Remote monitoring and diagnostics to improve process performance at Anglo American Platinum
Authors: L. Auret*, Z. Horn*, D. Groenewald**
Abstract:
The Stone Three Digital remote monitoring and diagnostic (RM&D) service aims to deliver actionable advisories to clients to improve their process productivity, based on data mining activities performed on process historian data and augmented by process expert interpretation. The objective is to provide the client with quantifiable benefits by empowering their personnel and operations through RM&D services and technologies The RM&D service is provided by Stone Three Digital’s experienced professional services team which comprises of specialist process engineers with postgraduate data analytics training who work in close collaboration with site. Core to the service is the link between Stone Three Digital data analyses skills, process knowledge, and site interaction. The RM&D technology includes the use of a RM&D platform and advanced data analytics tools.
*Stone Three, Paardevlei, Cape Town, 7130, South Africa
**Anglo America Platinum






