RPMGlobal has released its much-anticipated next generation mine scheduling solution, RPM MinePlanner. RPM MinePlanner is built on the foundation of XPAC, the world’s most utilised mine scheduling engine. This scheduling engine has been continually refined for over forty years and is used globally across virtually every commodity and mining method. MinePlanner combines all of those mining methods and commodity types…
Read MoreConveyor Components has unveiled bucket elevator belt alignment made simple with the model VA and VA-X bucket elevator alignment control. Designed with a rugged heavy duty cast aluminum housing, the model VA and VA-X is designed to indicate when the head or boot section of a bucket elevator drifts too far out of alignment. This unit can be used to…
Read MoreWabtec Digital Mine has launched its latest Generation 3 Collision Avoidance System (CAS) to enhance safety and productivity, as well as provide a new level of performance with a rules and intelligence capability. The Generation 3 CAS incorporates a brand new, cleaner, simpler user interface with context-based voice alerts that have been built using the latest human factor design. It…
Read MoreSuperior Industries Inc. recently added another industry veteran to its lineup of passionate, high-service employees. After 17 years at Haver & Boecker Niagara, Kristen Randall comes to Superior as the company’s first official training coordinator. “Many of us at Superior have developed strong relationships with Kristen due to her active involvement in our industries,” said Mary Erholtz, the manufacturer’s vice…
Read MoreMine Safety LLC, a company that promotes mining safety through high-quality software tools and solutions, has launched “Mine Lookup,” an application to analyze Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) data in various ways. “I have been in the industry as a software engineer since 2007 and I have felt this information should be more accessible to miners and to mining…
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Dräger has released the X-am 5800, which provides measurement options for several gases and can transfer data directly via Bluetooth. The portable multi-gas detector simultaneously measures up to six gases, depending on the sensors installed. It represents a new addition to the Dräger X-am series, which already includes the X-am 2800. The newly developed Catalytic Ex-Sensor (CatEx SR) is robust…
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