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The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated that digital transformation is not strictly about technology: it’s also about putting people first and fostering interaction, intimacy, and caring within your team. This week’s Blog discusses how to best prepare your people so that your mining operation is ready to adapt and future-proof itself for a digitally-enhanced future.

Today’s ever-improving technology has transformed the potential for collecting and using data in all areas of mining. This week’s Blog examines the steps mining companies can follow to build a new data analytics-driven framework and provides the key to success for how managers communicate and implement these new systems.

Cavity Scanning, or “C-ALS Survey”, is something that has been conducted for decades under Carlson’s product line. Today, however, this innovation is capturing the attention of many new potential users of the data. This week’s Blog takes a look at the technology behind cavity scanning and discusses which applications might be best for you.

Need to know how to correctly check the track sag on your mining excavator? What about how to discharge the accumulators in a hydraulic system? Want to complete classes to expand your certification? This week’s Blog reveals how Hitachi mining product experts are now ready to answer all these questions – and more – through a brand new Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) experience.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Canadian oil and gas industry faced daunting challenges, challenges that the coronavirus has only amplified. This week’s Blog examines the importance of the Canadian Oil and Gas sector and then takes a look into what the future of this vital economic driver may hold.

Organizations of all types are continuing to evaluate the new reality of work and the future of their businesses. This is particularly true for the mining industry, as its employees begin to make their way back to physical mines where health and safety will be, as always, of the utmost importance. This week’s Blog discusses the steps that are required for mining companies to return back to ‘normal’ and ensuring that trust is built during a transition that was not anticipated or planned for.

One of the strongest arguments for implementing a preventative maintenance program in any facility is the fact that it minimizes interruptions to production by scheduling the turning of wrenches in the facility. A successful and effective preventative maintenance (PM) strategy keeps machines running, infrastructure sound, and serves the entire facility on a scheduled and purpose driven timeline. This week’s Blog shows us how to – in eight steps – properly implement a preventative maintenance strategy without having to bring your mining operations to a screeching halt.

Designers and architects spend a large portion of our day working with each other and clients, collaborating on projects. No matter what phase of a project, they strive to achieve a collective goal through by building trust, common bonds, and productive relationships; and the outbreak of COVID-19 has not deterred them from this goal. This week’s Blog by Number TEN’s Genevieve Bergman takes a closer look at a few helpful tools that make it easier to continue to collaborating in a creative way remotely.

Elevating workplace safety and protecting the front-line is always top of mind for any safety professional. That is why it’s crucial to ensure your workforce has the proper training necessary to be fully equipped to perform tasks with confidence, allowing them to come home safely at the end of each and every day. This week’s Blog takes a look at eLearning and microlearning courses which will better prepare your staff, enhance your safety culture, and boost your organization’s credibility in the market.

An event like the coronavirus pandemic can result in tremendous disruption and upend everything you have strived for. Mining operations in particular have been hit hard and at every level. That being said, no crisis should go to waste and now is the time to take the opening to accelerate your company’s digital transformation. This week’s Blog explores the signs of opportunities for growth and new doors opened to new possibilities because of COVID-19.
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