To meet production and sustainability targets, minerals processing plants increasingly rely on automation and process optimization. Metso’s Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions help operational teams maintain consistency by mitigating the effects of ore quality variations, utility price fluctuations and environmental pressures. By minimizing process variance, APC empowers operators to reach – and even surpass – production goals.
Precision control
APC manages multiple process variables within operational limits using advanced control and constraint management
Sustained peak performance
APC continuously adjusts set points based on live data and evolving process conditions through real-time optimization
Reduced downtime and costs
APC effectively reduces equipment wear and failures, seamlessly integrating with existing control systems for remote monitoring
Navigating challenges with Metso's Advanced Process Control
Natural challenges
APC mitigates natural challenges such as ore variability by adjusting settings dynamically to maintain consistent output. APC also supports stable performance during seasonal climate changes and water availability issues by optimizing water and energy use.
Process and equipment disturbances
Traditional control methods struggle with complex dynamics and equipment capacity fluctuations. APC uses a mix of predictive control and operator best practices to manage these complexities, boosting stability and throughput. In addition, APC minimizes downtime through real-time monitoring and adjustments.
Operational challenges
Operator skill variability and inconsistent procedures degrade performance. Operator overload and siloed optimization strategies reduce effectiveness. APC automates decisions to support operators and reduce errors. To improve stability and throughput, the solution enhances control actions and integrates process data.
Optimizing every stage with Metso's APC foundation
Metso Advanced Process Control solutions are built on a proprietary platform known as Metso Optimization Control Technologies (OCT). This platform integrates advanced instrumentation analysis and the APC logic within it, forming a seamless solution to manage and control a variety of processes.
Our process optimizers include:
- Metso Grinding optimizer, which stabilizes the grinding process, maximizes throughput, improves control of particle size and provides accurate on-line analyses of the most critical variables
- Metso Flotation optimizer – improves flotation performance by controlling key process variables to meet grade and recovery targets, while using process control system data to prevent instabilities
- Metso Thickener optimizer – improves thickening performance by controlling the key variables of a thickener, including underflow density, the overflow solids content and the thickener inventory level
- CCD (Counter Current Decantation) optimizer – stabilizes and controls the operation of CCD thickeners to the optimum operating point
- Metso Filter optimizer – improves the performance of Metso pressure filters by enabling more precise control over the solid-liquid separation process
- Metso Roaster optimizer – ensures stable, efficient operation by combining real-time measurements with our process expertise to detect and correct fluctuations, boosting plant capacity
Discover the APC platform and optimizers
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