Inovance and CITIC Heavy Industries Partner on Intelligent Mine Control Systems

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd. and CITIC Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. have officially signed a group-level strategic ecosystem cooperation agreement. As a leading domestic supplier of complete heavy-duty mining equipment, CITIC Heavy Industries has more than 70 years of experience in mining hoisting, mineral processing, and metallurgical equipment manufacturing. Its product portfolio covers large-scale mills, heavy-duty mining equipment, underground special robots, and mine integrated energy storage equipment, positioning the company as a benchmark manufacturer of core equipment for intelligent mines in China. This cooperation marks an upgrade in bilateral collaboration from sporadic project support to comprehensive strategic synergy featuring long-term ecosystem co-building, joint R&D, and mutual market resource sharing.

Key Cooperation Areas for Intelligent Control Upgrades and Zero-Carbon Mine Construction

In accordance with the strategic cooperation agreement, both parties will carry out joint technological research and large-scale project implementation in five core fields to consolidate the digital and intelligent infrastructure for the mining industry.

1. Full-Process Intelligent Upgrade of Mining Equipment

As the core focus of this collaboration, both parties will integrate the entire industrial chain, including mining, hoisting, mineral processing, and smelting, and advance the intelligent iteration of core equipment, electric control systems, and intelligent operation and maintenance services. Taking multiple medium- and large-scale ball mill projects as demonstration cases, the two sides will continuously verify the stability of integrated solutions and improve overseas project delivery capabilities.

2. Joint R&D of Operating Systems and Industrial Control Software and Hardware

The two enterprises will set up a joint laboratory to promote in-depth adaptation and joint development between the CITIC Micro operating system and Inovance’s EVO800 large-scale PLC. Customized control algorithms will be optimized to adapt to harsh mining working conditions, building an integrated hardware and software control platform covering all mining and mineral processing scenarios. Seamless coordination will be realized among controllers, operating systems, field buses, and industrial application software.

3. Intelligent Controller Development for Mining Trucks and Special Robots

Leveraging Inovance’s strengths in electric drive systems, including motors, electronic controls, and batteries for new energy mining vehicles, both parties will jointly develop intelligent equipment such as new energy mining trucks and liner replacement robots. High-reliability, explosion-proof electric control systems will be developed for underground special robots to accelerate the implementation of unmanned underground mining solutions.

4. Digital Energy and Mine Digital Platform Construction

Both sides will build an all-scenario digital mine platform based on Inovance’s InoCube FOS. They will also deepen cooperation in source-grid-load-storage integration, renewable power direct connection, and zero-carbon industrial parks, enabling functions including energy consumption forecasting, intelligent energy storage scheduling, and carbon emission management, and accelerating the commercial rollout of zero-carbon mine solutions.

5. Joint Expansion of Overseas Markets

Taking overseas ball mill projects as typical demonstration cases, the two companies will share sales channels and customer resources, launch integrated complete equipment solutions for overseas markets, and provide professional services for clients along the Belt and Road Initiative.

Industry Value

The global mining and metallurgical industries face common challenges, including insufficient adaptive capacity of industrial control systems, low on-site operation and maintenance efficiency, and poor cross-system collaboration. The strategic partnership between the two industrial leaders forms a complete closed loop covering industrial control hardware, operating systems, heavy-duty complete equipment, and digital energy platforms, delivering replicable and scalable integrated intelligent mine solutions. Going forward, both parties will launch more benchmark projects to accelerate the large-scale application of intelligent industrial control solutions, supporting the high-quality development of high-end equipment manufacturing, industrial digitalization, and green mining sectors.