Research on digital twins from 660 executives reveals 19% cost savings and revenue gains. This podcast explores their strategic role in asset-heavy industries and the shift to a Smart Digital Reality.

In this episode, Hydrocarbon Processing interviews Mark White on how Hexagon empowers industries through digital transformation, driving efficiency and value across the entire asset lifecycle.

Mateus Quintela, Head of Product for Underground at Hexagon’s Mining division, is a leading voice for underground mining and spends his days championing technologies that improve underground safety and productivity.

In this episode, Quintela walks us through the critical challenges and advancements in underground mining, including the unique communication and connectivity constraints found thousands of feet below the surface, and how Hexagon's interoperable solutions are solving for them.

Quintela helps us to envision a future of fully connected digital mines, where robotics, automation, and other technology systems play a key role in responsibly developing the deep-underground resources the world depends on.

Key moments:

00:00 - Introduction and Background

02:06 - The Love for Underground Mining

03:00 - Challenges of Communication and Connectivity

04:50 - Technological Advancements in Underground Mining

06:15 - Optimising Underground Mining Operations with Hexagon's “Power of One”

09:25 - The Future of Underground Mining

10:56 - Closing Remarks and Invitation to MINExpo 2024

About Resource Revolution:

Resource Revolution explores the business and tech trends shaping the modern mining industry, particularly against the backdrop of growing demand, aging assets, finite resources, shifting policies, volatile geopolitical shifts, and generational turnover. Host Adam Simon digs into the business and technology stories that shed light on this proud industry, focusing on the strides being made to usher mining into its safest and most efficient, productive, and sustainable era.

Stay connected with us on Instagram and LinkedIn at Hexagon Mining to continue exploring the undercurrents driving the Resource Revolution.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the moderator and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hexagon as a company.

On this episode of Hexagon Radio, we explore the exciting potential found in the journey from surveying to monitoring. Join the conversation as we unravel how surveyors can tap into fresh business opportunities within the dynamic world of monitoring. Learn how to leverage your existing surveying equipment and skillset, and benefit from insider tips from one of Leica Geosystems’ monitoring experts, Steve Thurgood.

Highlights:

00:02:06 – Exploring a customer base for monitoring services

00:04:05 – Identifying important surveying skills that are beneficial in monitoring

00:05:20 - Leica Geosystems' advancements in workflows and technology to aid surveyors in monitoring

00:07:40 - Useful tools for delivering efficient monitoring services

00:08:25 - Insightful overview of Leica Geosystems' monitoring equipment and software

00:12:12 - Discussing the significance of monitoring for surveyors

00:16:05 - How geotechnical technology is utilised across various sectors

00:21:05 – Making the transition to monitoring more appealing and less daunting for surveyors

Misael Cabrera, Director of the School of Mining and Mineral Resources at the University of Arizona, joins us to discuss the significant gains possible at the intersection of education, technological innovation, and mineral development. Formerly the director of a leading environmental regulatory agency, Cabrera brings a unique perspective to addressing distorted views of mining. He deftly dissects not only public disconnect from the industry but also the potential—given the right outreach and education—to thoughtfully reconnect today’s generations with their dependence on minerals, both as consumers and as stewards of the planet.

00:00 - Introduction and Background

06:25 - Climate Change and Mining

09:49 - The Role of Leaders in Addressing the Issue

11:31 - Optimism for the Future

14:46 - Conclusion

About Resource Revolution:

Resource Revolution explores the business and tech trends shaping the modern mining industry, particularly against the backdrop of growing demand, aging assets, finite resources, shifting policies, volatile geopolitical shifts, and generational turnover. Host Adam Simon digs into the business and technology stories that shed light on this proud industry, focusing on the strides being made to usher mining into its safest and most efficient, productive, and sustainable era.

Stay connected with us on Instagram and LinkedIn at Hexagon Mining to continue exploring the undercurrents driving the Resource Revolution.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the moderator and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Hexagon as a company.

In this episode, we are joined by Benjamin Biörnstad, Senior User Experience Designer, and Matthias Wieser, VP Industrial & UI Design, both with Hexagon's Innovation Hub.

Together, they discuss the significance of human insight and customer-centricity in the digital era, emphasizing that understanding customer behaviors and needs through data is essential for creating personalized and engaging experiences.

In this episode, we discuss renewable energy efficiency with Erik Josefsson, CEO of R-evolution, the sustainable innovation and green-tech investment subsidiary of Hexagon. Launched in 2021 as a strategic business venture, R-evolution leverages technology innovation, investment, and venture capital to profitably grow and accelerate green-tech business opportunities.

One of R-evolution's missions is to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and decrease the "green premium" associated with it. R-evolution is leveraging technology from Hexagon and partnering with Google Cloud to achieve this goal. This collaboration enables R-evolution to improve forecasting accuracy, operational efficiency, and asset performance management.

In this episode, we discuss the state of Augmented Reality (AR) and Extended Reality (XR) technologies with Rune Fjellvang, the Executive Manager of Visualisation at Hexagon.

Fjellvang explores the current state, challenges, and potential of AR and XR technologies and offers insights into how businesses can effectively integrate them into their operations.

In this podcast, we examine how Wood PLC meets the demands for digital twins from clients, digital twin benefits derived during the project phase, and other impacts on engineering contractors.

Embark on a journey with Adam Simon in the opening episode of the Resource Revolution podcast as he explores the industry that drives our modern world - mining. Linking the historical roots of mining to our society's contemporary technologies, Adam details how mining has been, and continues to be, the 'X's' on the societal and developmental maps of countless civilisations from across the ages.

Unpack the complexities of sustainable and responsible mining and how technology is playing a key role in reshaping industry practices for the better - minimising environmental disruption and enhancing safety measures.

With modern society's pulse closely tied to the progress of mining, we invite you to gain a new appreciation for this age-old industry and the exciting advancements that are transforming our world into a more sustainable future.

About the Resource Revolution:

Resource Revolution explores the business and tech trends shaping the modern mining industry, particularly against the backdrop of growing demand, aging assets, finite resources, shifting policies, volatile geopolitical shifts, and generational turnover. Host Adam Simon digs into the business and technology stories that shed light on this proud industry, focusing on the strides being made to usher mining into its safest and most efficient, productive, and sustainable era.

Stay connected with us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube at Hexagon Mining to continue exploring the undercurrents driving the Resource Revolution.