Automation

The Metso Crushing advanced control stabilizes the particle size of the crusher discharge, together with RockSense 2D on-belt rock size analyzer, by adjusting the gap setting at the most appropriate time (for cone crusher) or continuously (gyro-crusher, impact-crusher…).

The Metso VisioTruck is an on-line particle analyzer system that uses vision technology to detect a truck discharge into a primary crusher, capture the images during the discharge and analyze them after the discharge. The system provides the particle sizes of ores for each truck. This measurement is well suited for mine to mill study.

The system accuracy is affected by the environmental condition. The measurement should be considered as an indication and not a perfect absolute measurement

Accurate, continuous on belt coarse particle size distribution and volume flow, using 3D imaging. AI / neural network capability for foreign objects and oversized lumps detection.

Achieve improved stability and efficiency in your crushing and grinding process with Metso RockSense 2D high-performance measurement technology. An online particle size analyzer system for rocks moving on a conveyor belt that uses 2D imaging technology.

WearSense™ is a completely wireless plug-and-play wear liner monitoring system, that enables real time condition-based wear management. WearSense can be used with any ceramic or metallic liners, with multiple sensor installation options available including custom configurations.

Think of Metrics for screens as a 24/7 guardian for your screen. It will provide you with tools, sensors, and dashboard access, to monitor your screens. In turn, your data driven decisions will allow you to increase uptime and reduce unplanned maintenance.

The combination of MillSense and SmartEar fuses acoustic, vibration and force sensors information for improved online analytics of mill operations. This enables new ways of optimizing grinding performance.

The Metso SmartEar system provides an on-line sound measurement and allows you to detect the amplitude of the balls and rock impacts and optimize the performance of your mill.

SmartEar is appropriate for SAG mill with metallic liners or PolyMet liners.

The combination of MillSense and SmartEar fuses acoustic, vibration and force sensors information for improved online analytics of mill operations. This enables new ways of optimizing grinding performance.

The Metso Grinding optimizer stabilizes the process, maximizes throughput, improves control of particle size, and provides accurate on-line analyses of the most critical variables. Together with RockSense on-belt rock size analyzer, MillSense charge analyzer, and PSI particle size analyzer, the Grinding optimizer give you a complete solution for optimizing your entire grinding circuit.

Metso CycloneSense provides a direct, continuous and robust online measurement of the hydrocyclones air core shape, size and location. CycloneSense smart monitoring technology enables optimal hydrocyclone performance to improve your grinding circuit efficiency,  plant availability, and through optimal mineral liberation in flotation, improved recovery and grade.

The Metso samplers provide a continuous sample flow for online analysis that is proportional to changes in the properties of the process stream. Our proven samplers are designed for durability and high availability and, in the case of demanding process applications, can be manufactured from special materials.

The Metso PSI 500i Particle Size Analyzer improves your operations with real-time particle size information from the grinding circuit. Through particle size monitoring and control, you can improve average grinding circuit capacity and availability while still maintaining your target grind.

The Metso PSI 300i Particle Size Analyzer increases the average throughput and reduces particle size variability by improving the monitoring and control of your grinding product. The analyzer provides particle size measurements in real time and with great accuracy. This analyzer is not sensitive to entrained air in the sample so it can also be used in regrind circuits.

Our digital gear inspection method enables efficient gear inspections with outstanding accuracy compared to the use of conventional methods with up to 60% less downtime due to quicker inspections.

Metso has enhanced its automated infrared condition monitoring protocol by adding a thermographic camera to analyze the gear set profile temperature and help prevent gear and pinion component damage.

VertiSense™ is a new technology (Pat. Pending) designed to monitor liner wear in real time.

The Metso Linear metallurgical sampler (LMS) enables parallel sampling schedules and collection options of process samples. This enables improved production predictability and transparency of metal accounting.

The Flotation optimizer controls the flotation circuit by utilizing information from FrothSense+ system and Courier on-line elemental assay values. The application strives to achieve the given performance goals for grade and recovery, while utilizing other measurements and information from process control system to prevent instabilities.

The Metso LevelSense enables improvement of the level control of your Metso flotation cell to prevent cell overflows and draining issues, as well as improvement of the stability and economic performance of your process. It is a reliable, robust solution for level control designed to replace traditional ball-float measurement systems in flotation cells.

The Metso CellStation is an intelligent solution for controlling the air feed and pulp level in flotation cells. The solution incorporates ExactLevel controller, which improves the metallurgical performance of flotation cells by enabling more accurate level control and significantly reducing process disturbance.

Metso Flotation Local Control System FLCS is an intelligent control system that keeps the flotation air feed and slurry level in flotation cells under control.

The control is based on Metso’s decades of experience in flotation operations around the world. The local control is seamlessly integrated in the Metso flotation machines to enhance metallurgical grade and recovery of the process.

Takes flotation optimization to the next level with the latest technology and capability. This new system utilizes new capabilities with AI neural network, multiple regions of interest and froth height measurement.

Metso Courier Analyzers offer accurate and reliable analyzer for on-line measurement. They allow real-time process monitoring and control with frequent assays.

The Metso ExactLevel minimizes the oscillation of cell levels by adapting to the process state and immediately transferring information about disturbances arriving to the first cell to the following cells in the row. The control solution significantly reduces control error and provides faster disturbance rejection compared to conventional PID control.

The Thickener optimizer helps improving thickening performance by controlling and optimizing the key variables of a thickener, including underflow density, the overflow solids content, and the thickener inventory level.

The Metso Filter optimizer improves the performance of the Metso Larox PF filter by enabling more precise control over the solid-liquid separation process. It automatically adjusts the filter's process performance and adapts to the upstream process variations.

The Metso CCD optimizer stabilizes and controls the operation of CCD thickener circuit to the optimum operating point. The CCD optimizer manipulates multiple variables at the same time that makes the control logic robust and easy to understand. As a result of CCD optimizer the variation of operating parameters of CCD thickeners may reduce by 40-60% even in changing process conditions. This brings multiple benefits for downstream gold leaching circuit with stable slurry retention time and better management of activated carbon.

The Metso Courier HX analyzer ensures consistent sampling and analysis for hydrometallurgy process management and monitoring. This results in savings in assaying and metallurgical sampling costs, while ensuring repeatability for accurate analysis. Frequent sampling and analysis also contributes to a more stable process and rapid response capabilities for efficient control.

Instrument for measuring the level of settled solids at the bottom of a reactor, allowing for optimization of the solids mixing inside a tank and indicating sanding/solids accumulation

CarbonSense is an in-situ measurement system that helps to minimize gold solution losses in carbon-in-pulp (CIP) and carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuits by enabling reliable and repeatable online monitoring of carbon concentration.

The CIL Optimizer controls the gold CIL (Carbon-in-leach) circuit to achieve optimal processing conditions at all times in order to maximize the recovery of gold from the ore. The application monitors and controls carbon concentrations automatically in each of the reactors according to continuous measurement data from CarbonSense® probes.

The pressure oxidation (POX) Optimizer controls the POX circuit based on instrument and analysis data from the process. The system predicts process behavior and automatically adjusts the operating parameters within strict safety tolerances for optimal efficiency and safe operation while achieving given performance targets.

DispersionSense is a continuous measurement of organic/dispersion and dispersion/aqueous interphases, replacing manual measurements and allowing for a view inside a settler and optimization of the process.

CathodeSense is a high speed 3D scanning system measuring cathode straightness and nodules, and detecting opened, missing or detached edgestrips.

The cathode stripping machine simulator is a digital twin for analysis of the cycle times of the entire stripping machine, for identifying bottlenecks and detecting unsafe operational modes while auditing customers for improving their efficiency. This can also be utilized for monitoring the performance throughout the machine life-time.

AnodeSense is an advanced surface analysis and classification system that analyzes the anode surface for blisters and gives feedback on rejection of poor quality anodes.

An advanced tankhouse monitoring system that automatically measures electrolyte temperature and voltage in individual cells. CellSense enables rapid response to process disturbances, improved temperature control, and provides an early warning of serious operating problems such as low flow levels or critical short counts.

A short circuit detection system mounted on a moving crane that enables to increase the production efficiency in tankhouse through early hot-spot detection, typically offered with CellSense.

Tankhouse Information Management System (TIMS) is a detailed reporting and information exchange solution that improves process visibility and supports daily tankhouse operations.

Metso process control systems integrate globally well-known system platforms with functions specifically designed for mineral processing and metallurgical plants. We supply the process control system, electrification (MCC) and instrumentation as a preinstalled and tested package. With Process simulation, Plant Information Management System, Mini-Proscon® DCS and Proscon® PCS for Hydro, our process control systems improve process visibility leading to higher performance for your plant operations.

Metso Geminex is a metallurgical digital twin that combines operational data and expertise, delivering insight-driven performance that gives efficient management of variability in your mining and metallurgical operations. It creates an accurate functional digital model of the whole metallurgical process that is based on combined real data from both internal and external data sources, resulting in better recovery and process optimization.

Gain valuable experience of operating a process with continuously changing process conditions in a risk-free environment with the simulator-based advanced learning solution that is both time and cost-effective

Our advanced training simulator provides operators with hands-on operational experience that allows scenarios such as critical equipment failures or process start-up and shutdown sequences to be practiced safely and effectively.

Essential software toolkit for process research, development, design, and digitalization, as well as for estimating process efficiencies, yields, and environmental footprints.

Metso Performance Centers provide expert remote support through monitoring the online data from your site. Our team of equipment, process and technology experts helps you to stay ahead of problems and prevent them before they occur.

Our services feature:

• State-of-the-art facilities custom-built for collaboration and data analytics
• The highest level of cybersecurity
• Holistic services for both Metso and non-Metso equipment
• Complementing and amplifying the performance of other Metso services and products

The Metso Innovation Center is a platform that brings together the whole Metso portfolio in one central hub. It gives a comprehensive view of the entire value chain and unlocks the next levels of ideation, collaboration and innovation.