The new Epiroc Serpent Automatic is a smart, automatic ventilation solution that guarantees optimal air quality for a safer and healthier underground work environment. Epiroc says it is now introducing several new upgrades which will help mining customers keep control over air quality and optimise running costs. Some of the new features include: vibration control, a safety feature avoiding risk for vibrations that can harm the fan station, master-slave function to operate a series of fans in a more secure way and active pressure – and flow measurement which gives actual performance data helping the user to foresee any future risks with bad air quality due to bad installation or air leakages.

At Bauma Epiroc is also launching integration between Serpent Ventilation and Mobilaris Mining Intelligence (MMI), which helps to increase safety and health for operators and improves energy efficiency for an underground tunnel or mine site. Mobilaris MMI can monitor ventilation components and installation as well as control the airflow based on sensor monitoring. In case of deviation, alarm will be visible in Mobilaris MMI.