Archives: Automation

Three years after the launch of ABB’s eMine™ ecosystem, the results speak for themselves: six operational trolley systems, a proven fast charging system and numerous project leads in the offing. Speaking to Ratna Kanth Dittakavi, Global eMine Sales Manager, it is clear the best is still yet to come from the ABB business line. In[…]

ABB has developed a new tool within its ABB Ability™ Predictive Maintenance for Grinding (PMG) platform, designed to make troubleshooting and diagnostics in mineral processing faster and more efficient than ever before, it says. Traditionally, troubleshooting for grinding technology has required the on-site presence of an engineer or a direct remote access to the plant[…]

Epiroc has launched a new long-hole production drill rig for small to medium-sized drifts, the Simba SM60 S, saying it is built to out-perform. With a new carousel design and cutting-edge automation features, this rig ensures optimal performance without compromising on safety, according to the company. As part of Epiroc’s Smart series, the new Simba[…]

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Universal Field Robots (UFR), the fast-growing Australia-based provider of autonomous interoperable solutions for the surface mining and underground mining markets. UFR will be reported in Digital Mining Technologies, a division within business area Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions. UFR’s solution portfolio is built on a common autonomy platform,[…]

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform robotic autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments, has announced a partnership with Stitch3D, a provider of modern cloud solutions, to host, manage, view, process and share point cloud data securely directly on the web. This collaboration helps to expand the impact and accessibility of portable SLAM capture devices by allowing[…]

Richard Roberts, Editorial Director at Beacon Events, recently interviewed some key figures at Hexagon ahead of its participation at the IMARC event in Sydney in October 2024. Wendy Hodgetts, Safety Manager at the Rosebery zinc-copper mine in western Tasmania, gave a warts-and-all deep dive on the historic mine’s introduction of a state-of-the-art operator alertness system[…]

Movex Innovation is set to showcase its line of ultra-compact electric, remote-controlled mini loaders, designed to tackle spillage and blockages in a range of applications, at MINExpo 2024, in Las Vegas, next month. Material spillage continually challenges mine worldwide and poses significant operational and safety concerns. Traditional clean-up methods, such as manual shovelling and water[…]

The first hydrogen-powered T 264 haul truck prototype, developed by Liebherr and Fortescue, has arrived on site at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for testing in a real-life mining environment. The site-based testing of this T 264 prototype, known as Europa, will take place over the coming months and[…]

Komatsu and ABB have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to, they say, jointly develop and bring to market integrated solutions that will help move net-zero emissions for heavy industrial machinery a step closer to reality. The two global leaders will leverage industry expertise and equipment in a bid to create world-class interoperability, ranging from renewable[…]

Komatsu and Rio Tinto have reached a historic milestone, with Rio Tinto’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia accepting delivery of its 300th autonomous haulage system (AHS) truck this month. Komatsu and Rio Tinto initially signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2011 to deploy 150 AHS trucks to the Rio Tinto site, and, 13 years later,[…]