Automation Stress Intelligence
Timing Intelligence For Automation & Control Vendors Selling into Mining
Mining companies publicly disclose operational performance every quarter. Sabian Technology analyzes those disclosures at scale to detect emerging automation and control stress patterns across operating sites. By tracking where control instability is forming and how it persists or escalates over time, Sabian Technology delivers early, source anchored intelligence to automation and control vendors before issues harden into formal projects, RFPs, or shutdowns.
The Problem
Across public filings and technical updates, operators routinely report:
- throughput below plan
- uptime volatility
- extended commissioning
- “temporary” stabilization efforts
- persistent operational bottlenecks
These disclosures represent real economic loss, not commentary.
Even a 1–2% sustained throughput or uptime shortfall at an operating mine typically equates to millions of dollars per quarter in unrealized production. When those shortfalls persist across reporting periods, they indicate systemic instability, not isolated events.
In most cases, the underlying issue is not ore quality or mechanical failure. It is the control layer failing to absorb process variability, forcing manual intervention, workarounds, and degraded automation performance.
By the time instability is acknowledged as a project, RFP, or shutdown:
- losses have already accumulated
- workarounds are entrenched
- recovery scope is defensive
- procurement pressure compresses vendor margins
The economic damage occurs before vendors are formally engaged.
Where to engage, when to engage, and when to disengage
Each week, teams review which sites remain under stress, which are escalating, and which are resolving. Outreach begins with the mine’s disclosed conditions, eliminating exploratory discovery and misaligned engagement. As new disclosures are released, your company will get updates of which sites remain actionable and which no longer justify effort.
Mining Disclosures
Lower throughput & equipment bottlenecks
Control Instability
Manual Workarounds & Interlock trips
Vendor action
Audit, Optimize, Re-Engage
Commercial Signal
Budget readiness and scope flexibility
Engagement Timing