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ABB showcases advanced motor solutions at MINEXCHANGE

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 NAM Staff

ABB showcased its lineup of industrial electric motor solutions for the mining industry’s demands during last month’s MINEXCHANGE in Denver. Designed for reliability, efficiency and long-term performance, ABB’s motors help operations reduce total life cycle costs while enhancing system productivity. Motor solutions featured at the event included: ABB said its motors exceed industry standards for efficiency, durability and performance, powering…

SME returns to Mile High City

February 25, 2023February 25, 2023 Francesca Peeples

Back on its home turf in Denver, the Society for Metallurgy, Mining and Exploration (SME) is ready to welcome thousands of guests and more than 750 exhibits once more to the Colorado Convention Center for the 2023 SME Annual Conference and Expo. By Donna Schmidt Welcome back to Denver for the 2023 SME Annual Conference and Expo. The gathering, set…

T-minus four months to SME Denver 2023

October 18, 2022November 1, 2022 NAM Staff

Preparations are continuing for the next Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration’s (SME) annual conference and exposition, set for February 26-March 1 in Denver, Colo. The MINEXCHANGE event, which will be paired again with the Colorado Mining Association’s (CMA) 125th National Western Mining Conference, will return to the Colorado Convention Center. North American Mining magazine and Rock Products magazine return…

SME 2022 adjourns, sets 2023 dates

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 NAM Staff

The Society for Metallurgy, Mining and Exploration (SME) closed its annual meeting and exhibition for another year on March 2. Entitled MINEXCHANGE, the event kicked off with an opening reception on Feb. 27 and, in addition to dozens of technical sessions, welcomed nearly 750 exhibitors to the show floor at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 2021…

Hitachi Construction Machinery kicks off new era

April 19, 2022April 20, 2022 NAM Staff

Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas (HCMA) has launched the next chapter for the company in North America and Latin America. On March 1, HCMA officially began leading the Hitachi brand’s construction and mining equipment sales and service support efforts. At a commemoration celebration event held for employees in early March at the HCMA headquarters in Newnan, Ga., Alan Quinn, HCMA chief…

Spotlight from SME 2022: Maestro, Exyn partner for worker safety

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 NAM Staff

Exyn Technologies announced in March during SME MINEXCHANGE 2022 that it has come together in partnership with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) device group Maestro Digital Mine to boost safety and production with the use of the fully autonomous ExynAero drone. Specifically, according to the companies, the ExynAero can be utilized for exploring and mapping GPS-denied environments, and since it…

SME 2022 adjourns for another year

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 NAM Staff

As you read this, tear-down activities are in high gear at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Society for Metallurgy, Mining and Exploration closes its annual meeting and exhibition for another year.

SME 2022 Returns As In-Person Event

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 NAM Staff

The MINEXCHANGE 2022 SME Annual Conference and Expo, set this year for February 27-March 2, will be hosted at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, after being held virtually in 2021.