BKT enriched its product lineup with MULTIMAX MP 538, a new agro-industrial tire designed for different types of machinery and applications: motor graders and loaders operating on ice and snow as well as telehandlers, universal vehicles, and sweepers for road maintenance. The specially designed tread pattern ensures excellent traction. Moreover, thanks to the strong steel-belted casing, the product allows to…
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Rail Systems Use Technology and Big Data to Improve Safety, Efficiency
As shippers, carriers and logistics firms around the globe put more technology in place to both address their current challenges and prepare for what’s coming around the next corner, some core infrastructure providers are taking similar steps. Any company shipping break bulk and using rail, for example, will be happy to know that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad…
Read MorePrestolite Electric Offers M-Series Alternators for Mines
Prestolite Electric has introduced a new extreme-use product lineup – the IdlePro Extreme M-Series alternators – that delivers industry-leading performance and extended protection against dust and particle infiltration for use in mining worksites around the world. The new product assortment includes a variety of voltage, amps, and mounting configurations for extended flexibility and coverage in the field. Assembled in the…
Read MoreSmart Farm Quarry and Mine Solutions Feature Safety
Smart Farm offers quarry automation systems to save time and money, reduce accidents and achieve compliance through better real-time reporting. Its remote monitoring and water control system can greatly help quarries deal effectively with growing pressures and requirements. Quarries in level areas with shallow groundwater or which are located close to surface water often have engineering problems or accidents related…
Read MoreBulk Bag Dischargers From BPS are Efficient and Dust-Free
Bulk bag dischargers from Best Process Solutions Inc. (BPS) provide dust-free product discharge from bulk bags. These bulk bag dischargers are expandable and flexible to meet discharging and bulk bag requirements. They are available in three reliable models: BPS’s Model MTD-2.5K for unloading large bulk bags up to 2,500 lb. capacity; Model MTD-4K for very large bulk bags up to…
Read MorePuritan Magnetics Offers Suspended Belt Magnets
Puritan Magnetics’ Suspended Belt Magnets are designed for suspension above a belt conveyor and are engineered to remove ferrous contaminants from high-volume deep burdens. As product passes under the magnet, metal contaminants are drawn out of the material to the face of the magnet. This style of magnet should be installed at the discharge of the head pulley if possible. …
Read MoreConveyor Components Co. Belt Rip Detector Saves Downtime
The Model DB belt rip detector, manufactured by Conveyor Components Co., is a mine-duty and quarry-duty belt rip detector, which operates on a simple cable pull concept. When a belt flap or tear, or a foreign obstruction such as a wrench or screwdriver or piece of rebar has pierced a conveyor belt, the cable releases the activation ball from its…
Read MoreEpiroc Introduces Automatic Bit Changer
Epiroc introduced the Automatic Bit Changer (ABC) for hands-free bit changes on Pit Viper 270 and Pit Viper 290 series drill rigs used in rotary drilling. The Automatic Bit Changer option is designed to change rotary tricone bits significantly faster than manual exchanges and eliminates human interaction with the drill string for a safer, more efficient way to operate a…
Read MoreApple Co-Founder to Speak At Trimble Dimensions+ Conference
Trimble announced that Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, will join Trimble CEO Rob Painter on the stage for the Trimble Dimensions+ keynote presentation. The conference, which is three days of education, innovation and networking with Trimble users, customers and product experts from around the world, will be in-person for the first time since 2018, running from Nov. 7-9, 2022…
Read MoreMSHA Reports Seventh Machinery Death of 2022
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 4, a mine manager at Wooten Sand & Gravel Inc., Miller County, Ark. died while performing maintenance on a bulldozer. While kneeling on the bulldozer’s track, the victim accidentally engaged the lever that put the bulldozer in reverse. The bulldozer track moved the victim to the rear of…
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