Split Engineering has introduced the next generation of its Split-Online® System. Split-Online “is the industry approved standard for automated coarse rock fragmentation size measurement systems and has been installed at more than 140 different mine operations with over 560 camera locations on five continents.”

Split-Online provides an online measurement of the particle size distribution (PSD) information from post-blast muckpiles to primary crusher feed to mill recycle. “Optimising fragmentation during blasting and controlling the crushing and grinding circuits can often achieve substantial benefits in improved performance and/or reduced costs.” The Split-ShovelCam system extends the Split-Online software to operate on mobile excavation equipment such as cable shovels and hydraulic excavators.

New Version 5.0 software includes a dashboard presenting particle size results in user web browsers for immediate data access, quality control and live image viewing. Additional colour and brightness information measurements provide new opportunities for ore and rock type identification and the option for profiles that enable custom settings for different operating conditions, such as day/night for ambient light cameras and custom calibration settings for different ore/rock types.