Weir partners with Viking Analytics

Weir has entered a strategic collaboration agreement with Viking Analytics to enhance its digital offering for mineral processing plants.

This partnership will significantly enhance Weir’s NEXT intelligent solutions — the company’s comprehensive digital offering designed to transform mineral processing through real-time data, predictive analytics and process optimisation.

By integrating Viking’s advanced machine learning technology, Weir will facilitate predictive maintenance solutions, ensuring uptime and production are maximised.

Weir senior director Ole Knudsen says the company is committed to building a more sustainable future in mining through strategic partnerships with companies that share its vision.

“Viking’s customised AI software will be exclusively integrated into our NEXT intelligent solutions, delivering predictive analytics that enhance uptime and streamline maintenance for our customers,” he said.

Viking Analytics’ solution is AI enabled, designed to learn equipment behaviour and detect early signs of machine failure. It provides automatic anomaly detection and intelligent diagnostics, without the need for labelled data or manually set thresholds.

Viking Analytics chief executive Dr Rajet Krishnan says the company is proud to partner with Weir on the next step of its digital journey.

“Together, we will combine Weir’s deep domain expertise in mining with Viking’s AI-driven condition monitoring technology to unlock new value for Weir’s customers worldwide,” he said.