How VEERUM enabled 60% efficiency gains for a top Canadian mining company

We know that accurate data is essential. When our client faced the task of maintaining their asset registry across multiple aging sites, they struggled with outdated and unreliable information. This blog explores how VEERUM’s digital twin technology empowered them to achieve time savings of 60% and saved 3 minutes per tag, significantly enhancing their operational capabilities. By embracing this technology, our client enabled their team to work visually and gain a clearer understanding of their assets. This shift not only enhanced collaboration but also set a new standard for operational excellence.

Client challenges

Our client’s main challenge was an inaccurate and unreliable asset registry. With decades of operations behind them, they found themselves navigating outdated engineering drawings and scattered data. Information was trapped in silos—stored on paper, in Excel sheets, or even on thumb drives—making it nearly impossible to organize and verify. This lack of centralized, accurate data not only complicated maintenance and management but also resulted in overlooked equipment. Identifying the complex relationships between assets and physically verifying them on-site became a time-consuming and labor-intensive task.

VEERUM’s solution

VEERUM DigitalTWIN provided a comprehensive solution by adopting an optimized approach to asset management. The team quickly implemented rapid scanning and post-processing of critical areas, allowing for project commencement within days. This enabled virtual collaboration with subject matter experts in VEERUM to address hierarchy gaps and clarify process layouts effectively.

With VEERUM’s clipping feature, users could focus on essential areas, confirming the precise positioning of equipment on-site. The platform’s virtual walkthrough capabilities facilitated seamless placement of items directly in the model, speeding up the entire review process. This intuitive system helped identify duplicate, missing, and incorrectly categorized equipment, significantly enhancing accuracy and operational efficiency compared to previous methods. As a result, the client experienced consistent cost and time efficiency gains of around 60% when transitioning their review and rework cycles to our DigitalTWIN platform.

Key results

The impact of VEERUM’s solution was profound. The client achieved approximately 60% efficiency gains in their review and rework cycles, particularly in areas lacking engineering drawings. They also reported significant improvements in their asset hierarchy confidence, feeling more assured about the location and relationships of assets than in other parts of the plant where they had better information. With an impressive time savings of 3 minutes per tag during reviews, our client reduced the physical time spent on-site while enhancing collaboration and knowledge transfer to their team.

In summary, VEERUM empowered our client by maximizing data quality and enhancing decision-making, allowing them to navigate the complexities of their industrial operations with renewed confidence and efficiency. If you’re ready to transform your asset management processes, connect with one of our experts today to get started!