The 10 Most Recommended Mining Service Providers 2019
Mining Companies improve the productivity of mineral processing plants and sustain those improvements thereby increasing the profitability of mining operations.Recognizing the renowned franchises, Insights Success has enlisted "The 10 Most Recommended Mining Service Providers 2019"
Mining Companies improve the productivity of mineral processing plants and sustain those improvements thereby increasing the profitability of mining operations.Recognizing the renowned franchises, Insights Success has enlisted "The 10 Most Recommended Mining Service Providers 2019"
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<strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>10</strong><br />
<strong>10</strong> <strong>Most</strong> <strong>Recommended</strong><br />
<strong>Service</strong> <strong>Providers</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Softree Technical Systems<br />
Civil Engineering Software for Haul & Access Road Design & Optimization<br />
In an Interview with Insights<br />
Success, David Mills, Cofounder<br />
of Softree Technical<br />
Systems, describes the journey of<br />
Softree Technical Systems and about<br />
its contribution to the software<br />
industry. Softree Technical Systems<br />
develops and supports high quality<br />
software tools for engineers working<br />
on corridor based projects such as<br />
roads, pipelines, and railways.<br />
Applications of Softree products have<br />
been utilized by engineers in the civil,<br />
forestry, oil and gas, military,<br />
government and mining industries. Its<br />
engineering team focuses on<br />
developing innovative solutions to<br />
problems its clients face on a day to<br />
day basis. Softree is dedicated to<br />
working with its clients to keeping the<br />
standard of its software to the highest<br />
possible level. It prides itself on<br />
keeping its programs light, fast, and<br />
easy to use.<br />
Below are the highlights of the<br />
interview between David Mills and<br />
Insights Success.<br />
Give a brief overview of your<br />
company, its solutions and services.<br />
Softree is a developer of engineering<br />
software in both civil and natural<br />
resources markets, including forestry<br />
and mining. Softree has been providing<br />
innovative software solutions for<br />
surveying, mapping and civil<br />
engineering for more than 25 years. We<br />
develop software that is innovative and<br />
powerful. We’re always trying to tackle<br />
new large and complex engineering<br />
problems. But leave the complicated<br />
stuff to us. Our software works hard<br />
behind the scenes so that our users can<br />
always enjoy a simple and intuitive<br />
interface.<br />
Softree has three core products:<br />
RoadEng - Softree’s road and site<br />
design software. It is ideal for<br />
applications in resource industries:<br />
forestry, mining, and energy. RoadEng<br />
allows for the geometric design of<br />
ramps, access roads and haul roads<br />
with constant feedback from real-time<br />
window interactivity.<br />
Softree Optimal - Softree Optimal is a<br />
vertical alignment optimization<br />
program that runs as an add-on for<br />
RoadEng, or other civil design<br />
products. Ideal for haul and access<br />
road optimization, it generates the<br />
lowest cost vertical alignment based on<br />
the ground surface, the horizontal<br />
alignment, and the design parameters<br />
and constraints entered by the user. It<br />
will bring down road construction<br />
costs by <strong>10</strong>-30% or more.<br />
Terrain Tools – Terrain Tools is a<br />
software toolkit for 3D mapping,<br />
terrain modelling and land<br />
development. Fully geo-referenced, it<br />
reads a variety of formats including<br />
LiDAR, Shape, DWG and images.<br />
Alongside TIN and contour map<br />
creation, it offers a variety of simple<br />
but powerful features available for site<br />
design and grading. Create 3D<br />
surfaces: terracing, channels, ditches,<br />
pads or sub-surface zones.<br />
Describe the ways in which your<br />
mining solutions are focused on<br />
being customer centric.<br />
Our software is designed for the<br />
engineer, not a CAD Tech. Also, by<br />
using it, mining companies are able to<br />
design their access and haul roads<br />
faster, in house, and at a lower cost.<br />
Describe the experiences,<br />
achievements or lessons learnt that<br />
have shaped the journey of your<br />
company.<br />
<strong>The</strong> core goal of our company is to<br />
develop software tools that are easier<br />
to use.<br />
Other CAD-based civil design software<br />
systems try to do too much. More is no<br />
longer better. I read a survey recently<br />
of CAD-based design users and it<br />
revealed that only a fraction of the<br />
software’s functionality is used. In<br />
many cases, users weren’t even aware<br />
if their software could do a specific<br />
function, much less how to go about<br />
doing it.<br />
Our goal is to avoid that – we often<br />
take functions and features out of the<br />
software if they are not important. Our<br />
software is easy to use, easy to<br />
complete your project.<br />
What are the evident challenges in<br />
the mining industry and what are<br />
your company’s strategies to tackle<br />
these challenges?<br />
Access road and haul roads represent a<br />
significant cost to mining operations.<br />
Designing lower cost roads (in terms of<br />
earthworks) and better roads to reduce<br />
cycle times are important to us.<br />
RoadEng with our optimization add-on<br />
included can do just that!<br />
Our software allows engineers to<br />
design the lowest-cost haul road design<br />
that satisfies their design constraints &<br />
standards. Optimization technology<br />
40| April <strong>2019</strong>|
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