Automate and orchestrate

Maptek Vestrex creates extraordinary value for miners to improve efficiency, transform data into actionable insights and revolutionise the mining industry.

Maptek Vestrex

Automation & orchestration for strategic decision making

Vestrex connects multiple data sources, mining processes and system outputs, without constraints of product, application, process or format. Data in the cloud encourages stakeholders across mining roles, teams and businesses to collaborate and use their technical data beyond traditional applications.

Announcing the new ecosystem for automation and orchestration after a soft launch at MINExpo in Las Vegas in September, Maptek commented that Vestrex encourages collaboration on multiple levels, fostering discovery of new and unexpected use cases, limited only by imagination.

Automation streamlines operations through real-time data and process integration, and accelerates decision-making processes. Orchestration builds on computational power and automated workflows to unlock value from technical data and mining systems.

Three key pillars—data services, cloud computing and orchestration—share a common platform for solution integration and inter-process workflows.

Maptek Data System (MDS) is the integration hub for ingesting data from anywhere through open APIs. MDS manages data and publishing permissions, supported by access to Maptek desktop applications through Maptek Account.

MDS

Maptek Data System

Maptek Compute Framework (MCF) already powers machine learning and optimisation in Maptek scheduling, domain modelling and blast design solutions. Calculations can be completed on scalable resources for rapid results.  

MCF

Maptek Compute Framework

The newest pillar, Maptek Orchestration Environment (MOE) is the key to adding value through collaboration. Vestrex connects algorithms, executables and transformations to leverage computational power, scalability and parallelisation across business and technical systems. If the format can be ingested into the centralised data hub, then Vestrex can act on it.

MOE

Maptek Orchestration Environment

Triggers for ‘human in the loop’ review and analysis can be built into any stage during an automated process. Customisation of decision trees and unrestricted complexity provide for limitless use cases. 

The true power of Vestrex is the ability to bind data and computations to create automations that streamline processes and data pipelines, integrating them within broader operational workflows.

Incorporating decision making and publishing within automated processes provides the flexibility that miners require. 

Vestrex enables effortless data transfer across cloud and desktop environments, with secure data access and management from a centralised platform. Encryption and backup protocols protect sensitive information for operational continuity.

An early access program encourages new and existing customers to contact Maptek to find out how Vestrex can revolutionise their business.

Consider a scenario where measurement while drilling data can add value to the void modelling process.

Data from various sources, including measurement while drilling is imported into MDS. This invokes transformation of data into a format that can be ingested by DomainMCF for modelling.

The DomainMCF model is converted into the customer defined format, in this case GeoTiFF. These files are then sent to the customer data lake.

The GeoTiFF files are automatically converted into polygons and pushed into Vulcan as design file layers or into GeologyCore for incorporation in the void modelling process.

All steps are automated, with no manual intervention required once the specifications are set up.

The versatile platform incorporates data from desktop applications, drillholes in a third party application, and existing models. Simulations can be run in MCF, with multiple block models feeding into MDS. Geologists can be alerted by MOE to review models and publish to downstream processes for additional automations such as reserving or grade control.

Key Points
  • Maptek Vestrex integrates data, cloud computing and orchestration, enabling seamless collaboration across mining processes and stakeholders to unlock innovative data applications
  • The ecosystem pillars—Data Services, Compute Framework, and Orchestration—streamline automation, scalability and workflow integration, enhancing decision making and operational efficiency
  • Vestrex fosters collaboration by making data accessible across stakeholders, incorporating human-in-the-loop decisions, and ensuring robust security for transformative mining solutions