PRESENTATION
2007 - User Conference - Monterey
Downtime Tracking in the Mining Industry
This presentation will review the benefits of using PI, PI Batch and PI ACE to track downtime events in real-time, giving the operations personnel an accurate window of the events and the opportunity to use this data for TaxonomyItemHtml cause analysis. The presentation will focus on the business case for the implementation of downtime and event tracking especially within the Mining Industry to maximize asset utilization and profits.
Industry
- Metals Mining & Materials
Company
Zinifex Ltd.
Speaker
Mark Dwyer
Mr. Dwyer is the Application Development Manager for Zinifex Ltd. He has Computer Engineering and Science degrees from the University of Melbourne. He has 10 years experience in IT, with 4 of those in the Mining and Metals industry.
Company
ADM
Speaker
Keith Flynn
Prior to joining ADM, Mr. Flynn was the head of the Data Group at DPL Engineering. He has developed many software applications which are in use by several industrial plants in Canada. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Dalhousie University and a B.S. from Acadia University. He also holds a PI Systems Manager certificate along with various Microsoft certifications. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia.