Adaption of Automation in the Cement, Salt, and Iron Industries in South-Central United States

摘要

The application of automation principles and equipment was studied in the cement, salt, and iron-ore processing in South-Central United States to determine the general effects, possible advantages, and potential trends. This study may be useful to other segments of the mineral industry that inherently processes large quantities of mineral materials. Significant benefits of an automated mineral processing facility include an increase in labor productivity, better quality control of products, reduced material costs, and improvements in health, safety, and wages of plant workers. The greatest use of automated technology in mineral industries in the South-Central United States has been in mineral operations requiring processing large volumes of resources; automated techniques have not advantageously been adapted in the mining phases of the industries studies. (Author)