Knowledge Sharing 4 Industry

April 2025 SAIMC

In proud partnership with Innomotics, the SAIMC will be hosting the first Knowledge Sharing 4 Industry event for 2025. The topic will be ‘Breaking Down Industrial Data Silos: The Future of Unified Data Integration in Mining’.

We will explore

• The key challenges facing the mining industry and the solutions at our disposal to tackle bottlenecks in value chains and improve operational efficiency.

• Concepts of industrial integration.

• The importance of real-time monitoring and coordination: enhancing operational efficiency through live data insights.

• Global best practices: drawing lessons from the top-performing mining operations around the world.

Date: 19 March 2025

Time: 11h00 to 14h00

Venue: Siemens Park, 300 Janadel Avenue, Midrand

11h00: Arrival, registration and Pit to Port showcase

12h00: SAIMC welcome − Gerhard Greeff

12h15: Innomotics address − Tim Walwyn

12h30: Innomotics presentation with Q&A

13h30: Women In Mining South Africa presentation − Raksha Naidoo

14h00: Closing − Gerhard Greeff and lunch

RSVP to jane.collett@saimc.co.za

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