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Autonomous Operation In Underground Conditions
Production Distance
100
km
Production Tonnage
10300
t
Cycles Operating TIme
100
h
Increasing Productivity and Safety through Autonomous Machine Solutions for Underground Mining
What We Do
Nerospec SK offers specialized underground mining technology to the existing global customer base.
The technology is OEM-independent and is developed by Nerospec SK specifically according to individual customer needs.
This way, their solutions can add maximum value to customers worldwide through improved communication, decision-making support and automation, for any brand and type of machine.
Vision
New age robotics will ease mining operations most significantly. As the universe of new physical AI capabilities is opening, every mobile machine will be able to work independently – copying the way humans do things. Nerospec SK assembles world leading developers and mining experienced commissioning engineers to pioneer the most advanced autonomy solutions based on cost efficient technologies. By 2030 Nerospec SK will be the leading provider of underground mining autonomy solutions adapting to any use case, rolling out Autonomous Operator Systems (AOS) at our capacity.
Mission
- We ensure the business case for autonomy is sound
- We apply our experience to the safety concept and application adaptation
- We continuously advance the Autonomous Operator System (AOS) as a platform
- We provide access to competitively priced automation technology
- We are passionate about advancing Autonomy in Mining
Values
Customer Focus
We are focused on delivering the Customer solution.
Innovation
We are passionate about innovating autonomous machine solutions and ecosystems
Fairness
Our behavior is guided by respect and fairness
Our approach
1- Safety Concept & Functional Design
- Safety concept design and approval with authorities
- Functional design
-
Sourcing of components
2- Testing On Surface
- Drive-by-wire interface validation
- Calibration of sensing system
- Calibration of dynamic vehicle models
- Full software functionality validation
3- Commissioning Vehicle Site
- Set-up of automation components on site
- Preparation of Autonomous Operation Zone (AOZ)
- Adapting HW and SW and to underground configuration
4- Optimization Underground
- Map creation on-site on-vehicle
- Security and Emergency System Validation
- Algorithm tuning
- Navigation optimization
- Functional behavior optimization
5- Handover to Customer
- Finalization of documentation
- Training of on-site staff
Global Footprint
We deploy independent mining machine communication, control and automation solutions for Mines worldwide. A truly global footprint for connected machines, instant insights and actionable advancements.
- Germany
- South Africa
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- Kazakhstan
- Mongolia
Driving Autonomy Forward
“I could not be more proud of what the Nerospec SK team has built. We have done what many said was impossible: a fully autonomous underground loading and hauling solution — retrofit, no broadband, no supervision — running productively today.
And we are not slowing down. Autonomous truck loops, full traffic management, safety-certified deployments — our team is pushing the frontier of mining robotics with every project.
The benefits we are unlocking for modern mining operations are real, they are measurable, and they are just the beginning.”
Dr. Eric Pohlmann
CEO, Nerospec SK
Nerospec SK is built on the experience and capabilities of its shareholding partners Schmidt-Kranz Group and Nerospec Group. Jointly contributing decades of technology and Management experience as well as the capability to design, manufacture, and run-up custom electronics and to support globally with existing service teams of the group. The common goal is to bring autonomy to underground mining equipment to make mining more productive and safer.
Our Major Shareholders
The Schmidt Kranz Group is a family-owned group of mid-sized companies with over 130 years of experience in a diversified portfolio of selected industries and services. In each of its main activities, from underground mining and tunneling, mineral processing and recycling, hydraulic and pneumatics to automation and control and services, SK Group aims to deliver to the highest standards.
Nerospec Group is a group of key individuals united by a pioneering spirit that was forged by years of success over multiple industrial and commercial industries. With more than 20 years of experience in underground communications and proximity detection technology Nerospec is today a leader in the Level 9 machine intervention space.
Years of Experience
100
countries worldwide
10
The power and drive forged by Nerospec and SK will revolutionize the worldwide mining business through digitalization, automation, cost reduction and an increase in safety and efficiency
Mortimer Glinz
CEO of Schmidt Kranz Group
installed fleet
+
6800
People
+
200
For the future our objective with Nerospec SK is to innovate underground wireless communication solutions, data logging and analytics, as well as providing sophisticated machine automation
Michael Bruno
CEO of Nerospec Group
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