Category: Equipment & Technology

Metso Outotec will launch a virtual inspection tool for horizontal grinding mill linings, which it said will enable more efficient and safer technical decision-making. According to the company, the technology will allow scanned mill linings to be viewed in virtual reality and improve the efficiency and safety of its aftermarket services through advanced wear-part analysis. Additionally, the technology reduces the need to travel to sites and make inspections in possibly dangerous environments, which Metso Outotec said cuts carbon emissions in manufacturing and transportation. Lars Furtenbach, research and technology development manager… Read More Here

Metso Outotec will launch Horizontal Mill Plant Units as part of its efforts to improve its customers’ efficiency and cut carbon emissions. The company said the pre-engineered plant units provide optimised grinding performance and simplify project management through easy circuit selection and flowsheet implementation. Additionally, they ensure safe operability and maintainability, which the company attributed to their “state-of-the-art design.” The company explained that the plant units would feature “industry-leading technologies, including grinding mills, slurry pumps, hydrocyclones, conveying equipment, automation, and service support. Fernando Marques, global product manager at Metso Outotec,… Read More Here

In order to make mining operations fit for the 21st century, they need to overcome certain bottlenecks by embracing technologies that can make them safer and more efficient while reducing their overall impact on the environment. Recently Hogan Lovells, in collaboration with Africa Legal, surveyed more than 400 professionals across the mining community and interviewed some of the world’s leading mining experts on the future of mining. This resulted in the publication of three reports, the third of which focuses on technology. The influence of technology on the future of mining… Read More Here

Global mining solutions provider Sandvik is optimistic that almost all of its underground mining equipment could be electric by the end of the decade With the mining industry’s focus fixed firmly on tackling operational emissions and sustainability concerns, global mining solutions provider Sandvik is full of optimism regarding its ability to deliver electric-powered equipment by 2030. The Swedish mining company’s ambitious target of the majority of its underground mining equipment being run on electricity signals a shift in the technological outlook for the sector, and the welcoming of a new, sustainable, mining… Read More Here

Mine equipment manufacturer Sandvik has agreed to acquire US-based GWS Tool Intermediate Holdings (GWS), a provider of made-to-order round cutting tools to the general engineering industry, to improve its position in the advanced components sector. Stefan Wilding, chief executive officer and president of Sandvik, described the acquisition of GWS as “an important step” in its growth strategy in North America. The acquisition will be reported in Sandvik’s Walter division, an area of its Manufacturing and Machining Solutions segment. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The company explained that… Read More Here

Epiroc, a manufacturer of technology for mining and infrastructure industries, has received validation by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its carbon emissions-cutting strategy to reach net-zero emissions by 2030. The company’s chief executive officer, Helena Hedblom, said it is “driving the industry’s transition toward a climate-friendly future” and credited its battery-electric equipment for its progress. “Epiroc is committed to halving CO2 emissions from the use of our equipment as well as in our own production and in transport by 2030,” Hedblom said. “With the approval of our goals… Read More Here