Vendor Agnostic IoT Caplamps and how Communications Backbones are Advancing in Mining November 20, 2018 – Heidi Levitt
Northern Light Technologies at a glance NLT is a global supplier of safety and ▪ productivity technologies for mining and tunnelling Division of Levitt-Safety; servicing ▪ safety markets since 1935 NLT formed in 1984, to focus on ▪ technology in mining Offices in Canada, Chile, Australia ▪ Global distribution channels ▪ 100+ Employees ▪ Family owned and managed ▪
Even Antonio Banderas Wears NLT
Mining cant… …compromise safety
Modern Technology Enabled Lamps Messenger Genesis Eagle Messaging & Text Communication Wi-Fi & RFID Tracking Proximity & Man-down
N-Connex Backbone Empowering the Mine with Rugged, Fit for Purpose Underground Networking Made Easy
The Old Way
The New Way: Must Haves ▪ Must be easy enough for miners to install & maintain ▪ Agnostic – interoperable with existing WiFi infrastructure & 3 rd parties (no rip & replace) ▪ Accessible to small & medium sized mines who (limited IT resources). ▪ Expandable as the mine moves, & as they want more features. ▪ Has to enable IoT (sensors & devices) ▪ Has to support Teleoperations
Introducing N-Connex Easily Transported Rugged IP67 Enclosure High Visibility Rail Mounted System Extended Operating Temperature Range Cable Protection Lip Cable Management IP67 Connectors
Key Protocols 802.11 Wi-Fi Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Switching 802.3 af/at Power-over-Ethernet
N-Connex: Networking for harsh environments 20-40% less expensive than comparable ▪ commercial networking equipment User friendly rail based mounting system - ▪ Modules can be changed by Non-Technical personnel Modular – plug and play for easy ▪ maintenance, rapid deployment, redeployment and expansion. Pre-terminated IP67 fibre and Ethernet cables ▪ Supplies power to PoE and PoE+ devices ▪
Trunk – NLT Distribution ▪ The foundation of the NLT network, can provide coverage and access to a large number of devices ▪ Designed to be the central “node” for the local area. ▪ 4x fibre ports, 10x Ethernet (8 PoE), and 200W Power budget.
Branches – NLT Edge ▪ NLT’s solution for providing coverage to tunnels and the working face ▪ Designed to be daisy-chained via fiber ▪ 6 GigE PoE ports, 65W Budget
Stems – Extenders ▪ Ethernet Extenders allow networks to overcome the 100m limit for ethernet. ▪ Each extender extends by an additional 100m ▪ 3 extenders can be daisy- chained for a total range of 400m ▪ Provides 6+ W at range
Leaves – Bolts ▪ NLT’s Rugged Wireless Access Point ▪ 802.11 b/g/n ▪ PoE powered, one connection. ▪ Easily mounted and deployed.
N-Connex installation example NLT or third- SID UID 1 3 5 ProLiant DL360p party surface 2 4 6 7 8 Gen8 Third-party PLA YER link SYST STAT SPEED RPS LAN BASE 1G UPLINK PoE+ 370W Catalyst 2960-X Series MAST STACK CONSOLE 1 11 13 23 25 35 37 47 2 12 14 24 26 36 38 48 MGMT CONSOLE 49 50 SFP 51 52 interoperability NXE h p 2335 p p i u t n p i a o t u 1 2 Edge fibre daisy-chain Widely Double Distribution NXE deployed Wi-Fi for high device count NXE NXE NXE Ethernet extension NXE past 100m PoE equipment
What you Need for Full Network Coverage Full coverage requires 3 Bolts per 800msection Fibre daisy chain Fibre daisy chain Edge NLT Ethernet Extender Battery NLT Bolt Access Point PoE/PoE+ Line Power Input Fibre Line Power/Battery Line 100m 100m 100m 100m 100m 100m Description Qty N-Connex Switch Module (min 2 Fibre ports) 1 N-Connex Battery Backup Module 1 NLT Bolt Wireless Access Point (with Tracking) 3 N-Connex CAT6 Extender, IP67 4 CAT6, IP67 pre-terminated - 100m 6 CAT6, IP67 pre-terminated - 50m 1 Fibre, LSZH, pre-terminated - 400m 2 Fibre Joiners 2
Safety & Productivity Software NLT Digital Mine Software Location Environmental Remote T ext Real-time Tracking Monitoring Control Messaging Administration
NLT and Other Applications - Enabled by N- Connex ▪ Voice Communications ▪ Tracking (Vehicle and Personnel) ▪ Environmental Monitoring ▪ Video Systems ▪ Tablets, Smartphones and PDA’s ▪ Diesel Particulate Monitoring ▪ Real-Time Strata Monitoring ▪ Vehicle Management Systems ▪ Proximity Systems (Vehicle and Personnel)
Productivity Monitoring with Software A peak in to a customer network to show tracking and cycle time of haul trucks through NLT Digital Mine software
Productivity Analytics ▪ NLT deployed system for location tracking, logging, and visualization of haul trucks in a hard-rock mining operation ▪ Site had 5 pick-up points and 2 dump points ▪ Intent was to understand the efficiency of the operation ▪ Virtual gates created with NLT access points ▪ Measured the number of dump cycles ▪ per shift ▪ per type (ore or waste) ▪ by operator/vehicle
Data to be gathered ▪ The mine required real-time visibility of the 10 haul trucks to determine: 1. Vehicle cycle time between ore/waste pickup and dump. 2. Where each vehicle is not moving or is idle. 3. When each idle event is occurring. 4. How long idle events for individual vehicles last. ▪ These logs ultimately provide the mine with insight into when and why the trucks were in transit or
Observations Flatline on charts are indication of truck idling
Insights & actions ▪ Vehicle downtime during shift ▪ Insight into operational changes bottlenecks ▪ 2-2.5 h/shift idle time due to ▪ Congestion believed to be at dump operator inefficiency sites ▪ Corrective action taken, employees ▪ Data revealed loading zones to be understood shift-changes were bottleneck monitored ▪ Additional loading zone was created ▪ Decreased period to 45 minutes ▪ Action added 1 cycle/truck/shift ▪ Action added 1.5 cycles/truck/shift
Results With 10 trucks, and 2 shifts per day, the total production can be improved by 50 truck-loads per day.
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