THE LEADING, INDEPENDENT HAULAGE AND

LOADING SIMULATOR
TALPAC
Trusted around the world for its accuracy and independence, TALPAC is a simulation tool for evaluating the
efficiency, productivity and economics of truck and loader haulage systems.

Using proven logic that models real haulage situations, TALPAC lets you study the measurable factors that affect
productivity, and how your fleet will react to them.

With TALPAC you can investigate and compare time-period productivity; travel, loading and wait times; fuel and
electricity usage; operational costs and much, much more. And you can do all of this on an incremental basis,
exploring different network scenarios by making changes to material densities, haul profiles: the list goes on.

Haulage experts use TALPAC to work out the size of their fleet; which pieces of equipment are the most
compatible; and to consider loader-bucket and truck-tray sizes, matching sizes for the greatest efficiency.

In an industry where incremental savings can be worth tens to hundreds of millions of dollars, TALPAC will give
you the edge you need to help maximise the return on your investment.

Features

TALPACs simple and logical interface gives you the tools you need to calculate fleet productivity for
operational planning. Some of the major features include:

An equipment database that includes more Field tests of TALPAC projections show a high
than 500 trucks and 400 loaders, with correlation with actual operational outcomes;
support for scrapers, dozers and excavators;
Integration of a wide range of equipment and
Simulations rely on stochastic variables productivity data sets; and
that better-describe dynamic
haulage environments; Detailed reports, covering data sets from fuel
consumption to tyre duty and productivity.
Support for multiple rimpull and retard curves

Benefits

The independent and accurate TALPAC is just what you need to assess different options for fleet selection and
identify your optimal setup. You can:

Collate the results used to examine the Incorporate equipment loading analysis to
relationship between variables in calculations, optimise equipment matches, from loader bucket
such as productivity versus haul length and lift; size and truck capacity to number of passes
per truckload;
Compare equipment options based on
productivity and unit cost of production using Integrate cost data and calibrate haulage
simplified discounted cash flow analysis; systems against actual performance data from
fleet monitoring systems;
Customise to site-specific parameters affecting
fleet productivity, from haul routes and truck and Quantify the economic effect of over and under-
loader types to material characteristics and trucking, assisting in optimising truck allocation to
work rosters; each loader; and

Determine haulage costs using discounted cash

Examine the benefits of using trolley assist
flow analysis and costs per unit; technology.
Reliable

With the TALPAC truck and loader simulation tool, you can objectively compare various trucks and loaders to
produce production and fleet size estimates over a wide range of parameters. And with TALPAC, you know
you can rely on the accuracy of the depiction of the haul profiles and characteristics of your mining operation.

Use TALPAC to work out the optimal fleet size, then minimize the wait time seen by the loader, the queue and
the wait time seen by each truck in the system.

Accurate

TALPACs calculation of fuel consumption (based on your input data), to provide fuel burn and load factor for your
haul profiles and trucks, moves beyond the standard guidelines from original manufacturers on low-medium-high
fuel burn rates, based on the severity of the profiles. And, by using a continuum of information, it also gives a
better result than the standard spread sheet approach.

Because TALPAC provides incremental analysis, it accommodates changes small or large with ease and
provides practical outputs from data changes quickly, helping you identify how variations will affect the production
and fleet size requirements you need to match in order to meet your objectives.

Complete

Use TALPAC to quickly and logically assess multiple fleet possibilities and investigate all the What if?
scenarios: the good and the bad. Conduct marginal costing to determine the cost and value of each
additional truck. Average costs are misleading and true marginal costing will show you exactly what the
addition or removal of trucks will mean.

TALPACs complete picture gives confidence to the operator and governance for the boardroom.

Equipment Database

Including equipment performance data for more than 500 trucks and 400 loaders, the TALPAC equipment
database is one of the worlds most extensive collections of truck and loader performance specifications.

Updated with manufacturer data regularly, we take pride in our independence, meaning you can always depend
on TALPAC to give you reliable, accurate and complete results. This makes it the ideal independent adjudicator
of haulage and loading mining equipment on the global market.

Of course, when we update, we do not throw out old data, so TALPAC is perfect for your older equipment too.

GET IT RIGHT BEFORE YOU BUY

Investigate your options. Build your fleet. Accurately forecast future productivity.
Reduce risk and uncertainty, and improve your operations. Its that simple.
About The TALPAC Simulation Family

The TALPAC family of productivity simulators is trusted by mine planners globally

to work in conjunction with production planning tools to validate plans.

The TALPAC family will help you identify productivity gains as well as cost
reductions and make sure your production forecasts are reliable.

Trust the TALPAC name to deliver superior value to your project.

TALPAC HAULNET HAULSIM

RPM Equipment Database
Travel Time Simulation Engine
Discrete Event Simulation
Single Route Travel Time Determination
Full Network Travel Time Determination
Truck Productivity Analysis
Single Loader & Trucks Analysis
Multi Loader & Trucks Analysis
Equipment Costing
Tabulated Results
Dashboard Results
3D Visualisation

Software Support
RPMs international network gives our customers multiple support options across multiple time zones. Our skilled professionals provide
both technical software support and extended implementation support, covering any model or customisation.
Access RPMs comprehensive support service by telephone or email, or get online and talk with our experts on the RPM Forums. No
matter where you are globally, no matter how remote, we can help.

About RungePincockMinarco
RPM is the worlds largest publicly traded independent group of mining technical experts, with history stretching back to 1968. We have
local expertise in all mining regions and are experienced across all commodities and mining methods.

Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange on 27 May 2008 (ASX: RUL), RungePincockMinarco is a global leader in the provision of
advisory consulting, technology and professional development solutions to the mining industry. We have global expertise achieved through
our work in over 118 countries and our approach to the business of mining is strongly grounded in economic principles.

We operate offices in 18 locations across 12 countries.

For more information visit rpmglobal.com or email info@rpmglobal.com.

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