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Molycop has offices in key locations all over the globe.

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Molycop's history spans 100 years of operation.

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Molycop's network of manufacturing facilities, distribution centres and regional sales offices service over 400 mines across 40 countries.

Molycop VIP Platform

The Molycop VIP Platform leverages the power of data, enabling mining operations to achieve operational excellence.

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Features

Enterprise-wide data integration and reporting
Efficient storage and analyses of data
Secure storage of operational data
Live operations analysis
Simple and intuitive dashboards, graphs and KPIs

Overview

The Molycop VIP Platform brings together a comprehensive mineral processing solution with the latest in digital technology, equipment, systems and processes to drive economic value, increase efficiency, lower operational costs and improve safety.

The Molycop VIP Platform incorporates Historian, a software that enables efficient storage and analyses of data, and Vision, a time-series analytics platform that can integrate with any existing data source (including Historian). Also included is Insights, which enables enterprise-wide data integration, analysis and reporting.

Tailored to customers’ needs

Molycop encourages all stakeholders (mining companies, consultants and suppliers) to apply a systematic, data-driven and multi-disciplinary approach with expert domain knowledge to facilitate the development of effective and sustainable solutions.

Data: The first step is to obtain quality data that will provide the necessary information required to make informed decisions about the identified problem.
Information: The data is relayed and stored in a database that enables domain experts to carry out the necessary data analytics and modelling to convert the raw data into information.
Control and optimisation: The information is applied to the specific problem in an effective manner using remote expert consulting, advanced data analytics (calculations and statistics, as well as AI and machine learning) and/or expert control systems.
Knowledge and wisdom: The efficiency of the process is evaluated by applying knowledge and wisdom from internal management and expert consultants (if necessary) and identifying constraints.
Action: The constraints are thoroughly assessed and recommendations are provided to management on the necessary changes to unlock the system’s full potential.
Evaluate: The real ROI (return on investment) is determined for the system.

Integrate the entire value chain

Molycop understands the importance of integrating its customers’ entire value chain to achieve optimal performance and efficiency. Customers can leverage the Molycop VIP Platform to enhance their operations further by integrating the platform with Molycop’s comprehensive range of instruments, products and Smart Process Control solutions:

Complete integration: The Molycop VIP Platform enables the consolidation and centralisation of data from various instruments, systems and processes, creating a unified view of operations. By incorporating advanced process control solutions into the platform, control strategies, algorithms and models can be seamlessly integrated to optimise processes.
Enhanced decision-making: Integrating Molycop instruments with the Molycop VIP Platform enables real-time monitoring and analysis of critical variables, providing valuable insights for decision-making. Informed and proactive decision-making is made possible when data from multiple sources is combined to provide a holistic understanding of operations.
Improved efficiency: The seamless integration of instruments, products and advanced process control solutions within the Molycop VIP Platform eliminates silos and improves overall operational efficiency. Workflows can be streamlined, tasks automated and manual interventions reduced, resulting in increased productivity and reduced downtime.
Scalable and customisable: The Molycop VIP Platform is built for scalability and customisation, accommodating everything from single-instrument integration to full-scale solutions, offering the flexibility to adapt as operational needs evolve.
Futureproof solution: Investing in the Molycop VIP Platform integration ensures a futureproof solution for customers’ data management and process optimisation needs. As new instruments, products and advanced process control solutions are developed, they can be seamlessly incorporated into the platform, keeping operations at the forefront of technology.

Typical Uses

Mining and metallurgical operators use the Molycop VIP Platform to collect, analyse and visualise data from various stages of the mineral processing cycle. The platform is used to optimise operations, improve decision-making and enhance efficiency by providing insights into milling performance, ore characteristics and process variables in real-time.

Benefits

The Molycop VIP Platform integrates people and processes across the value chain. Its benefits include:

Remote access to expertise: Enables remote access to real-time, standardised site data, allowing customers to seamlessly share insights with experts worldwide and support remote consulting opportunities across the organisation.
Improved decision-making: Collects data from multiple sources allowing for the seamless integration of technology, equipment, systems and processes across the value chain.
A collaborative environment: Fosters collaboration through the multidirectional flow of standardised information from a centralised platform, enabling seamless communication between multiple stakeholders. This integrated approach delivers greater value to the operation than the combined contributions of each stakeholder working in isolation.
Continuity in knowledge: The Molycop VIP Platform is a repository of information, capturing events and changes that have occurred and promoting continuity in knowledge and wisdom gained from past experiences.

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Innovation

At Molycop, we see innovation as a way to find solutions to some of the mining industry’s greatest challenges. We aim to improve on today so we can deliver better for tomorrow.