Optimizing the performance of Semi-Autogenous mills (SAG mills) is our core focus. Our mineral processing experts have been increasing throughput and reducing specific power while preventing upsets for over 30 years. We use our vast experience and specialized tools to provide SAG mill specific strategies to the worlds foremost mineral processing companies. Our strategies are the best in the business. Read more...

One area where we are very excited about the potential of KSX is building automation. Specifically, optimization of energy consumption for large buildings. A great deal of work has been done to standardize the communication protocols used in building automation. This allows for complete integration of HVAC, lighting, network and communications and security systems in a way that hasn't been possible in the past. Much of the push for this unification was for HMI (human machine interfaces) and data logging but can be capitalized upon for optimization as well. Read more...

The global marketplace for materials and services requires providers to continually seek improvements in efficiency to maintain their competitive position. Advanced control systems, such as expert systems, adaptive control and adaptive control with learning capabilities, yield substantial increases in processing efficiency when properly implemented. Read more...

Real-time on-line adaptive control of processing systems is possible when the control algorithms include the ability to build multidimensional response surfaces the represent the processes being controlled. These response surfaces, or knowledgescapes, change in real time as processing conditions, process inputs and system parameters change.

KnowledgeScape® is unique in the world of real-time expert control systems because it is designed to control and optimize industrial processes using an integrated toolset of powerful artificial intelligent components. This integrated toolset contains a flexible expert control system that allows both crisp and fuzzy rules, on-line adaptive and competitive neural network models, and genetic algorithms for real-time optimization of the process. In addition to its use to optimize mineral processing plants it is also designed to embed intelligence into any piece of complex processing equipment. Read more...

Expert control of grinding and flotation plants has been successfully used in the minerals industry since the 1970’s. Read more...

In normal economic times we typically use KSX to try to optimize (increase) production. With the big economic downturn and the corresponding dip in commodities prices, increasing production is no longer the right approach. In fact many of our clients are cutting production, either by closing plants, or by reducing operating hours. So what kind of optimization can we do that is effective in this economic climate? Read more...

Files available from KnowledgeScape can now be found at our new downloads page.

These files include a demonstration version of KSX our Adaptive Optimization and Process Control software, installation and reference manuals, as well as papers on Fuzzy Logic Control, Neural Network Modeling, and Genetic Algorithm Optimization.