ASMASOL Advanced Automation Platform
A complete IIoT industrial control and monitoring ecosystem proven across mining, water utilities and commercial facilities in Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Why We Built It
In 2017, ASMASOL was asked to help a gold mine get real-time visibility of their belt scale tonnage. A traditional PLC/SCADA solution would have cost $50,000+. We built an IoT solution using a Raspberry Pi, MQTT and Node-RED for a fraction of that cost. That proof of concept became the ASMASOL Advanced Automation Platform — now deployed across multiple industrial sites.
Key advantage: Up to 45% hardware cost reduction vs traditional PLC/SCADA, with equal or superior monitoring capability, remote access from anywhere, and built-in planned maintenance integration.
Platform Architecture
Field IoT Stations
Industrial Raspberry Pi units connecting to existing equipment via digital I/O, analog I/O and RS485.
MQTT Server
Centralised internet-facing message broker receiving data from all field stations.
Data Server
SQL database with automated shift reports, daily summaries and trend analyses.
Maintenance Server
Auto-generates planned maintenance job cards when equipment parameters exceed thresholds.
Alert Server
SMS, email and WhatsApp notifications for alarms, faults and maintenance triggers.
Client Dashboard
Real-time interactive web dashboard accessible from any device anywhere.
Proven Deployments
🇧🇼 Mupane Gold Mine — Pump Station
First full deployment (Dec 2018). Remote pump automation 60km from plant.
🇿🇼 Anglo-Unki — 13 Flowmeters
Remote flowmeter monitoring with live dashboard and automated management reports.
🇿🇼 Canterbury Gold — Plant Dashboard
Full plant IoT dashboard at CCR with live belt scale tonnage display.
🇧🇼 BW Water Utilities
Remote pump station automation across multiple Botswana water utility sites.