When it comes to the technologies of proximity and collision avoidance, some myths still remain about how the systems impact miners and the mining process. NAM recently spoke to Mile Walling, president of Americas, Strata Worldwide, to set the record straight. Mine safety systems are designed to protect the life of the miner, but is that at the expense of…
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Brigade Electronics has unveiled its latest safety solution: the Brigade Fusion system. Its sensor fusion technology combines Brigade’s range of safety devices, including its 360-degree camera, radar obstacle detection and M2M RTLS technology, to predict collisions providing the operator with appropriate and timely alerts and, if required, signal the machine to prevent movement, slow down or stop entirely in the…
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Collision avoidance systems are touted as a critical pathway to safer mines. But they are now also a significant enabling technology of the wider digital, automated mine ecosystem. By Jonathan Rowland Collision avoidance: a market snapshotMore mines will invest in collision avoidance systems (CAS; also known as proximity detection systems) over the next two years than any other technology bar…
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