In Kiruna, Sweden, tests are ongoing to set a new world standard for sustainable mining. In the process to achieve this, LKAB has ordered battery-electric vehicles from Epiroc to be tested for future carbon dioxide-free operations.
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Weir ESCO Offers Global Asset Tracking; Lip System
ESCO Track Pro from Weir Group’s ESCO Division, an asset-tracking system for mining and infrastructure applications, now features global location monitoring via satellite and cellular networks. ESCO has also engineered a new steel housing to help protect the tracking devices in harsh industrial and commercial applications.
Read MoreMartin Engineering Provides Online Interactive Conveyor Training
COVID-19 has introduced a number of hardships on bulk material handlers, including limiting their options for critical training to improve conveyor safety and productivity. With in-person visits curtailed for the foreseeable future, Martin Engineering has developed an extensive array of tools to continue its decades-long tradition of educating those who maintain, manage and design conveyors for industrial operations. The result…
Read MoreSafeAI Retrofits Heavy Equipment for Autonomous Applications
SafeAI, a company that retrofits heavy equipment for autonomous applications in the mining and construction industries, will receive strategic investment from Obayashi Corp., one of Japan’s largest construction companies, and Foundamental, the global investor in construction and mining technology.
Read MoreLuck Stone Debuts Digital Platform for Customers
Luck Stone, the nation’s largest family-owned and operated producer of crushed stone, sand and gravel, launched JobSight, a digital platform allowing customers 24/7 accessibility to place orders, manage accounts, track deliveries and more.
Read MoreAutonomous Transport Will Comes to Mines, Quarries First
The move to autonomous machines will not be simply a case of replacing a machine with an operator to one without. Autonomous machines will prompt the automation of the whole process and require a new way of looking at the entire operation.
Read MoreDSC Dredge Offers DredgeMaster Suite Smartphone App
DSC Dredge launched its new app for iOS mobile devices – the DredgeMaster Suite. This addition to DSC’s technology suite illustrates the company’s initiative in building the most comprehensive experience for dredge owners and operators.
Read MoreMetso Launches My Plant Digital Design Tool
Metso now offers a unique drag and drop 3D crushing and screening plant configurator that enables professionals in the mining and aggregate industries to design more productive and efficient plants through real-time insights. The design and simulation tool, called My Plant Planner, is available on metso.com and is free for anyone to use.
Read MoreCaterpillar Expands Remote Control and Semi-Autonomous Offerings
Drawing on more than 30 years of equipment autonomy experience, Caterpillar is expanding Cat Command to a broader range of construction machines. Cat Command is now launching a line of remote control and semi-autonomous technologies, ranging from operator-assisted compaction to remote-control loading, dozing and excavating operations.
Read MoreVirtual Surveyor Software Highlights Dangerous Slopes in Quarries
Virtual Surveyor has introduced a new feature in Version 7.2 of its popular drone surveying software that automatically highlights terrain slopes that exceed dangerous steepness thresholds. Called Slope Threshold lens, this capability significantly enhances the safety of operations in sand pits, quarries and other dynamic environments with steep terrains.
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