Pucobre

Chilean Mining Company Drives IT-OT Convergence with the Fortinet Security Fabric

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OVERVIEW

Sociedad Punta del Cobre, known as Pucobre, is a Chilean copper mining company operating multiple underground mines and processing plants in the Atacama region. As production costs rose and ore grades declined, Pucobre increased its reliance on technology to drive productivity, safety, and operational continuity across highly distributed mining environments.

To support this transformation, Pucobre modernized its legacy infrastructure and unified IT and OT security using the Fortinet Security Fabric. By converging networks while maintaining strict segmentation, the company gained centralized visibility, simplified operations, and strengthened security across mission critical mining operations.

Pucobre Drives IT–OT Convergence with the Fortinet Security Fabric

Chilean copper mining company uses Fortinet technology as a strategy for its growth and increased productivity.

马上观看

4x

more network bandwidth

30%

reduction in connectivity costs

Challenge

Fragmented IT and OT environments increased operational risk and management complexity
Limited visibility and slow troubleshooting across geographically dispersed mines and plants
Need to support autonomous operations, wireless connectivity, and future growth securely

Solution

Unified IT and OT security architecture using the Fortinet Security Fabric
Secure SD-WAN to replace MPLS with resilient internet and satellite connectivity
Centralized management, segmentation, and monitoring across mines and plants

Results

Increased network speeds from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps while lowering connectivity costs
Faster troubleshooting and reduced manual intervention through centralized operations
Improved resilience, security posture, and scalability to support future mining projects

CUSTOMER QUOTE

“Through Fortinet-driven convergence, we securely unified IT and OT networks, gaining centralized visibility and control over services that had previously been limited to OT environments. This approach simplified OT data management and enhanced the efficiency of the entire infrastructure.”
- Carlos Morales, Chief Technology Officer, Pucobre