Technology enhancing our business across the value chain
The automation and digitalisation technologies we are deploying at key operations enable us to make on-time production and marketing decisions using data analytics, improve operational efficiency and industrial safety, and control and reduce costs and the environmental impact.
Digital future: SUEK’s pilot projects
Data collection
and interconnectivity
See more Drilling and blasting optimisation: integration of the field model, data on drilled wells and the geo-data regularly supplied by drones in a single programme
3D modelling of open-pit and underground mines, washing plants, CHPP units
Dispatching control of movement and condition of equipment
- Remote control of the worked-out area by drones
- Live geolocation of equipment and personnel
Dispatch control of machinery movement and condition
- Remote monitoring of industrial safety
- Equipment performance sensors
- Independent regulation of air-gas control and ventilation systems in mines
- Dispatch control of the entire washing cycle
- Machine quality control of finished products
- Monitoring stack environmental indicators
- Video monitoring of employees working with high voltages
- Standardisation and optimisation of plant walkdowns and equipment inspections
Dispatch control of machinery condition
Live railcar georeferencing
- Dispatch control of CHPP operation
- Applications for the quick identification of risks to the life and health of workers
- Mobile and web applications for heat inspectors from the heat supply companies
Digitised requests for connecting new facilities to the heat supply system
Environmental monitoring
End-to-end coal quality assurance
Optimisation of ship loading plans
Automated loading of railcars, ships, warehouses (Vanino)
Development 1
The integration of advanced
exploration systems and 3D
modelling enable us to develop
and promptly adjust
costefficient mining plans
EFFECT
Shorter preparation period
Lower risk of modelling errors
or industrial safety violations
Minimising impact on local
communities and the environment
Coal mining 2
Dispatch control
of the entire mining process
makes it possible to quickly
eliminate bottlenecks and
potential emergencies
EFFECT
Productivity increase
Enhanced industrial safety
Coal washing 3
Automatic systems control the washing process and product
quality at our washing plants
and processing facilities,
and are able to quickly make
adjustments when necessary
EFFECT
Plant throughput increase
Higher quality of finished
products
Transportation 4
Dispatch control
of the entire logistics
cycle enables us to optimise
transportation and logistics
EFFECT
Meeting delivery deadlines
Coal quality control during
transportation
Electricity and heat generation 5
Dispatch control of CHPP
processes makes it possible
to optimise power plant operations
and efficiently and quickly schedule
repair works
EFFECT
Improved heat supplies to the local
population
Enhanced customer engagement
Optimisation of employee work
Enhanced industrial safety
Improving environmental control
Accounting 6
The data from our production
sites and sales offices around
the world is promptly uploaded
to the ERPERP — Enterprise Resource Planning system for quick
adjustments to production plans,
shipment routes and volumes
in order to meet consumer
requirements
EFFECT
Faster decision making
Improved cost control
