The metals and mining resources industry consists of aluminum, iron and steel, precious metals and minerals, coal and base metal markets. Key business drivers in the cyclical and asset intensive resources industry are reduction in power and fuel costs, supply chain efficiencies and equipment longevity. TCS contributes by offering services across the complete plant and production process lifecycle.

Client Challenges

• Sourcing complexities in wake of globalization
• Varied and non-compliant business processes
• Lack of automation for planning and monitoring of various functions
• High cost structures
• Regulatory challenges: Anti-pollution legislation, trade and safety regulation

What TCS Provides

• Product Engineering: New Product Development (NPD) services from concept to prototype; design and analysis of various systems and subsystems; R&D projects in waste management
• Plant Design Engineering: includes process, civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation engineering
• Manufacturing Execution System (MES): includes assessment of manufacturing operational processes, industrial automation & information integration, solution requirement analysis, evaluation, design and development, deployment and support
• Advanced Process Control (APC): solutions for modeling and optimization of systems for mineral and metal processing plants
• Real-Time System (RTS): includes custom-built, real-time control, interfacing applications and software products to serve mineral and metal organizations in data acquisition, control and advanced control
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM): includes design and development of integrated asset management solutions, systems consolidation, product implementation frameworks and methodologies, deployment of single asset repositories for both linear and point assets and compliance with regulatory frameworks for asset-intensive resource organizations

TCS also provides services in Geo Spatial Technologies, Product Lifecycle Management, Embedded Systems, Electromechanical Manufacturing Services and Sourcing Manufacturing Solutions.

Business Value

• Enhanced product life & reduced downtime
• Minimized resource and energy consumption
• Improved operational efficiencies across the value stream of the enterprise
• Maximum capital asset utilization
• Cost saving through innovation and off-shoring
• Improved Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) compliance