Runge has released XACT 1.7, the latest update of the trusted short-term scheduling solution. It was released to coincide with MINExpo as Runge believed “its exciting 3D visualisation and reporting features will turn heads.” “Our XACT customers are used to their planners being able to collaborate with XACT, while retaining complete visibility of who has changed what,” said Sean Stewart, Innovation Program Leader – Technology, at Runge. “With the new release, we’ve improved graphics and reporting to give users an even better picture, and even more certainty,” he said.

XACT 1.7 delivers improved 3D graphics, with spatial data plots replacing standard polygon graphics. It also opens the door to faster reporting, and adapts the popular “stage plans” from Runge Limited’s long-term scheduling mainstay, XPAC.

Chris Taylor, Senior Mining Consultant in Runge’s North American regional office, has already been using some of the new features of XACT 1.7 for projects using Runge consulting services. “In particular, I’ve found stage plans to be extremely useful in maintaining a strong connection between my long-term and short-term scheduling scenarios,” said Taylor.

XACT 1.7 allows for superior communication, whether through collaboration, or reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

“We’re giving our customers more and more ways to communicate their plans,” said Stewart. “With XACT 1.7, you can see more, analyse better and deliver improved results.”