IMARC 2018: Dassault Systemes and ATC Williams Collaborate to Develop Digital Water Sustainability Management Solutions for Australia's Mining Industry

A key solution will focus on mine tailings[1] management using Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Complex water recovery processes can be simulated in the virtual world and optimized to preserve as much water as possible from tailings on a mine site

In large scale equipment like tailings facilities,digitalization can go a long way in improving sustainability and productivity of a mining site

MELBOURNE,Australia,Oct. 31,2018 -- Dassault Systemes today announced that it has entered into an agreement with ATC Williams,globally recognized tailings consultants for the mining and resources sectors,to develop water sustainability management solutions for Australia's mining industry utilising the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The agreement was signed during the 5th Annual International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC),Australia's largest mining conference.

Back: (L-R) Narayan Sreenivasan,Business Transformation Leader,AP South,Dassault Systemes; Charles Vuillier,Principal,Strategy & Development,ATC Williams; Sylvain Laurent,Executive Vice President,Global Field Operations Asia / Oceania,Dassault Systemes. Front: (L-R) Allan Watson,CEO of ATC Williams; Masaki Sox Konno,Managing Director,Dassault Systemes

Water-related challenges are paramount in Australia's mining industry,which is facing issues such as water shortages,increasing costs of water storage and transportation across vast distances. Mining companies in Australia are therefore seeking cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly ways to manage their water supply on-site to sustain profitability and their social license to operate.

Through the collaboration,Dassault Systemes and ATC Williams will combine their expertise to develop water management solutions to meet these sustainability challenges. A key solution will focus on mine tailings management. Dassault Systemes will work with ATC Williams to create a digital twin of future tailings facility operations to simulate complex water recovery processes in the virtual world,and find ways to preserve as much water as possible from tailings on a mine site.

"Tailings management is complex and unique to each mine site,involving significant cost and environmental considerations. Designing a tailings facility is therefore a highly collaborative process and demands a deep level of customization," said Allan Watson,CEO of ATC Williams. "By implementing Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform,we benefit from its flexibility and collaborative ability to design and construct highly customized tailings facilities that best serve the specific geology of our customers' mining sites."

"The mining industry is playing an increasingly important role in leading ethical water stewardship practices in Australia,where a low-carbon economy is the vision for the future," said Masaki Sox Konno,Asia Pacific South,Dassault Systemes. "Especially in tailings management where the majority of mine water can potentially be recovered,optimized operations through digitalization can make a huge impact on a mining site's social license. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform will help an industry leader like ATC Williams to lead innovation in water sustainability solutions for Australia's mining sector."

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Dassault Systemes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform,3D design software,3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions: http://www.3ds.com

[1] Tailings are the waste by-products of mining from the extraction of orebodies.

About Dassault Systemes

Dassault Systemes,the 3DEXPERIENCE Company,provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed,produced,and supported. Dassault Systemes' collaborative solutions foster social innovation,expanding possibilities for the virtual world to improve the real world. The group brings value to over 220,000 customers of all sizes,in all industries,in more than 140 countries. For more information,visit www.3ds.com.

3DEXPERIENCE,the Compass logo and the 3DS logo,CATIA,SOLIDWORKS,ENOVIA,DELMIA,SIMULIA,GEOVIA,EXALEAD,3D VIA,BIOVIA,NETVIBES and 3DEXCITE are registered trademarks of Dassault Systemes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.

About ATC Williams

ATC Williams is a globally recognised specialist in tailings and water management,with over 35 years of experience and more than 500 tailings storage facilities designed. Like agriculture and other industries,mining impacts the environment and local communities. ATC Williams develops creative solutions with a digital vision to improve sustainability and increase efficiency for mining companies.

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