A decisive step

The Minerals Automation Standard

1 Überblick – Zentraler Leitstand eines Lagerplatzes • Overview – central control room for a stockyard area

2 Aufbereitungsanlage mit getriebelosen Mühlenantrieben von Siemens • Mine concentrator plant with Gearless Mill Drives from Siemens

3 Bibliothekselement bestehend aus Steuer- und Visualisierungskomponente • Each library modul consists of a PLC control block and visualization components

4 Zentrale Darstellung einer Aufbereitungsanlage • Main visualization screen of a concentrator plant

5 Minerals Automation Standard – Funktionen und Eigenschaften • Minerals Automation Standard – functions and features

Detailansicht – zentraler Leitstand • Detail view – Central control room

Summary: The Minerals Automation Standard is an innovative automation concept for mining that improves productivity, plant availability and efficiency. Standard automation and control system components from Siemens backed by years of experience and engineering know-how gained in projects in the cement and mining industries are at the heart of the concept.

Mining companies are facing a number of new challenges. Stricter environmental regulations as well as increasing complexity in mining and treatment processes are driving prices up. To counteract these developments, additional information from the different processes is needed. Transparency is therefore an important step on the way to higher productivity in all areas of the mining industry – from energy management and product quality through to the balance sheet at the end of the month. The Minerals Automation Standard ensures that Siemens delivers the right solution to meet the challenges of...

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Hans-Jürgen Seger
Head of Automation & Industrial IT for Minerals,
Siemens AG, Erlangen/Germany

www.siemens.com/mining

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ralf Franke
Business Developer Automation in Mining,
Siemens AG, Nürnberg/Germany

www.siemens.com/minas

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