Sandvik leaders on what’s next for surface drilling automation

TECHNOLOGY

Executives stress process, safety and data as keys to mining’s autonomous drilling future

Sandvik TH663i with AutoMine. | Credits: Sandvik

Sandvik’s automation team describes the future of surface drilling as less a race to deploy machines on scale, and more of a careful process of aligning technology with mining realities. Speaking with…

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