Orica, Caterpillar Announce Technology Collaboration

Orica and Caterpillar are teaming up to improve real-time data exchange and develop integrated workflows across the mining value chain. The collaboration is aimed at providing customers with intelligence to improve decision-making and optimize their entire operations. The mining industry has started to unlock the potential of combining data, sensors, and intelligence to optimize workflows for real-time decision making and…

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Digital Dreaming

How Digital Mines Are Unearthing New Revenue Streams And Sustainable Goals. By Mark S. Kuhar The years of downsizing and cost-cutting have come to an end for the mining industry – global demand has soared, and mining companies and their ecosystem of suppliers have a ripe opportunity to seize the moment.  The key is unlocking this opportunity as quickly as…

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ABB Launches Condition-Monitoring Digital Service for Conveyor Belts

ABB has launched ABB Ability Condition Monitoring for belts, an advanced digital service to enable mine operators to track speed, misalignment, damage, thickness and wear, slippage, and temperature of conveyor belts in real time, and therefore anticipate maintenance, avoid unplanned downtime and improve belt reliability and lifetime.

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