Gigabit December 2018
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SWEDISH MINING AUTOMATION GROUP (SMAG)<br />
236<br />
Advisor Christian Orrego Silvander. He<br />
believes that this collaboration between<br />
Swedish automation groups and other<br />
global miners is a win-win partnership.<br />
“Our mission is to help Swedish<br />
companies grow internationally, as<br />
well as to attract foreign investments<br />
to Sweden,” Silvander<br />
explains. “Sweden has a long history<br />
of providing solutions to the mining<br />
industry and it’s quite famous for<br />
having some of the leading original<br />
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in<br />
mines. Today more than 50% of the<br />
technology used in underground mines<br />
comes from Sweden.”<br />
Ericsson, Eprioc, SKF, Mobilaris,<br />
Sentian Technologies and Scania<br />
Mining: the founding members of SMAG<br />
make for impressive reading, and in<br />
conjunction with Business Sweden,<br />
they plan to bring the latest industry<br />
know-how and technologies to mining<br />
regions across the globe. One such<br />
country where SMAG is leaving a lasting<br />
impression in is Canada. A force to be<br />
reckoned with on the mining stage,<br />
Canada is a country that is renowned<br />
for its mining heritage. Last year, the<br />
industry contributed CAN$72bn<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2018</strong>
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