Weir has acquired Sweden-based SentianAI in a move that, it says, will accelerate its technology roadmap and expand its digital capability to provide enhanced productivity and sustainability offerings to customers.
SentianAI is a developer of artificial intelligence-based solutions that optimise performance in minerals processing. Founded in 2016, it is based in Malmö and has a team of software developers and data scientists.
The software that SentianAI develops uses advanced AI algorithms that continuously learn and adapt to the dynamic processes within a mine, providing continuous improvement and optimisation over time, Weir says.
Jon Stanton, CEO of The Weir Group, said: “Digital technology has an important role in helping address the challenges of declining ore grades, production efficiency and CO2 emissions for our customers. SentianAI’s advanced software solutions complement and will bridge our Synertrex® and Motion Metrics™ technologies well. Together, these will enable us to provide holistic performance monitoring and optimisation for smart, efficient and sustainable mining.”
Earlier this year, SentianAI and Xore Analyzers formed a strategic cooperation to combine XORE’s XRF analysers, which provide real-time data on metal content, with SentianAI’s machine-learning technology, which adapts to variations in ore properties. The pact, SentianAI says, could allow mining operations to improve their recovery rates and overall efficiency.
