Tag: Automation
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Future-Proofing Canada’s Mining Operations with Precision Heap Leaching
Heap leaching has been the backbone of metal recovery for decades, yet some operations still rely on outdated irrigation leaching systems. This week’s Blog from Orbia, Netafim showcases how transitioning toward systems able to sustain diffusion uniformity, along with automated technology, can help streamline operations to improve metal recovery while reducing costs and environmental impact.
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3D SLAM Mapping For Bulk Materials Assessment And Tracking
Bulk materials present unique challenges that make it difficult to obtain accurate, real-time information in a cost-effective way. However, the Nexys is changing the way bulk materials can be inventoried and can be seamlessly integrated into existing surveying workflows to provide a more cost-effective and autonomous way of tracking materials on job sites, storage facilities,…
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3D Mapping With SLAM For Fast & Accurate Project Planning
Foreseeing all possible roadblocks and creating contingencies before construction begins is the key to keeping a project on budget and finishing on time. Fortunately, an eye in the sky can help. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies shows how accurate 3D mobile mapping overcomes challenges as a cost-effective option that developers and planners can add…
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Autonomous Drones Flying in Dusty Environments: How Does It Work?
With the advancement of 3D mapping drones making their way onto construction sites and other industrial environments, the presence of impossible to get rid of dust causes problems for onboard navigational sensors. Or – at least it used to. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies highlights how its package of proprietary SLAM algorithms that power…
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Komatsu introduces new WA700-8 wheel loader
Komatsu recently announced its new WA700-8, a powerful and efficient addition to its range of wheel loaders designed for quarry operations and aggregate producers. This wheel loader is an ideal four-pass match with 70-ton trucks such as Komatsu’s new HD605-10 haul truck. The WA700-8 also offers substantial improvements in performance, efficiency and operator comfort compared…
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Autonomous Robots in Mining: The Differences Between Online and Offline SLAM
There are many ways we can empower robots to navigate their environment autonomously. We can equip them with GPS, use an array of cameras and sensors (including smell), even get them to talk with each other and strategize. But if you want a robot to do all that on its own without using any outside sensors…
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Simplifying Autonomous Robotics: A Guide to Waypoint and Exploration Missions
The idea of using robots might sound like futuristic sci-fi jargon, but actually the technology is analogous to the same chips and code that’s in your smartphone or advanced driver’s assistance in your car. Robotics for mapping and surveying are similar. The technology can seem complex, but the goal is to provide you with the safest and most…
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Attracting The Next Generation of Mining Talent
Mining companies are increasingly incorporating innovation that is changing the industry for the better. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies looks at how their technology can make operations safer, more productive, and more sustainable, as well as more attractive to the next generation of mining talent.
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How Autonomous Robots are Transforming the Mining Industry
With mounting pressure in recent times to cut costs, increase operational efficiency, and lower the risk to human lives, mining companies around the world are seeking to transform their business through digital innovation. This week’s Blog from Exyn Technologies explores the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning is allowing mining companies to increase safety…
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The Future of Mining: The Rise of Autonomous Robots
From manual labor to powerful new tools and robots equipped with ever improving automated capabilities, the mining industry has undergone a significant transformation in a few short decades. In this week’s Blog post, we discuss the increasing use of autonomous robots in the mining industry and why they are indispensable components in mining operations.