excavation division