Hindustan Zinc Implements Unique AI Solution to Boost Workplace Safety

UDAIPUR (India CSR): Hindustan Zinc Limited, India’s largest and the world’s second-largest integrated zinc producer, has implemented Detect AI an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) -powered camera surveillance system, across its operations. This innovative solution ensures workplace safety, operational efficiency and compliance monitoring. By leveraging the advanced AI-powered system Hindustan Zinc is enhancing workplace safety, eliminating manual intervention and augmenting operational efficiency. 

This cutting-edge computer vision and machine learning-based safety monitoring system seamlessly integrates with existing IoT (Internet of Things) -enabled surveillance infrastructure, thereby reducing the need for manual intervention. Utilizing real-time image and video analytics, deep learning models, and edge computing, it autonomously detects unsafe industrial practices such as non-adherence to protective equipment guidelines, unauthorized personnel access, and work-at-height protocols. The system categorizes these non-compliances using predictive analytics and triggers automated alerts via cloud-based AI inference engines, thereby generating comprehensive data-driven insights. With seamless API integrations, real-time KPI tracking, and intelligent automation, Detect AI transforms industrial safety by reducing incidents, enhancing compliance, and enabling proactive risk mitigation.

Hindustan Zinc has unlocked high-potential opportunities by leveraging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), computer vision, drone technology, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR). These projects cover diverse areas, including process optimization, enhanced metal recovery, asset reliability, productivity, and sustainability. By integrating this cutting-edge technology across mining sites across Rajasthan – including Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba, Zawarand Kayad – Hindustan Zinc has enhanced operational efficiency by 20-30% while significantly reducing the need for manual intervention by nearly 50%.

Emphasizing the role of AI in the manufacturingsector, Arun Misra, CEO Hindustan Zinc Limited, said “At Hindustan Zinc, we have embedded technological excellence and automation into our operations to power ahead on the path of sustainable and responsible growth. It is our vision to eliminate manual intervention and automate our processes with advanced technologies such AI/ML, IIoT, computer vision. The implementation of this technology positions us ahead of the industry curve, integrating such innovative solutions for manufacturing excellence.”

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Hindustan Zinc continues to drive innovation in the metals &mining sector by deploying advanced technologies that enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability. The company has established a first-of-its-kind digital collaboration centre that analyses data from all business units and provides real-time insights for a robust decision-making process. This AI-powered computer vision solution is part of the company’s broader strategy to implement digital transformation across its operations. The company is collaborating with new-age startups utilizing emerging tech for real-time industrial diagnostics to monitor equipment and provide actionable insights to enhance performance and productivity.

Hindustan Zinc Limited, a Vedanta Group company, is the world’s second-largest integrated zinc producer and the third-largest silver producer. The company supplies to more than 40 countries and holds a market share of about 75% of the primary zinc market in India. Hindustan Zinc has been recognized as the world’s most sustainable company in the metals and mining category for the second consecutive year by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024. Hindustan Zinc is also a certified 2.41 times Water-Positive company. As a world leader in the metals and mining industry, Hindustan Zinc is pivotal in providing critical metals essential for the global energy transition for a sustainable future.

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