Case Study
Drilling down
2 Minutes Read
Summary
Flanders uses the Trimble BX992 and Zephyr 3 Rugged antenna to power the world's first fully autonomous angle drill fleet. The autonomous mining solution boosts productivity by 30%—allowing one operator to manage eight drills with drastically improved accuracy, reducing 10cm to 2cm-level precision.Safety, efficiency and reliability form the bedrock of any successful mining operator and the companies that support them. Flanders Inc., which was founded in 1947 and specializes in electric rotating machines to provide solutions for mining, mills and heavy industry, is no exception. This industry leader is renowned for creating the automation system for mining drills that runs the world’s first fully autonomous angle drill fleet.
Flanders’ autonomous drilling solution, ARDVARC®, drives reliability, safety and productivity in the field by arming customers with precise positioning that improves safety in mining, a rugged work environment where precise positioning is not just a luxury, but a necessity. By partnering with Trimble® four years ago and adopting positioning services with the highest level of GNSS accuracy, Flanders’ customers have been able to drill down to centimeter-level accuracy, resulting in improved safety and operational efficiencies.
