Vale opens model plant in Itabira with AI applied to operations

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Vale has opened a model plant in Itabira that uses AI, automation, and data intelligence to modernize iron ore processing. The company says the new operating model improves efficiency, safety, predictability, and sustainability across the plant. It also expands remote operations, adds monitoring cameras and sensors, and supports more than 400 variables in real time. ABB plays a key integration role, and Vale plans to expand the model to other operations. The plant already shows measurable gains in productivity, product mix, and water reuse.

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