Gainwell Engineering has delivered its first shield hauler, a 60 t class SH660 G, to metcoal mining customer Kestrel Coal in Australia. Gainwell’s Australian manufacturing hub, Gainwell Engineering Pacific Pty Ltd is in Gateshead, a suburb of Newcastle, NSW. The manufacturing business headquarters of the company is based in Kolkata, India, while the global business[…]
The next step in the integration of SP Mining – the mining-related business of Schenck Process acquired by global, high-tech engineering group Sandvik – will see SP mining entities change their names to reflect their new ownership. On October 1, Schenck Process Australia Pty Limited, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sandvik in November last[…]
Cummins Inc has announced approval of its entire line of diesel high horsepower engines across all ratings for use with unblended paraffinic fuels (EN15940), often referred to as renewable diesel, including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). It states: “Utilising renewable diesels like HVO are shown to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by up to 90%[…]
In the summer in Chinese mines in Xinjiang, high heat conditions of over 40°C and sandstorms are frequent which represent a major test to equipment along with high altitude; with temperatures in the winter dropping to an average of -20°C in January. Even in these conditions, Xugong-headquartered global mining equipment major XCMG says it has been[…]
xtonomy provides an advanced next-gen autonomous solution for mining and quarrying and argues: “xtonomy’s AI is the only commercially available system that is capable to navigate freely in unstructured and ever-changing environments such as in quarries. This enables autonomy for the first time also in complex dynamic sites and opens the technology to a wide[…]
China’s XCMG says it is leading the next revolution of mining machinery development with cutting-edge equipment products and advanced workplace technology. On July 23, CUMT Nanhu, China’s first mining satellite, which was jointly designed and developed by XCMG, the China University of Mining and Technology, and Skysight, was successfully launched at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch[…]
Multotec says it has expanded its facilities and capacity of its mill lining factory in Spartan, South Africa, to meet the rising demand, enabling the company to manufacture larger mill liners for clients around the globe. The expansion consists of the installation of three new presses at the factory that will boost manufacturing capacity by 15-20%[…]
McLanahan has developed a condition monitoring program to help customers keep an eye on the health of their machines. McLanahan developed the condition monitoring package for three primary reasons: to allow customers to understand the health of their machine, to allow McLanahan technicians the ability to dial into the machine remotely and to pass any[…]
Designing, building and launching the next generation of the world’s largest mining equipment represents huge commitment, cost and risk. Komatsu Mining took that step in 2013 when it launched the P&H 4800XPC AC – then and now the world’s largest electric mining rope shovel with a 135 ton payload, designed to three pass load 400[…]
Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire Heliox, a Netherlands-based technology leader in fast charging solutions, serving e-Bus and e-Truck fleets and passenger vehicles. It said the acquisition will complement Siemens’ existing eMobility charging portfolio, adding products and solutions for DC fast-charging focused on eBus and eTruck fleets. Heliox’s portfolio will also extend Siemens’[…]