With the rapid development of 5G technology, the application of 5G technology has become more and more extensive. For example, 5G technology can help rare-earth companies' production operations become more flexible and efficient, improve safety and reduce maintenance costs. At the same time, it will also enable rare earth companies to enhance the use of automation, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and the Internet of Things "smart factory".
Since May 2019, Baotou Steel Group, China Mobile, Huawei and others have jointly released the world's first unmanned mining card marshalling 5G+ application. In order to implement the "smart mine" development action plan, Baotou Steel Group has built a "5G + smart mining area" project in the world's largest rare earth mine-Baiyun Obo mining area, to realize the unmanned driving of mining trucks and unmanned operation of mining equipment, and mines Automatic management of production operation and scheduling.
Traditional rare earth mining operations are often faced with difficulties such as frequent safety accidents, low work efficiency, high labor costs, and the lack of recruitment due to the harsh environment and complex site environment of the mine. The unmanned mining vehicle with 5G technology in the Baiyun Obo mining area realizes the combination of high-definition video high-speed backhaul and low-latency services based on control signals, thereby avoiding casualties and bringing huge economic and social benefits to rare earth mining .
Up to now, 4 unmanned mining cards and two electric forklifts in Baiyun Obo mining area have realized unmanned operation, with a cumulative mileage of more than 5,000 kilometers and more than 1,300 unmanned transportation cycles. According to the plan, the mining area will eventually realize the unmanned operation of 17 mining trucks and 7 electric forklifts, the proportion of “unmanned” mining trucks will reach 65%, and the unmanned mining trucks will transition from half-shift operation to full shift Operation, fully realize the full mine application of unmanned driving in the main mining area.
Behind the steady progress of each stage of the "5G+Smart Mining Area" project, the latest concepts of 5G technology are integrated. In February of this year, the project was promoted nationwide as the first 5G technology application case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. At present, the case model has been gradually promoted in Inner Mongolia's Ordos and Tongliao cities, as well as in Shanxi, Sichuan and other places, with strong replicability.
In terms of quantity and volume, the application of 5G technology to domestic rare earth companies is only part of it, but from the perspective of potential and prospects, to cultivate the deep integration of rare earth and 5G technology is to seize the opportunity of industrialization of cutting-edge technology and strengthen the opportunities of rare earth companies. Core competitiveness, increase the stamina for the development of the rare earth industry, and inject momentum into high-quality development.
5G technology and the development of the rare earth industry are complementary. In fact, the promotion and application of 5G technology can not only promote the integration of industrialization and informatization, promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries such as the rare earth industry, promote the new-type, large-scale, and diversified development of pillar industries in the rare-earth industry, and build a diversified development The modern industrial system supported by multiple poles has made the development of the rare earth industry change from heavy to light, realizing a new leap in development.
From 3G to 4G to 5G, the future industry formed by any point of disruptive innovation between technology, products and markets, represents the new technology at the forefront of the times. In particular, attention should be paid to the disruptive innovations of the rare earth industry in the fields of information technology, smart technology, and energy technology (including market model innovation). Once disruptive technologies appear, they will surely lead to other technological breakthroughs and innovations and form the original foundation for the accelerated development of the rare earth industry. power.
Due to the gradual promulgation of national policies on the rare earth industry, it will promote the continuous deepening of the sustainable development of the rare earth industry. With the continuous penetration of 5G technology in various fields, especially the rare earth industry, the development model and pattern of my country's rare earth industry are being rewritten by 5G thinking, and the rare earth industry is also expected to cause “qualitative changes” due to “quantitative changes”. In other words, rare earth resources far away from ordinary people's lives will be reshaped and integrated by 5G technology, gradually forming a new economic form.
