Orica Digital Solutions seeks to optimise decision making in Turkey with KAPEKS pact – International Mining

Orica Digital Solutions and KAPEKS have announced a collaboration agreement to introduce advanced digital technologies and solutions to enhance productivity, safety and sustainability across Turkey’s rapidly expanding mining sector.

The collaboration agreement was formalised; signed by Hakan Kaya, Chairman, and Özkan Düzgün, Chief Executive Officer of KAPEKS, and Angus Melbourne, Chief Technology Officer of Orica, and Rajkumar Mathiravedu, Senior Vice President of Orica Digital Solutions. This agreement will see the deployment of cutting-edge digital solutions that provide enhanced data-driven insights and optimised decision-making across the entire value chain, Orica says.

Düzgün stated: “This agreement with Orica Digital Solutions exemplifies KAPEKS’ unwavering commitment to advancing industrial growth through the integration of digital innovative technologies. By adopting these advancements, we are poised to significantly enhance the mining sector. This agreement empowers us to deliver state-of-the-art mining solutions for Turkey, ensuring that we not only meet the industry’s escalating demands while driving greater efficiency, safety and sustainability across our operations.”

Orica Digital Solutions technologies enable companies to extract resources more efficiently, manage environmental impact and achieve greater operational predictability, it says. By integrating physical and digital workflows, Orica’s platforms assist mining companies in improving safety, reducing energy and water usage, minimising emissions and comply with regulatory requirements. These solutions also offer real-time insights, facilitating better decision-making, enhanced productivity and sustainable outcomes.

Melbourne said: “Orica has accelerated the development of digital solutions from exploration to processing to address critical and emerging challenges. We look forward to setting new benchmarks in operational excellence and sustainability within the mining sector. Our commitment to innovation and safety is aimed at developing groundbreaking advancements benefiting both the industry and the broader community.”

Mathiravedu added: “Our open, secure, and connected end-to-end ecosystem connects the digital world to real-world actions within the operation, providing customers timely insights. This allows for the translation of those insights into critical intelligence for better decisions and more predictable outcomes in near real-time and we are genuinely excited to bring these cutting-edge solutions to Turkey. Our technologies support the industry in its journey from the traditional disconnected silos to connected workflows to reduce risk, creating efficiencies and improving outcomes sustainably.”