EIS Solutions for Metals, Mining and Construction

Retaining market leadership in the resources industry asks for greater flexibility and adaptive skills. Enterprises here need to respond quickly to diverse market demands, and adapt to changing health, safety and environmental regulations. This requires adequate support from IT systems to monitor functions and processes, as well as help with optimal asset utilization. At Afxisi, we provide Resources solutions for entire lifecycle of mines & metals business which involves mining for base metals and further processing of the core minerals leading to final metal production.

Helping Jhagadia Copper Limited reduce cost of production by 8 – 10 %

Jhagadia Copper Limited (JCL) is the largest producer of LME Grade “A” Copper Cathodes in India using secondary smelting route. Experiencing productivity and efficiency loss due to excessive heating of refractory lining, the company approached Afxisi Innovation Labs – Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) to address the problem. Drawing from its prior experience in delivering model-based solutions towards energy efficient steel refining and gas fired boiler operation, TRDDC delivered a unique solution for JCL’s complex copper smelting process. TRDDC proposed a model based optimization of JCL’s Kaldo furnace resulting in a new furnace operating regime. The solution has improved productivity by 10% and the refractory life by 50-60%, leading to direct cost savings.