Aplik has developed diverse projects. Some have consisted in making simulations or prototypes to determine the feasibility to continue with other stages. Others have consisted in the elaboration of an instrument to be used for teaching at universities. Aplik has also carried out projects that have culminated with robust and reliable industrial systems for the mining industry.
The most outstanding achievement of these projects is the integration of the three strategic areas of Aplik: "Artificial Vision", "Mechanical Design", and "Control and Data Analysis".
In the picture: a subsystem of the Magnetic Permeability Measurement Instrument.
Aplik has developed a copper cathode inspection system (including the design, construction and project start-up) for the Spence mining company, owned by BHPBilliton. At this mining site there are two CSQA, one for each of the Stripping Machines installed in the electrowinning complex. More information ...
Aplik developed this experimentation platform for university courses. This a platform with two degrees of freedom for controlling a plastic ball. Using commands which are sent by computer to the platform, the location and trajectory of the ball are controlled. The position of the ball is known using a camera located over the platform.
Aplik designed and integrated an instrument to measure magnetic permeability. Magnetic permeability is a property that all materials have which indicates how well it conducts a magnetic field. Aplik designed this instrument entirely: from the measurement procedure to the electronics, software and control systems. In addition, the entire system was assembled by Aplik. The development of this measurement procedure began from the most basic concepts: Maxwell's laws.
The Cathode Selection System Project, named proCCat - distinguished with the Raúl Sáez 2004 Award - consisted in the design, engineering, construction and commissioning of an automatic system for the inspection and selection of copper cathodes according to quality criteria. The initiative was developed by Cerro Colorado with the collaboration from Aplik. More information...
The Inspection System for Copper Cathodes Project (SICC) characterizes the quality of the cathodes according to the attributes and qualities observed through a high resolution vision system. These copper cathodes are inspected on-line immediately after leaving the electrowinning process. This system is mounted on the Stripping Machine. More information...