Latin America. Radomiro Tomic is the first division of Codelco to acquire this innovation developed by the Bosch Group, which consists of special cameras that allow 24/7 eye contact to monitor what happens in the pit, especially in those places of risk.
After two years of testing and consolidation of the system, the Radomiro Tomic division implemented the technology developed by the Bosch Group, which allows 24/7 monitoring of the rock massif, thus detecting and controlling any anomaly or danger in the mine.
Thanks to this dual vision image capture technology, which provides information to the operator continuously, there is a permanent visual contact, regardless of the lighting conditions, the time of day or the movement of the object.
With the incorporation of this equipment, the Codelco division has remote monitoring, a detection range of one person of up to 1.5 kilometers and also locate the cameras at height, inverted and in small spaces, given their mounting flexibility.
All of the above, under demanding operating conditions, since -according to accelerated laboratory tests- they have an average time between failure (MTBF) of up to 186,000 hours, thus reducing the costs associated with maintaining this equipment.
"Bosch's special cameras are designed to withstand severe weather conditions. This includes strong winds, rain, fog, dust, humidity, thermal oscillations, vibrations and high impacts. Superior metallurgy and chamber finish provide unprecedented corrosion protection. They can also withstand wind gusts of up to 290 KM/H," explained The Manager of Bosch's Safety Systems Division, Marcos Menezes.
For the Superintendent of Geotechnics of the Radomiro Tomic division, "it was very difficult to understand the magnitude of the deformation of the sector that was being alerted, since there is practically no vision. Thanks to these cameras with new technology, we have the possibility to see at night as if we were daytime."
This innovation also offers the option of Intelligent Video Analytics (VAT), without the need for servers to process this information, thus reducing response times and costs associated with the infrastructure.
With the incorporation of these dual-mode equipment, the division has new and high standards of monitoring and safety, technology that delivers accurate and clear data such as visualizing the edges and contours of the massifs. This information is of great importance, especially in complex situations, which require quick and timely decisions.
