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Provix Thermal Imaging For Vision Enhancement on Mine Rescue Vehicles and Heavy Equipment – A Case Study
Navigating heavy equipment in darkness, dust, fog, and steam is a challenging task and thermal cameras allow operators to see personnel and hazards, as well as other vehicles and equipment, reducing the likelihood of collision and increasing safety and productivity for everyone. This week’s Blog from Provix, we take a look at its thermal camera technology and how it can be used to keep your drivers and equipment safer and more efficient.
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Cordless Cap Lamps Breaking Ground in the Mining Industry
Cordless Cap Lamps from Provix are a crucial part of personal protective equipment (PPE) in underground mining and tunnelling. This week’s Blog takes a look the benefits of its supply of Wisdom Cap Lamps; from cordless lightweight mobility and longer lasting batteries, to being waterproof with an amazing warranty, Wisdom Cap Lamps are an important visual aid for miners where darkness prevails.
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Digital Transformation: Periods of Great Disruption are Times to Discover the Value of Technology
As we enter the 14th month of the COVID-19 pandemic, employees are making their way back to physical mines where health and safety will be of the utmost importance, and where technology will start to plan a bigger role in how they are managed. This week’s blog from SAP systems integration and management consultancy Illumti takes a look at what mines must do now in establishing their North Star going forward.
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Workplace Safety North and NORCAT Team Up For a New Initiative
At the beginning of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) 69th annual CMHA Mental Health Week, NORCAT and Workplace Safety North announced a new initiative that will bring more awareness and training to the issues surrounding mental health within the mining sector. This week’s Blog take a look at this initiative and how it is helping to make mining across Canada safer.
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Getting Back to Business Safely: Canadian Mining and COVID-19 Testing
Not only did the unknowns, challenges, and regulations of COVID-19 force Canada’s mining sector to evolve almost immediately, the pandemic also impacted how the industry reacted to and collaborated with its partners, competitors, and counterparts across the globe. This week’s Blog from Precision Biomonitoring shows how rapid and innovative testing tools have given Canadian mining the support it needs to get back to business.
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Chute Cameras Enable Haul Truck Drivers to Operate Arc Gates by Remote Control
Provix specializes in enhancing safety and productivity by offering core competencies through video integration, remote operation, proximity detection, and vision enhancement for mining operations. This week’s Blog takes a look how Provix wireless camera technology has been implemented on loading chutes for customers around the world.
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Focus on a Digital Strategy to Transform Your Mining Operations Post Crisis
If you are an organization that is considering a strategy that reverts back to the same old way of thinking pre-COVID, it’s safe to say that you are moving in the wrong direction. This week’s blog from SAP systems integration and management consultancy Illumti talks about what you need to consider when transforming to future-proof your operations after a crisis.
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Megacharging the Future of Mines
To curb the costs associated with ventilation, an increasing number of mining companies are turning to electric vehicles. But one of their biggest challenges they face are inconsistencies between each electric vehicle’s design and charging needs. This week’s Blog takes a look at a new innovation from Meglab that addresses that challenge; the MegaCharge™ charging solution.
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The ‘Titan’ of Geosynthetic Innovations for Mining, Infrastructure, and Safety
Technological advances bring to market many new and often more environmentally friendly construction materials that become alternates to conventional products. This week’s Blog from Titan Mining Infrastructure Solutions explains two of innovations currently disrupting industry; Concrete Canvas® and Mine-Shield Grid™.
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Empower Your People with a Mobile-First “Mine-Set” and Run a More Intelligent Operation
SAP Business ByDesign provides mines with a comprehensive mobile and cloud-based solution that connects every department within an organization with real-time analytics and tracking tools. This week’s Blog from Illumiti demonstrates how to enable immediate access to information and decision making while on the move, and across massive stretches of land in rugged and remote locations.
