Category: Equipment & Technology

Metso Outotec is launching the Ferroflame LowNOx (nitrogen oxides) burner for travelling grate pelletizing plants to enable pellet plant operators to achieve the stringent NOx emission targets with ease. The new burner is part of the company ‘s planet positive offering focused on environmentally efficient technologies. The Ferroflame LowNOx burner uses high-speed dilution, which is an effective way to improve the combustion process and reduce NOx emissions. It works seamlessly with natural gas, and tests demonstrate that can also be used with diesel and coke oven gas. “We are very excited about the Ferroflame LowNOx… Read More Here

Sweden-based mining companies Sandvik and Boliden have partnered to run a 3D printing trial that will see machine parts printed digitally and installed on underground drill rigs. The companies said the trial involves a set of specially redesigned components printed digitally at a Sandvik-managed facility in Italy. Their performance is monitored on machines in Boliden’s underground mine worksites in Sweden and Ireland. The first components have just been put into operation in the Garpenberg mine, with the performance still to be evaluated. Ronne Hamerslag, head of supply management at Boliden,… Read More Here

Sustainability is the word keeping the mining industry on its toes, and striving to meet company-wide decarbonisation targets at the macro level and environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals on sites at the micro. Capping carbon emissions and adopting more sustainable mining methods has become a top priority for mining companies, from major to mid-tier to minor. MINING.com sat down with Jeff Dawes, of CEO Komatsu, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of industrial equipment to several industries to get his take on how OEMs are getting on the sustainability… Read More Here

A new app is helping Sandvik field service engineers solve even the most complex problems, no matter where in the world they are. Technology is great, but at some point, a technician needs to do actual work on a machine. But what if technology and practicality could work together? That’s exactly what is happening at Sandvik, with a whole host of new digital tools now helping technicians do their jobs better and faster. Virtual reality training and digital inspections are good examples of ways to keep machines up and running… Read More Here

Swedish engineering group Sandvik has reported a 15% increase in revenues, buoyed by a string of acquisitions. Among the 14 acquisitions are Australian mine planning software company Deswik, Ohio-based CAD software company Cambrio, Florida-based machine cutting company GWS Tool Group, Oregon-based industrial automation company DWFritz Automation, and China-based round tool company Chuzhou Yungpu Carbide Tools. Sandvik posted revenues of 99.11 billion Swedish crowns, or US$10.49 billion, up from SEK 86.41 billion in 2020. Order intakes amounted to SEK 108.89 billion in 2021, an increase from 2020’s SEK 86.29 billion in 2020.… Read More Here