Metso opens digital design and development studio

Global manufacturer of mining and aggregates machinery Metso Outotec, is investing in digitisation. (Photo: Metso Outotec)

The OEM, which describes itself as providing ‘Sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries’ says that the studio will play an important role in the development and implementation of digital solutions to meet the needs of the industry.

“The opening of the Digital Design and Development Studio marks the next phase in our digital offering development journey,” says Olivier Guyot, Senior Vice President for Minerals Digital at Metso.

“This new digital capabilities and knowledge hub centers around the competences related to software development, design, data, UX design and AI required to serve our customers’ increasing appetite for advanced digital solutions.”

Today, Metso has approximately 50 digital experts working in the Krakow office and the number is expected to increase significantly within the next months. In total, Metso has some 250 people working on its portfolio of digital solutions.

In digital development for minerals processing customers, Metso says that it is focusing on three main impact areas: Equipment performance to provide digitally enhanced Life Cycle Services, remote condition monitoring and prescriptive maintenance; Process performance digital portfolio to optimise customers’ ore-to-metal operations; and Business enablement to enhance the customer experience and improve employees’ productivity within a data-driven, AI-augmented environment.