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Hancock Iron OreRail defect detection

350,000 track images reviewed by hand each month, always chasing failures. TrackDefectX now catches defects before they escalate.

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Key results

Annual Cost Savings
$475K+
Rail Lifespan Increase
10%+

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The story

Context

An Australian iron ore mining company where rail infrastructure serves as the critical link between production and shipment, with maintenance teams manually reviewing over 350,000 track images per month.

Challenge

Manually reviewing 350,000 track images per month to locate defects was time-consuming, and the volume of operational data made it difficult to...

Solution
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Scope & timeline

  • 70,000+ messages/month handled by RoyBot
  • 2,000+ employees using RoyBot enterprise AI assistant

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The company

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Hancock Iron Ore

hancockironore.com.au

Iron ore mining, processing, and logistics in Western Australia.

IndustryEnergy & Utilities
LocationPerth, WA, Australia
Employees1K-5K
Founded2023

The vendor

Enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, and consumer electronics platform.

IndustrySoftware & Platforms
LocationRedmond, WA, USA
Employees100K+
Founded1975

Use case

Hancock Iron Ore's Rail defect detection is part of this use case:

Computer Vision
37 case studies(+6% YoY)
Proven impact?
LowModerateVery Strong
3.9Moderate
8.3Very strongwithin Operations

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