Category: Mining Equipment
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Three Tips for Safe Screen Media Change-Outs
Implementing a regular preventative maintenance schedule can help to increase safety during screen media change-outs. But sometimes breakdowns happen. In these cases, there are steps workers can take to reduce risk. Check out these tips from @MajorWire for safer screen media change-outs.
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How Saniflo Grinder and Pumping Technology Provides Safe Underground Mining Restrooms
Everyone has to go sometime and one of the key factors for efficiency on site is creating a plumbing system that allows miners to access restroom facilities. This week’s Blog from Saniflo takes a look at some of their wastewater pump options for mine sites and how to best create a plumbing solution that works…
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Wheeled Excavators Roll into North America
Operations willing to consider the many benefits that new compact equipment options such as wheeled excavators offer are reaping the rewards. @Mecalac North America explores the features contributing to the rise in popularity of wheeled excavators in North America.
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Schurco® Aftermarket Parts
Given the abrasive nature of the product being pumped, slurry pumping is a great example where operation and maintenance costs can rapidly overtake and exceed the initial procurement cost of the equipment. But that does not always need to be the case. This week’s Blog from Schurco Slurry® discusses the benefit of using aftermarket parts…
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Maximizing Electrical Safety in Mining
Whether it is from exposed wiring and cables or dust and gases generating fires or explosions, electrical hazards are one of the top five major causes of fatality in surface and underground mining. This week’s Blog from the experts at MELTRIC discusses their solutions that help to minimize electrical dangers at the job site.
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Seven Daily Steps to Optimize Vibrating Screen Performance
Vibrating screens are engineered for hard work, but these machines can take a beating and they cannot run indefinitely without maintenance. This week’s Blog from Haver & Boecker Niagara provides seven daily steps that will get the most out of your vibrating screens for the long haul.
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Between the Road and the Load: Calculate True Capacity Before Buying Your Next Trailer
A trailer is never just a trailer. It can be manufactured to many different specifications, with multiple raw material options, dozens of load and geographical considerations, various top speed requirements, and hundreds of possible axle configurations coming into play. This week’s Blog from Talbert Manufacturing takes a deep dive into how to best calculate the…
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Preparing for the Future of Mining Starts Today
OEMs like Caterpillar have announced partnerships across the globe to develop large battery-powered mining trucks that facilitate the trajectory of low-emissions mining and help companies reach their aspirational net-zero goals. But since future state equipment is not yet available, how can companies make changes today? This week’s Blog looks at a recent partnership between Finning…
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Thinking Inside the Box: Broken Screen Diagnoses
Two things are a certainty of any job; equipment fails over time and breakdowns are inevitable. This week’s Blog from the experts at Haver & Boecker Niagara provides four steps you can take to help minimize your downtime and promote a smoother operation overall.
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New Lease of Life Makes Sense for Mining Equipment
The need to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ is now widely accepted – but did you know that equipment rebuilds can also reduce fuel consumption, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), downtime and accidents, in addition to carbon footprint? In this week’s Blog, Francois Nell, Portfolio Manager Rebuilds & Upgrades at Sandvik explains why even the industry’s…