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P&L Machine Moving and Rigging in Johannesburg, South Africa, has used an Enerpac SBL500 gantry for careful handling and positioning of a refurbished 60 t electrical substation skid on a flatbed truck for transportation to the nearby Kriel Colliery. On average twice a year, P&L is asked to assist refurbishing of skid-mounted, electrical substations from[…]

The European Commission has invited Finland to coordinate the research related to recycling in the battery industry. Outotec will lead the project together with Aalto University’s Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. Business Finland, a public research funding agency, is also strongly involved in advancing the project. Due to the rapidly growing demand for electric[…]

Process technologies and service provider Outotec saw its order intake from the minerals and metals sector pick up in the September quarter as producers continued to focus on improving their existing operations. The company’s order intake rose 16% year-on-year to €271.5 million ($308 million) during the three months to the end of September, while its[…]

Canada’s government, through Natural Resources Canada, has challenged the mining industry to come up with a new clean technology solution that cuts energy consumption for crushing rock. The C$10 million ($7.6 million) “Crush It! Challenge” is aimed at tackling the disproportionate amount of energy used in mining to extract valuable minerals, NRC said, while helping[…]

Epiroc focused on automation at Electra Mining 2018 and subsequently introduced its new Regional Application Centre (RAC) in Johannesburg, which aligns with the OEM’s ongoing focus on meeting customers’ growing pursuit to elevate uptime, boost productivity, improve safety and shrink operating costs through the implementation of technology. Based in five key cities around the world[…]

One month on from launching its North American headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, automated drone startup Airobotics has announced a $30 million fundraising plan. The M Series D round of funding, led by Pavilion Capital, will bring its total capital raised to $101 million. The new round of funding will be used to further scale Airobotics[…]

Kespry and DJI are pooling resources to offer the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone as part of the Kespry stockpile measurement solution for mining and aggregates companies. “This solution delivers the unique Kespry autonomous flight and aerial intelligence experience for stockpile measurement using a DJI drone,” according to Kespry. “Adding this affordable, powerful and portable[…]

SICK has extended its LMS Bulkscan laser scanner offering with the SICK LMS111 measurement tool, allowing more users to benefit from continuous monitoring of volume and mass throughput of bulk materials on conveyor belts. The LMS111 Bulkscan provides highly-accurate, delay-free volume and mass flow measurements to maximise throughput of a wide range of bulk materials[…]

LogiCamms and Dassault Systèmes have expanded their software collaboration partnership with the signing of a system integrator alliance agreement. The agreement will cover both enterprise technology deployments and implementation services for Dassault Systèmes’ industry solution experiences based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, LogiCamms said. Last year, Dassault Systèmes’ signed a software collaboration pact with LogiCamms in[…]

Miners must prepare their workforce today to meet the demands of tomorrow’s digital age, or risk future growth and innovation, according to Gaston Carrion, Talent and Organisation Lead for Accenture’s resources practice in Australia and New Zealand. Carrion told delegates at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne, Australia that, as the use[…]