Weir partners with Viking Analytics to enhance digital offering for mineral processing plants

Weir, a mining technology company, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Viking Analytics, a Swedish-based company specialising in AI-powered vibration analysis and condition monitoring for smarter predictive maintenance. 

This partnership will significantly enhance Weir’s NEXT intelligent solutions – the company’s comprehensive digital offering designed to transform mineral processing through real-time data, predictive analytics and process optimisation. By integrating Viking’s advanced machine learning technology, it will facilitate predictive maintenance solutions, ensuring uptime and production are maximised.

Viking Analytics’ solution is AI enabled, designed to learn equipment behaviour and detect early signs of machine failure. It provides automatic anomaly detection and intelligent diagnostics, without the need for labelled data or manually set thresholds.

Ole Knudsen, Weir,Senior Director – Digital said:

‘Weir is committed to building a more sustainable future in mining through strategic partnerships with companies that share our vision. Viking’s customised AI software will be exclusively integrated into our NEXT intelligent solutions, delivering predictive analytics that enhance uptime and streamline maintenance for our customers.’

Dr Rajet Krishnan, Viking Analytics, CEO said:

‘We are proud to partner with Weir on this important step in their digital journey.Together, we will combine Weir’s deep domain expertise in mining with Viking’sAI-driven condition monitoring technology to unlock new value for Weir’s customers worldwide.’

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Contact:

JessicaAllendes, Weir, Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications

Jessica.Allendes@mail.weir

AboutThe Weir Group PLC

Founded in 1871, The Weir Group PLC is one of the world’s leading engineering businesses with a purpose to make its mining and infrastructure customers’ operations more sustainable and efficient. Weir’s highly engineered technology enables critical resources to be produced using less energy, water and waste while reducing customers’ total cost of ownership. Weir is ideally positioned to benefit from structural trends that support long-term demand for its technology including the need for more essential metals to support economic development and carbon transition. The Group has c.12,000 employees operating in over 50 countries with a presence in every major mining region of the world.Find out more at www.global.weir.

Weir’s ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: WEIR LN) and its American Depositary Receipts trade over-the-counter in the USA (ticker: WEGRY).

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