Brenntag announced it is now a distributor in the U.S. and Canada for CarboNet Nanotechnologies’ water treatment products.
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Automated Monitoring Increases Life Safety, Data Availability, Productivity and Environmental Wellbeing
Real-time data delivers site conditions to stakeholders while reducing staff’s time in the mine By Riley Smith, Trimble Monitoring, Mine Survey and Tunneling Many industries learned to do more with people working remotely, and be more productive with on-site staff, as the world endured a pandemic – keeping people safe, while still operating efficiently. Other industries, such as mining, began the…
Read MoreBold, modern and dynamic Woman in Mining: Resa Furey
This issue’s Woman in Mining profile is an example in strength mentorship and constant learning. NAM learns more about her mission to educate, elevate and empower. Resa Furey has said she has a mission to make a positive difference for women in the industry. As an active member of groups like Women in Mining, SME, CIM and PDAC, along with…
Read MoreSustainability On Track
Wabtec flexing its muscles – and horsepower – for the future of emission reduction with battery locomotives. By Donna Schmidt The year 2022 is barely three months old, and already it’s been a big year for transport group Wabtec. The company has sealed not just one, but two major orders from global operators for its newest technology – the FLXdrive…
Read MoreRPMGlobal’s XPAC gets major upgrade
RPMGlobal has released a major upgrade to its XPAC scheduling suite, including support for battery trucks. The Australian company said the newest version also includes multiple independent calendars and further enhancements to environmental functionality. Other changes include disturbance reporting and scheduling, landform surface definition, bi-directional integration with RPM’s Schedule Optimisation Tool (SOT) and many more commodity-specific enhancements. On the environmental…
Read MoreASGCO adds belt skiver to line-up
U.S.-based conveyor belt products supplier ASGCO has released its new Grizzly conveyor belt skiver as a safer, easier way to remove or recess conveyor belt covers for mechanical fastener installation. The new release is 18-volt battery powered and features dualaction tugsten carbide blades for accuracy. It comes as a kit that includes a battery charger, two batteries, and a set…
Read MoreEpiroc launches Mobius for Drills, a data hub for mine operations
Epiroc, in partnership with ASI Mining LLC, introduced Mobius for Drills, a new platform to convert data into useful, actionable information. Mobius for Drills will lead mines toward automation and connectivity. Featuring embedded artificial intelligence, the user-friendly Mobius system enables multi-vehicle command, control and monitoring to maximize productivity and safety. “We think of it as a tool to directly support…
Read MoreSpotlight from SME 2022: Hexagon releases GeoSlate
The mining arm of Hexagon has released HxGN MinePlan GeoSlate, a mobile geological drill hole logging application for field data collection, the company announced during SME 2022. Using a field-ready mobile tablet, users can quickly and easily compile field drill hole data to simplify a geologist’s workflow. The company said the new releases, built for optimal performance, can save time…
Read MoreIsoMetrix launches Lumina ESG platform
IsoMetrix has introduced an all-in-one environmental, social and governance (ESG) application on an SaaS platform, IsoMetrix Lumina, to help operations comprehensively manage and report ESG and sustainability performance metrics. The new release collects key data necessary to efficiently and accurately report on a site’s ESG metrics functions – and in alignment with relevant standards and frameworks. It also can aid…
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