Young specialists of SUEK-Krasnoyarsk acquired practical knowledge at the "CASE-IN" championship

SUEK-Krasnoyarsk teams became participants of the qualifying stage of the League of Young Specialists of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". 

For more than 10 years, the championship has been the largest platform for engineering students and young specialists in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes to develop professional, leadership and innovative potential. The case study method is used for these purposes.

This year, the topic of the case studies was lean manufacturing: young specialists formed proposals for the implementation of lean manufacturing tools and principles in their work processes.

The team of the Borodinsky section of SUEK has come up with a project to create a digital model for controlling railway flows during stripping operations. "The simulation model could help optimize cargo flows, reduce the number of locomotive crews involved in stripping, and make rail transport even safer, since artificial intelligence will be able to quickly respond to any situation on the tracks and build efficient routes," explained Sergey Lappo, team captain, deputy head of the mining track section of the Borodino section.

The youth of the Nazarovsky section of SUEK also chose the direction of logistics. The company's specialists suggested installing cameras on the rear gondola, which will allow the locomotive to be released for other work without compromising traffic safety. Vladislav Valeev, the team captain and assistant excavator operator at the Nazarovsky mine, is confident: "We have adequately represented SUEK at the defense."

The young specialists of the Berezovsky section of SUEK have found a way to reduce the downtime of dump trucks through short-term repairs. "To do this, we need to equip a special exit vehicle that would carry out repairs directly in the section. This way, there will be no need to remove equipment from there, which is time-consuming," says Dmitry Shchetinin, a team member and chief specialist of the Berezovsky mine's production control and Labor protection department.

Despite the fact that the SUEK-Krasnoyarsk JSC teams did not become leaders, the young coal miners are confident that they have gained valuable experience that is important for professional growth. To encourage young people to grow and develop in the profession, SUEK not only supports the participation of employees in various events, such as the Mining School, Miner's Week, but also conducts its own, among them the School of Mining Masters, the annual Interregional Youth Scientific and Practical Conference, and others.

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