Hexagon closes drill and blast gap with Split Engineering acquisition
Hexagon’s Mining division today announced the acquisition of Split Engineering, a leader in coarse rock fragmentation size measurement systems, software and services.
Optimized fragmentation can save a mine significant costs while improving drill and blast processes. Split Engineering’s image processing technology delivers high-quality information that enables customers to manage their processes from drill to mill and improve mine profits.
Split Engineering’s core solutions are based on more than 25 years of research and development that began at the University of Arizona where Department of Mining and Geological Engineering staff founded Split Engineering in 1997.
Employing specialists in mining, metallurgical, geological, geophysical, optical and electrical engineering, as well as mathematics and business, the company has continuously improved its software while opening offices in Chile, Peru, South Africa and Australia to service its worldwide customer base.
Today’s acquisition is good news for Hexagon customers, said Josh Weiss, Mining division President. “Split Engineering’s fragmentation analysis capabilities expand our life-of-mine vision from pit to plant.
“It closes the loop on drill and blast design by allowing sites to quantify the effectiveness of their blast, bridging the gap between planning and operations.”
Split Engineering co-founder Tom BoBo said: “Mining is all about efficient size reduction to liberate the mineral. Split Engineering’s technology measures that process of size reduction from mine to mill, pit to plant. Split Engineering is a great fit to Hexagon’s digital mine with our automated digital image analysis systems: Split-ShovelCam®, Split-TruckCam® and Split-Crusher® taking Hexagon from the mine into the processing plant, to help measure, manage and improve mining operations.
“Co-founder, Brian Norton, added: “Split Engineering is pleased to contribute to the Hexagon life-of-mine vision. We are excited to leverage the sales, support and development resources offered by Hexagon’s global presence for the benefit of the mining industry worldwide.“
About Hexagon:
Hexagon is a global leader in digital solutions that create Autonomous Connected Ecosystems (ACE), a state where data is connected seamlessly through the convergence of the physical world with the digital, and intelligence is built-in to all processes.
Hexagon’s industry-specific solutions leverage domain expertise in sensor technologies, software, and data orchestration to create Smart Digital Realities™ that improve productivity and quality across manufacturing, infrastructure, safety and mobility applications.
Hexagon’s Mining division solves surface and underground challenges with proven technologies for planning, operations, and safety.
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 20,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.8bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com.
For further information
Neville Judd
Communications Director,
Hexagon Mining
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