Category: Monitoring & Control
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Brigade Fusion Technology Predicts High Risk Events
Brigade Fusion uses sensor fusion technology to combine Brigade’s range of safety devices, including its 360-degree camera and radar obstacle detection, with M2M RTLS (Real Time Location System) technology. This allows the system to predict high risk events, providing the operator with appropriate and prompt alerts and, if required, signal the machine to prevent movement,…
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Dräger’s New Connected Gas Detector With New Catex Sensor
Reliable warnings against gas-related hazards play an essential role in keeping people safe in the workplace. The X-am 2800 multi-gas detector simultaneously measures up to four gases. Users can choose sensors for flammable gases and vapors, as well as oxygen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. The X-am 2800 is optimized for…
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Imdex Unveils Advanced Technology at PDAC
Leading global mining-tech company IMDEX revealed the latest advances in its market-leading survey and measuring tools and its aiSIRIS interpretive mineralogy software at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in March. IMDEX has the most accurate north-seeking gyro on the market – REFLEX SPRINT- IQ – but Chief of Product Management and Marketing…
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Michelin Launches Michelin® Mems Lite
Michelin has launched Michelin® MEMS Lite, its newest offer in connected tires for surface mining and quarry vehicles. MICHELIN MEMS Lite is an entry-level tire MEMS solution that combines Michelin’s proven liquid-proof sensors to deliver periodic tire pressure and temperature readings. Tire sensors are mounted inside the tires, where data is captured periodically as vehicles…
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Komatsu and Cummins Partner to Create an Integrated Approach to Equipment and Engine Monitoring
Unplanned downtime from equipment and engine maintenance at mines can be very costly. To create more value for customers, Komatsu and Cummins have partnered to deliver a new, integrated remote equipment monitoring solution designed to reduce unplanned stoppages, accelerate maintenance execution, and extend component life and maintenance intervals. By sharing equipment health and performance data…
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Accurate and Reliable Carbon Sulphur Analysis
The elemental analyzer Eltra ELEMENTRAC CS-i measures the carbon and sulfur concentration in predominantly inorganic samples through combustion in an induction furnace and the subsequent analysis of the gaseous combustion products carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide. The high temperature of more than 2,000°C ensures complete decomposition of the sample and thus reliable and accurate elemental…
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Maptek Consolidates on Field Benefits for High Accuracy Survey-grade Sensors
A new dual-window scanner that halves data capture time headlines the latest Maptek mine measurement improvements. The new Maptek XR3-D mkII laser scanner with dual window arrangement cuts scan acquisition time in half. Conventional terrestrial laser scanners capture data from one window, spinning to achieve a 360° field of view; the XR3-D captures data from…
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Provix pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) cameras allow jumbo and bolter operators to precisely position drills quickly without approaching the face and magnify the camera image remotely
Provix drill camera systems have proven themselves in underground mines world-wide: remote bolting in Canada’s arctic diamond mines, Sudbury’s nickel mines, and gold mines in Canada, Russia, and the USA. Provix PTZ cameras, designed to perform in rugged underground conditions, can be displayed in-cab or in a safe, remote surface operating station, or sea-can 200’ away.…