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Miners should embrace technological change – report

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 admin

Multinational company Honeywell International published a whitepaper presenting a series of arguments as to why it is important for miners to avoid resisting technological change. In the firm’s view, digital technologies can make mines smarter, more sustainable, more efficient in terms of operating costs and safer. The latter is a point of particular importance as, according to Honeywell, tech solutions can help eliminate fatalities and injuries by enabling remote monitoring, process and worker safety and allowing for autonomy by moving the worker away from hazardous locations. The whitepaper states that, despite the… Read More Here

Shenbao Energy hosts unstaffed trucks trial

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 arnbethnic

China Energy Investment subsidiary Shenbao Energy has started what it said is the first extreme cold-condition 5G-based unstaffed 220-tonne dump trucks trial at its open pit mine. A fleet of five trucks that has passed inspection of the Chinese Association of Automation was recently loaded automatically by excavators, it said of the programme. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council said the project also included 5G independent networking, planning for both the testing site and the truck renovations, installations and adjustments, and the trial testing and… Read More Here

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WearCheck’s new transformer monitoring technology gives speedy results

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 admin

Condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, recently invested several million Rand in four brand new laboratory instruments for their flourishing transformer division laboratories in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.WearCheck managing director Neil Robinson says the company’s investment in the equipment has relieved some of the current sample volume pressure and reduced turnaround times in line with customers’ expectations, ensuring that transformer oil samples are processed and analysed even faster than before.WearCheck’s transformer division now has an additional two new high-speed gas chromatographs (GCs) in the company’s Johannesburg and Durban laboratories, an additional… Read More Here

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Digital transformation has potential to unlock billions in mining value

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 arnbethnic

South Africa boasts a few pockets of excellence in terms of digital transformation in the mining sector. Much more potential and value can still be unlocked, however, and the coronavirus pandemic could well turn out to be the catalyst for triggering large-scale digitalisation across the domestic industry. In fact, Accenture Africa Industry X MD Eric Croeser argues that the pandemic, and subsequent measures to mitigate its spread, has already prompted industries and businesses, including mining, to adopt digital technologies without an alternative. The mining industry’s ability to respond quickly superseded that of… Read More Here

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Larox Technician | Mining Career at FQM, Kansanshi, Solwezi, Zambia

October 26, 2020October 28, 2020 admin

Requisition Number: JR745 | Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going | Location: Solwezi | Categories: Engineering Apply now Purpose of the role: To maximise plant availability through maintaining operational integrity of the plant & equipment in order to achieve production targets. This role is responsible for providing the highest quality services and that all services provided are performed within a safe and timely manner. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Do fault finding on larox press filters and to perform mechanical maintenance as well as follow the PM task schedules. Safely, manually operate larox press filters… Read More Here

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Rockwell Automation releases PlantPAx 5.0

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 admin

US-based Rockwell Automation has released the PlantPAx 5.0 distributed control system (DCS), which it said will reduce overall costs for plant operations by boosting productivity, improving profitability and reducing risk for operations. PlantPAx 5.0, the company said, features functions that are already native to process controllers and cyber-secured architectures, which helps to improve system availability as well as facility workflows. It is available for utilisation plant-wide and is scalable. “This release introduces new process controllers and extends the Logix family with…processing power and capacity to reduce the complexity of PlantPAx architectures; this… Read More Here

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Going to level 9 with Booyco

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 admin

South African safety equipment maker Booyco Electronics has upgraded its collision avoidance technology with the launch of Booyco CXS, an anti-collision and avoidance system for vehicles and persons which adheres to the latest safety standards for underground and surface mining environments. With the new hardware platform, the system’s software updates can be conducted remotely and more frequently, giving Booyco CXS increased functionality. It also helps users comply with increasingly stringent safety laws, according to chief executive Anton Lourens. “Our Booyco CXS is a comprehensive and integrated response to Level 7, Level 8 and Level 9 safety… Read More Here

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Boart Longyear on the digitalisation of drill rigs

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 admin

Innovation in surface drill rig design has quietly taken quantum leaps in recent years as engineers adapt new techniques and technologies to tackle trends such as the need for more agile equipment to be used at more remote deposits. Safety and environmental regulations have also evolved hugely in the past five years, making the latest ranges of drill rigs the most advanced, connected and the smartest the industry has ever seen. Read More Here

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Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin

About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots as companies accelerate the adoption of automation in light of the ongoing covid-19-related restrictions, a new study shows. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest “Future of Jobs” report, 79% of mining companies are accelerating the digitalization of work processes and adoption of tools, such as video conferencing. From that total, 26.3% are speeding up the automation of tasks. While the figures are below global averages — 50% of companies… Read More Here

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Magna Tyres Group launches portal for EU market!

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 admin

Magna Tyres announces the launch of a brand new tool: THE MAGNA TYRES PORTAL! The launch of the Magna Tyres Portal is said to be the starting signal for a campaign to respond to the current market developments as well as the dealers’ need for an online platform that covers the entire process from providing information to ordering tyres. In recent years a very extensive dealer network has been built up all over the world. The demand for an online platform with 24/7 access to both the range of products… Read More Here