Category: Equipment & Technology

The Top Hammer XL, released by Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, is a drilling innovation that challenges traditional down-the-hole (DTH) drilling on surface mines and large quarries. It offers a faster, fuel efficient and cost effective method to drill holes from 140 from 178 mm in diameter – considerably expanding the hole size range of previous top hammer drills. The system comprises the new Pantera DP1600i drill rig, the new RD1840C rock drill and new LT90 rock tools. Chris van Tonder, product master at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, says… Read More Here

Sweden-based equipment manufacturer Epiroc has started a new European Union-funded collaboration project with several mining companies, equipment and system manufacturers and universities. The three-year project, called Next Generation Carbon Neutral Pilots for Smart Intelligent Mining Systems (NEXGEN SIMS), aims to support new technologies, methods and processes that will enable a more sustainable and efficient carbon-neutral mining operation. The project, which has a total budget of €16 million (US$19.5 million), started on May 1, 2021 and will run until April 30, 2024. The project is coordinated by Epiroc, and the other… Read More Here

Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd. (“Wenco”) is pleased to announce its purchase of all assets and intellectual property of SmartCap Technologies Pty Ltd (“SmartCap”), engineers of the world’s leading fatigue monitoring wearable. Based in Brisbane, Australia, SmartCap assesses real-time fatigue levels and monitors for oncoming microsleeps that create safety hazards. The SmartCap device has over 5,000 users globally in mining, trucking, and other industries. “This purchase is an important step for the continued growth of the SmartCap fatigue technology,” says SmartCap CEO Tim Ekert. “We have made significant progress these… Read More Here

Mining and construction equipment and services company Sandvik Group will acquire African original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) of custom-engineered vibrating equipment Kwatani. The transaction is expected to be finalised in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Kwatani’s production facility, in Johannesburg, is set to become a global engineering and manufacturing base for vibrating screens and feeders for both local and international customers, says Kwatani CEO Kim Schoepflin. Customers in the vibrating equipment industry will benefit enormously from the combined resources of Sandvik and Kwatani, she adds.… Read More Here

A 19 km overland conveyor system, designed and installed by the TAKRAF India office, for the greenfield Utkal Alumina Project includes the longest single flight conveyor system to be installed within Indian territory to date. Utkal Alumina is a 100% subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco. The project is in Tikri in the Rayagada district of Odisha and comprises a 1.5 Mt/y alumina refinery, the Baphlimali bauxite mines with reserves lasting for over 25 years, and a captive co-generation power plant of 90 MW. The contract, from Utkal Alumina… Read More Here