ABB has introduced GMD Copilot, an AI-powered digital assistant designed to optimise the operation and maintenance of gearless mill drives (GMDs) in grinding mills.
GMD Copilot offers users immediate, context-specific information, instantly providing a complete overview of the system intended to improve the decision making of GMD operation and maintenance, the company says.
Grinding mills crush ore, separating the valuable mineral from the remaining rock. By eliminating all mechanical drivetrain components and being able to operate at large scale, GMDs deliver more efficient, reliable operations with lower emissions, helping the industry meet the demands for minerals critical to a low carbon future, such as copper, ABB says.
Building on traditional approaches to maintenance, which can involve technical manuals, site service reports and online monitoring data, GMD Copilot enables users to ask questions in natural language and receive precise, actionable insights in seconds directly from GMD Connect, ABB’s cloud-based monitoring platform, the company claims. It has an intuitive user interface for retrieving all possible kinds of operational data such as technical documentation, recommendations or maintenance guidelines, helping users efficiently manage GMD systems.
“GMD Copilot’s integration with GMD Connect also serves to surface real-time insights into the health of the GMD system, enabling users to detect potential issues before they lead to unplanned downtime,” ABB says.
Its robust security measures mean all data remains private and secure, with project-specific access to ensure no third-party information is involved.
Designed for global operations, GMD Copilot offers multilingual capabilities, enabling teams in various regions to access the support they need in their preferred language. The solution has been trialed across various mine sites in multiple languages, including English, Spanish and Swedish.
Carlos Miguez Fernandez, Global Product Manager for Service, Business Line Gearless Mill Drives, at ABB Process Industries, said: “By expanding the capabilities of generative AI to include core industrial applications, we are responding to the growing demand for more efficient, responsive solutions in GMD maintenance. GMD Copilot is the latest in our suite of tools which enhance operational uptime and support our customers in maintaining peak performance across their GMD systems.”
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