Auxiliary Processes

Optimizing energy and consumable use in auxiliary processes like compressed air systems and cooling water circuits underpins the efficiency and sustainability of mining operations.

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Measurement instruments are essential for driving mining excellence across the entire process, from crushing to tailings dam. Our comprehensive suite of product offers cutting-edge monitoring and control of pressure, temperature, level, and flow, ensuring mining operations are safer, smarter, and more sustainable. By harnessing our innovative solutions, mining companies can fine-tune processes, anticipate maintenance needs, minimize environmental impact, and maintain peak productivity. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Auxiliary systems are critical because they support plant uptime, energy efficiency, process safety, and reliable performance across core mining and metals operations.

Instrumentation improves utility performance by monitoring flow, pressure, temperature, and quality in real time, reducing downtime and improving energy efficiency.

Flow, pressure, temperature, level, and analytical measurements help reduce energy use, improve asset reliability, and minimize consumable waste in auxiliary processes.

Flexim flow measurement helps identify leaks, optimize compressor performance, and reduce energy waste in compressed air systems across mining operations.

Flexim flow and Rosemount temperature instrumentation help maintain cooling performance, prevent overheating, and reduce equipment failures that drive unplanned downtime.

Emerson AMS Device Manager helps mining teams improve field device maintenance by centralizing diagnostics, supporting calibration and verification workflows, and giving maintenance teams better visibility into instrument health and device status.

Training resources are typically available through Emerson product documentation, service organizations, digital learning tools, and expert support teams that help operations and maintenance personnel build stronger instrumentation and reliability skills.