MONITORING OF MINING OPERATIONS

Many factors are in play during excavation and mining activities. Things move, change shape, crack, leak and degrade over time. For the safety of personnel and equipment, mining infrastructure must perform without failure. Let MS Scorpion’s Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) deploy a monitoring system that increases safety while optimizing operational and maintenance activities of your mine.

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OVERVIEW

MS Scorpion’s SHM system provides rapid assessment of our customers mining systems to determine their current condition. SHM is the recognized method for increasing safety and operational efficiency. And our unique approach provides our customers with continuous uninterrupted ground movement detection, with configurable accuracy from 1 km to 100 km. This makes it possible to reach remote areas, where events, such as slope failure, may otherwise go unnoticed.


Our team of experts has designed a comprehensive Structural Health Monitoring System specifically for mine infrastructure to analyze the forces and factors that contribute to damage, including: design, construction and deterioration of materials. MS Systems fiber-optic sensing systems, deployed in combination with distributed fiber-optic sensing cable and MEMS, provides precise, real-time information about infrastructure changes. With so many factors impacting the construction and ongoing operation of mines, our customers appreciate the peace of mind they gain through deploying a monitoring system from MS.


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ELEMENTS OF MS SCORPION’S MONITORING SYSTEM

Structure

Sensors

Data acquisition systems

Data transfer and storage mechanism

Data management

Data interpretation and diagnosis

  • System Identification
  • Structural model updates
  • Assessment of structural condition
  • Estimates of remaining service life

 

BENEFITS

MS Scorpion provides a comprehensive system to monitor and assess the real-world factors affecting mine construction and operation. With MS Scorpion’s SHM your company will have the information you need to diagnose and repair problems as they arise.


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INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

MS Scorpion’s Distributed Structural Health Monitoring (DSHM) approach provides our customers with a complete solution, utilizing ultra-sensitive sensors, such as: MEMS, fiber optics, etc.

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INCREASED SAFETY & STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

Monitor infrastructure degradation and receive warning notifications to perform preventative maintenance and ensure safety of personnel and mining equipment.

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EXTENDED LIFETIME

Actively monitor critical components to assess current condition, and establish a maintenance plan for performing repairs to increase longevity.

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CONSTRUCTION & OPERATIONAL MONITORING

Put a system in place to keep track of damage to your mining tunnels (e.g. radial displacement) or delivery road (e.g. surface damage) projects during construction and throughout the mine’s lifespan.

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VERIFY NEW TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS

Establish a system to actively monitor the implementation of new construction technologies and determine their effectiveness.

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IMMEDIATE STRUCTURAL STATUS INFORMATION

Get an immediate status update about the mine’s health, including possible damage and failures, following adverse events.

SENSORS USED

Our philosophy is simple: the sensing system needs to match the reality of its environment. Given that a point in space has six degrees of freedom (DOF), our solution has been to match this complexity with an integrated combination of sensors that can be deployed to suit each customer’s unique needs.
  • 3DOF Inclinometers
  • 4DOF Accelerometers
  • Inertial modules 6-12 DOF
  • 1D, 2D Strain gauges
  • 2D-Displacement sensors and Extensometers
  • Humidity sensors
  • Weather station
  • Piezometers, total ground pressure sensors
  • FBG and Distributed Fiber Optics


WHAT MONITORING APPROACH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

 

The MS Scorpion Structural Health Monitoring system can be deployed to effectively address both continuous monitoring and portable testing needs.


Customers seeking a dynamic system to perform diagnostics on the current health of a structure will achieve their goals with the MS Scorpion system.


For customers looking to collect data and provide ongoing information on the behavior and health of their structure, the MS Scorpion SHM platform is ideally suited for long-term monitoring needs.

WHAT WE PROVIDE


Let MS Systems become your trusted partner for your mine’s SHM. We provide innovative solutions that serve our customers needs through ultra-reliable performance and long product life. We believe in providing clear information about each service we offer, and the standards we aim to achieve. Our experts will guide all phases of the project, from system design, installation, commissioning and training.

Design & Planning

Our team of experts will work closely with you during design, technology selection, and system optimization.


Installation & Commissioning

MS Systems provides service and support during and after installation, with a wide range of additional services and extended global warranties for every system we supply.

Service & Support

MS Systems provides ongoing technical support from installation, commissioning and beyond.

Real Time Monitoring

MS Systems provides a unique approach to structural health monitoring, delivering real-time data and analysis for our customers to reduce downtime by monitoring assets and notifying key members before it reaches a critical state.

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