digital transformation

The State of Digitalization in the Drill & Blast Industries - Webinar Summary

The drilling and blasting industry is on the verge of unprecedented transformation. New developments in technology have provided all the building blocks for more automated and self-optimizing operations. Now, the biggest challenge is putting them all together.

drone surveying

A New Workflow to Increase Drilling Accuracy Using PPK Drones and GPS Smart Drills - Webinar Summary

Designing and implementing a precise drill plan is critical for achieving an optimal blast outcome. In recent years, GPS Navigation Drills have enabled pinpoint accuracy for drilling operations. However, the major blocker for

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Making AI Work For Mining

The dynamic optimization enabled by AI has allowed businesses to maximize the utilization of their assets and increase return on investment. In parallel, the automation driven by these algorithms has streamlined operations to improve organizational efficiency.

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Webinar Summary- Strayos Under the Hood: The Engine Driving the Mine to Mill AI

Mining is the perfect industry to leverage the power of AI. It produces mountains of data everyday from site operations and can realize significant value from using AI. Strayos is pulling back the curtain and sharing with you how the AI magic is made.

2021

Strayos Presents at Hillhead Digital Conference 2021

Ravi Sahu, CEO of Strayos, presented at Hillhead Digital how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous remote-sensing cameras can be used to generate near real-time 3D digital representations of a quarry face, for drill and blast surveys.

internship

Summer 2021 Intern Spotlight: Claudia Cabrera

Originally from Peru, Claudia travelled to Buffalo, New York to study Economics and Business (Finance & Data Analytics) at the University at Buffalo. We sat down with Claudia to learn a little more about what brought her halfway around the world...

drilling

Webinar Summary- Optimizing Fragmentation Using Measure While Drilling and 3D Analytics Data

Traditionally, drilling data has been difficult to capture and combine with blast design information. Now, new technologies like 3D image analysis and Measure While Drilling(MWD) data allow blasters and site managers to "see" inside the bench in ways never before possible.

culture

Summer 2021 Intern Spotlight: Gabriel Cadalzo

After meeting with Kim for only an hour I knew I wanted to apply. The flexibility of a startup combined with Strayos' technology focus and environmental advocacy cemented the decision.

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Summer 2021 Intern Spotlight: Anu Patel

I want to be a CEO of a company that is pushing the limits of what is considered normal and contributing positively to our society.

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Smarter Drilling: 3 Tools Empowering Drilling & Blasting

Knowing the geology of the bench and the true locations of the as drilled holes allow drillers to optimize their drilling performance and allow blasters to achieve better fragmentation, better ore body control, control for fly-rock, vibration and back break and get their best blast ever.

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Webinar Summary- After The Blast: Measuring Blast Performance with Drones and AI

Blasting experts Brad Gyngell and Jon Lewis discuss how and why everyone should implement drone and AI technologies to streamline post-blast assessment and optimize blast performance

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What the Muck?

Using Drones and Artificial Intelligence is making post-blast analysis faster, easier, and more accessible than ever.

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Automated Blast Hole Volume Analysis

A more accurate shot volume calculation that allows users to optimize shot designs to achieve more even powder factor across the bench.

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How Drone Data is Empowering Boretracking Operations

Traditionally, the logistical challenges of boretraking have made it impractical for many companies to implement across all of their sites. Maine Drilling & Blasting has leveraged drone data and Strayos' AI to overcome these challenges and expand their bore-tracking program.

data

4 Ways Your Data Protects You

When things go wrong, and they will, you need to be able to show that you did everything you could to prevent the disaster- otherwise its your assets on the line. Data is your insurance policy.

University

Strayos Partners with Malla Reddy Engineering College

This initiative by MERC and Strayos will help students prepare for the industry’s transition to digitalization.

computer vision

Finding the Seam: Auto Detecting Geology with Drones to Optimize Blasting

Bench geology is easier than ever to add to your blast design. With automated detection and modeling you can optimize your blast. Prevent ore loss, reduce dilution, avoid flyrock, and more.

technology

Computer Vision, the Chocolate A-Ice Cream

The proliferation of sensors to detect and record the various forms of data have led to an explosion of data available for mining. Most of these sensors are able to collect data beyond the normal human experience

culture

💝 A Love Letter to You 💝

Rubies are red and saphires are blue, we love helping you find your ore, with our computer vision tool.

internship

Intern Spotlight- Gaurav Jaisinghani

Lured by Lady Liberty's siren song of "Different" and "Opportunity," Gaurav left behind his home and everything he had always known to seek out adventure and the next great thing. From hot sunny India to snowy Buffalo, Gaurav found his Spring 2021 home- Strayos.

artificial intelligence

Bite Size AI: Making AI Digestible

Building an AI model is very similar to creating a recipe for a dish. You start with raw ingredients and you know what you want to get out of them- it's figuring out everything in the between that's the challenge!

2021

Intern Spotlight- Swaminaathan P J M

Originally from India, Swami traveled to the US seeking out excitement and novelty. What he found, was Strayos.

mining

This is How We Would've Ordered EY's Top 10 business risks and opportunities for mining and metals in 2021.

EY's top 10 business risks and opportunities for mining and metals in 2021 places Digital & Datat Optimization and Innovation at nos. 9 & 10. We disagree. Here's why...

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What's Next?

We've decided these 5 tested techs will ROCK the drilling & blasting industry in 2021.

engineering

Cracking Ore Deposit Prediction

Our journey using Deep Learning to build an AI model capable of predicting ore deposits from satellite imagery and remote sensing data.