Mining & Resources

At Planit, we can help you embrace new technologies and practices with the confidence of quality and security embedded throughout. We can provide strategic advice you need, assistance in delivery optimisation, or act as a flexible partner to provide specialist consultants to help you mitigate quality and security risks.

Innovate with Confidence

The resource sector is modern, forward facing and has always looked to increase efficiency. This has seen its organisations become leaders in the areas of automation, AI and data analytics. Innovations such as driverless mining vehicles and real-time monitoring of everything from ore quality to tire pressure are commonplace.

The industry’s drive for efficiency can only be outdone by its emphasis on safety and desire to mitigate real-world risks. That includes ensuring the integrity and resilience of critical systems responsible for OH&S for staff in remote locations, as well as embedding quality controls, security and monitoring into machinery and connected systems.

AI and Robotics Innovation

Automation is at the forefront in the push to increase the safety of employees in potentially hazardous, remote and hostile environments. This drive for efficiency has seen the resource sector produce leading technological advances such as robotics and remote-controlled machinery. In fact, it is predicted that underground mines may be fully automated in 15-20 years.

Consistency at Scale

Resources organisations often find there is no consistent approach to quality. In some instances, this can be caused by multiple vendors being engaged, and in others, multiple tools or applications are operating in parallel fulfilling similar purposes. Immediate gains can be made through proper planning, streamlining the road to quality and adopting a consistent approach that scales.

Safety First, Speed Second

Safety critical systems are hard to deliver. From OH&S to communications, machinery to sensors, with so many systems having real-world safety implications, it is critical that you take a risk-based approach to delivery, ensuring the right level of test coverage. So how do you balance this requirement for safety with the industry’s need for speed?

How Can We Help?

The mining and resources sector demands software that can perform under pressure. With deep testing expertise, Planit ensures your critical systems are reliable, secure and ready to operate safely, no matter where your operations take you.

Building Quality, Automatically

The applications of automation extend far beyond trucks and machinery. It should also be at the forefront of your mind when delivering software. By automating testing, environments, deployments and manual processes, you can increase both speed and quality in delivery.

Reliability in Extreme Environment

Considering the remote and vast locations that resource organisations service, maintaining speed and response of applications and systems can be an extreme challenge. We can help you ensure reliability of your key systems, meet your performance goals and embed performance into your development lifecycle.

Technology at the Cutting Edge

From Wi-Fi sensors to full-scale automated equipment and everywhere in between, our quality specialists can help you ensure your new tech is working as expected. With extensive experience in the resources sector, our innovation team are at the forefront of modern technology, including AI, Robotics and IoT.

Safety at the Coalface

The industry’s heavy reliance on technology means that security breaches could not only result in data and IP loss, but also affect modern machinery and result in real-world harm including potential loss of life. Don’t risk a costly hijacking. Our security team can find vulnerabilities in applications and processes increasing your defences against cyber-attacks.

Unearthing Issues through Data Mining

Autonomous machinery relies on a vast amount of sensor and geospatial data. It is critical that any anomalies within these data streams be promptly detected and handled. By using statistical models to review large data sets, our consultants can implement intuitive data mining programs that report on such events so that they can be mitigated.

Efficient New Ways of Working

Market research has consistently found that organisations can benefit from significant speed and efficiency gains when adopting Agile and DevOps practices. With many resource companies embarking on a similar journey, we can help you get it right no matter whether you’re just setting out or if you want help maturing your transformation.

Market Leaders Choose Planit

“Now almost one year after the exercise, I can see how my test teams have implemented changes that have come directly from the report’s recommendations. I can clearly see the ROI from this investment and I look forward to a continued relationship with Planit.”

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Ready to elevate the integrity, reliability, and security of your connected systems and machinery? At Planit, we have decades of hands-on experience and understanding with embedding quality controls and monitoring for a wide variety of mining operations

Contact us to find out how we can help you mitigate quality and security risks to optimise your delivery, even in remote locations.