ABB reports developing electrification and automation solutions as part of LKAB’s SUM project. (Photo: ABB)
ABB reported supporting the LKAB Sustainable Underground Mining (SUM) project. The supplier has provided electrification, connected control and operations management systems, high-visualization and mobile operator workplaces.
ABB said SUM will allow it to develop and bring to market new sustainable mining solutions. “We are taking significant strides toward a vision of the future operator environment through smarter working and demonstrable results,” said Jan Nyqvist, global product manager, underground mining automation, ABB.
Separately, ABB and Talga Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop the latter’s Vittangi Anode Project in northern Sweden. The project will effectively marry a scalable battery-anode production facility to an integrated graphite mining operation.
The facility will supply coated anodes for lithium-ion batteries. It will be located 15 km from Vittangi, Sweden, and is expected to begin anode production at 19,000 tons per year starting in 2023.
The project offers the opportunity to showcase leadership in industrial automation and smart electrification, ABB said. “This is another milestone for us and our customers in our aim for more sustainable operations and a fossil fuel free society,” said Björn Jonsson, division manager, North Europe, process industries, ABB.
