Metso Launches Sampo Cell Coarse Particle Flotation and Three Digital Solutions

Industry Milestone: Metso Summit 2026 Debuts Breakthrough Technologies

Metso hosted its first-ever global virtual launch event, Metso Summit 2026, on September 10, 2026, unveiling a series of breakthrough technologies for minerals processing. The event featured keynote speeches, customer presentations, and expert-led sessions covering crushing, screening, grinding, flotation, and digital solutions. At the centre of the showcase was the commercial launch of the Sampo™ Cell, a next-generation coarse particle flotation technology designed to extract more value from every ton of ore. Alongside it, Metso introduced three new digital solutions—Metso Digital Production Management, Metso Data-driven Performance Analytics, and Metso Safety Performance Platform—designed to help mining operations optimise production, improve operational outcomes, and enhance safety. While such advanced technologies represent impressive engineering achievements, OCP Mechanical Company recognises that not every operation requires the scale or investment associated with these premium systems. With over 40 years of manufacturing experience, we offer practical, cost-effective crushing solutions tailored to medium-capacity operations, backed by factory-direct pricing and round-the-clock technical support.

Sampo Cell: A Paradigm Shift in Coarse Particle Flotation

The Sampo Cell represents a fundamental departure from conventional flotation circuit design. Traditional flotation circuits typically require extensive grinding to bring particles into an optimal size range for efficient recovery. The Sampo Cell changes this paradigm by expanding flotation performance to significantly coarser and less liberated particle sizes. Based on a froth-feeding principle, the technology gently feeds slurry directly into the froth phase, where separation takes place under low-turbulence conditions. This minimises particle detachment and enables efficient recovery of particles that are typically lost in conventional flotation circuits. The Sampo Cell can be applied for front-end gangue rejection or as a scavenger stage to recover valuable particles from intermediate or final tailings. Critically, the design simplifies coarse particle flotation flowsheets compared to other solutions—it operates without feed classification, fluidisation water, or additional concentrate dewatering stages, reducing equipment requirements and supporting easier integration into existing plants. For mining operations processing complex ores, this translates to higher recovery and lower energy consumption without major capital expenditure on new grinding circuits. OCP Mechanical Company supplies jaw crushers, cone crushers, impact crushers, and complete crushing and screening plants engineered to prepare ore for downstream flotation circuits, ensuring consistent feed sizing and optimal liberation characteristics. All price information provided is for reference only; final quotes depend on equipment configuration, shipping terms, optional features, and current exchange rates.

Industrial-Scale Validation: Continuous 24/7 Operation in Chile

The Sampo Cell‘s performance has been validated under real operating conditions. Since March 2026, an industrial-scale scavenger unit has been running in continuous 24/7 duty at a copper mine in Chile. Operated by the customer, the technology has demonstrated a significant increase in total plant recovery by capturing particles typically lost in conventional flotation cells. According to Antti Rinne, Vice President of Flotation at Metso, the industrial-scale operation has validated both the performance and scalability of the Sampo Cell, showing how customers can improve overall plant recovery without major changes to the existing flotation circuit. Teemu Kaarniemi, Senior Vice President of Separation at Metso, noted that by expanding the recoverable particle size range and simplifying coarse particle flotation, customers can unlock additional value from existing operations. The Sampo Cell is part of the Metso Plus portfolio, supporting more efficient minerals processing through improved energy and water efficiency and higher resource recovery. For mining companies seeking to improve recovery from complex ores while reducing their environmental footprint, the Sampo Cell represents a meaningful advance—one that complements rather than replaces conventional flotation technology. Product specifications are continuously updated; please consult our online customer service for the latest technical parameters tailored to your application.

Digital Production Management: AI-Driven Optimisation Across the Value Chain

The first of Metso’s three new digital solutions, Metso Digital Production Management, helps operations respond faster to changing ore characteristics, process conditions, and operational constraints. The solution rapidly generates accurate production plans based on site-specific targets and constraints, reducing the need for hours of scenario simulations to identify optimal operating settings. By combining planning data, operational information, and simulation models, it automatically evaluates alternative production scenarios and recommends optimised actions that support objectives such as higher throughput, improved recovery, increased reliability, or balanced production and maintenance priorities. For mining operations where ore variability can significantly impact plant performance, this capability delivers tangible improvements in throughput and recovery. The system is designed to work across the entire minerals processing flowsheet—from crushing and screening to grinding, flotation, and dewatering. OCP Mechanical Company supports this trend by supplying equipment engineered for compatibility with modern monitoring and control systems, enabling operators to track performance metrics and optimise plant utilisation over time. Product specifications are continuously updated; please consult our online customer service for the latest technical parameters tailored to your application.

Data-Driven Performance Analytics: Continuous Improvement Through Expert Monitoring

Metso Data-driven Performance Analytics is a continuous, expert-led service that evaluates how equipment is used in operation and how effectively it performs as part of a specific process. The service provides daily asset and process performance monitoring, identifies performance gaps and bottlenecks, and prioritises and communicates continuous improvement actions for sustained operational results. This enables higher throughput, improved recovery, and more consistent operational performance. The service is delivered by Metso Performance Centers, which also provide Data-driven Condition Monitoring services for Metso customers globally. For mining operations, this level of continuous performance monitoring and expert analysis can uncover improvement opportunities that might otherwise remain hidden—subtle inefficiencies in crushing circuits, screening performance, or material handling that accumulate into significant production losses over time. The ability to identify and prioritise improvement actions based on data, rather than intuition, is a defining characteristic of modern, high-performance mining operations. OCP Mechanical Company’s jaw crushers, cone crushers, and vibrating screens are engineered for durability and efficiency, with configurations matched to your specific feed characteristics and product requirements.

Safety Performance Platform: AI-Assisted Reporting for Proactive Risk Management

Metso Safety Performance Platform helps organisations strengthen workplace safety by making it easier for employees and contractors to report risks, incidents, near misses, and best practices from any device. AI-assisted reporting drives greater workforce engagement, improves data quality and consistency, and helps organisations identify risks earlier. Real-time dashboards, trend analysis, easy risk hotspot identification on a map, and AI-powered recommendations turn safety data into actionable insights that support incident prevention and continuous improvement. The platform centralises incident, near-miss, and behavioural observations into a single structured database, with configurable workflows for site-specific approval chains and role-based access controls that segregate HSE, operations, and contractor data. For large, multi-site mining operations, this level of structured safety data management supports harmonised safety KPIs and audit trails across jurisdictions and regulators. OCP Mechanical Company‘s equipment is designed with safety as a primary consideration, with guarding, emergency stops, and control system architectures that support safe operation and integration with modern safety management platforms.

OCP Mechanical Company: Factory-Direct Solutions for the Digital Mining Era

While major suppliers continue to advance AI, automation, and digital solutions, OCP Mechanical Company remains focused on delivering reliable, cost-effective equipment for the mid-tier market. With over 40 years of manufacturing experience and exports to more than 180 countries and regions worldwide, we have earned a reputation for durability, performance, and value. Our product range includes jaw crushers, cone crushers, impact crushers, VSI crushers, vibrating screens, feeders, and complete crushing and screening plants—all brand-new and built to rigorous quality standards. Our equipment is engineered for compatibility with modern monitoring and control systems, with optional packages that provide real-time performance data for predictive maintenance and process optimisation. As a direct factory manufacturer, we eliminate distributor margins, passing the savings directly to you. All price information provided is for reference only; final quotes depend on equipment configuration, shipping terms, optional features, and current exchange rates. Our engineering team works closely with each customer to design custom stone crusher plants that match specific site conditions, feed characteristics, and production targets—ensuring your equipment is ready for the digital mining era. Product specifications are continuously updated; please consult our online customer service for the latest technical parameters tailored to your application.

Your Next Step: Get a Custom Quote for Your Operation

The launch of the Sampo Cell and Metso‘s three new digital solutions confirms what industry leaders have long anticipated: the future of mining is data-driven, AI-assisted, and continuously optimised. However, the foundation of any successful mining operation remains reliable, high-performance crushing and screening equipment. OCP Mechanical Company offers factory-direct, high-quality crushing and screening solutions engineered for durability, energy efficiency, and low total cost of ownership—all at competitive prices. Our online customer service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide free consultations, updated price references, and equipment selection guidance. Click the chat button now to discuss your project with a specialist—we are ready to help you build a more efficient and profitable processing operation.