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Industrial Products for Advanced Control of Mineral Processing Plants

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Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants

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This chapter begins with some general observations on the strategic importance automation technologies have acquired in the mining business, and then reviews a series of recently available commercial advanced sensors for grinding and flotation plants. This is followed by a brief look at developments in advanced control and the main concepts involved in the solutions offered. A number of tools for advanced control development are presented and the reported benefits obtained in real-world applications are noted. The chapter ends with conclusions and a brief discussion of current tendencies.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Aldo Cipriano

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Correo 3, Concepción, Chile

    Daniel Sbárbaro

  2. Département de Génie des Mines, de la Métallurgie et des Matériaux, Université Laval, Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot 1065, Avenue de la Médecine, G1V 0A6, Québec, QC, Canada

    René del Villar

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Cipriano, A. (2010). Industrial Products for Advanced Control of Mineral Processing Plants. In: Sbárbaro, D., del Villar, R. (eds) Advanced Control and Supervision of Mineral Processing Plants. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-106-6_7

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