Archives: Communications in mining

Aqura says its 5G Underground Initiative in Australia is progressing to plan, with the company having recently added OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine to the project, joining representatives from one of Northern Star Resources’ operations in the project. Aqura, recently acquired by Telstra Purple, was awarded a grant back in 2021 from the Australian Government[…]

Bosch Rexroth says it is opening up its mobile electronics software, BODAS, to all manufacturers and partners as part of a move to help OEMs speed up the launch of new machines and functions. The company plans to offer manufacturers of off-highway machines free access to the entire standard portfolio of BODAS software for controlling[…]

Hexagon’s Mining division says its Power of One platform, a holistic, life-of-mine smart solution connecting sensors, software, in-field apps and cloudware, is now available and ready to implement. This technology, the company says, connects the mine to the boardroom via a single onboard ecosystem comprising a smart computer, antenna and display. It helps empower customers’[…]

Mobilaris Industrial Solutions says it has acquired Widefind, a technology firm with unique solutions to enable digitalisation and autonomous operations within heavy industry. Through the acquisition, Mobilaris Industrial Solutions strengthens its capabilities and expertise within strategically important technology areas, such as UWB (Ultra Wideband), a technology that makes it possible to determine distance, movements and[…]

Komatsu Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, has agreed to acquire Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd, a provider of operational optimisation platforms for underground mining that leverage communication devices and position tracking systems. The deal, set to close on July 1 on the condition all necessary procedures for closing are completed, will see[…]

Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, has announced the supply and deployment of its Fixed Wireless Access ecosystem , the WiBAS™ Point-to-MultiPoint (PtMP) and the uniMS™ platform, at one of the largest mines in Africa. The use of high-frequency PtMP technology over the vast area of the mine is one of the[…]

At the ARC Forum Orlando, Schneider Electric has announced a collaboration with Intel to extend EcoStruxure™ Automation Expert by creating a Distributed Control Node (DCN) software framework complemented by an associated Intel processor-based DCN hardware offering for industrial users such as mines. EcoStruxure is the company’s “open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system architecture and platform”, geared geared[…]

To fully step into Industry 4.0 and realise the transformative power of solutions such as automation, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics requires a change in the way that mining data is handled and utilised from one system to the next, according to the Sandvik Rotary Drilling Division (part of Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions). Programs[…]

Caterpillar’s series of Trials are films designed to put its products, services and technology to the test in innovative, imaginative and often lighthearted ways; and as such they uniquely bring the capabilities of the equipment to a much wider audience outside of just construction and mining. Trial 1 back in 2014 saw Cat® attachments fitted[…]

Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and Acubis Technologies, a Kinetic Mesh Premier Partner in Australia, have delivered what they say is the first FE1 series BreadCrumbs® – Rajant Peregrine and Hawk – at Stanwell’s Meandu mine in Queensland, Australia. Stanwell was battling the ever-evolving data and application requirements of its operational[…]