Month: June 2015
- Industry News 03_2015
New multi-purpose crawler dh L2000d with diesel hydraulic drive
In March 2015 Deilmann-Haniel Mining Systems GmbH (dhms) delivered a multi-purpose crawler named dh L2000d for backfilling operations to the German Company for the Construction and Operation of Repositories for Waste (Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe mbH – DBE). This innovative crawler dozer with a…
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Groundwater sampling made fast, efficient and reliable
Rope-winch systems used for groundwater sampling at opencast mines have to operate reliably and over long periods of time. Replacing the rope and rope guides is an expensive operation that can occur all too frequently. When a request was sent to the Völkmann Engineering Works the Dortmund-based repair company was…
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New Technology investigates the Market
The west Saxon company of Veit Müller produces long-lasting, durable energy storage for special requirements. It works with virtually no loss over extremely long periods of time. The charge can be done in various ways, also during removal. The storage is done mechanically by elastomeric material, especially coupled power turns…
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Rapid and Safe Mine Development
On 13th march 2015 IBS, an engineering company located in Bischofsheim in the Rhön region of Germany, presented its newly developed roadheading system Type SM 150 to customers from all over the world. Together with their strategic partners, the IBS-team demonstrated the newly developed roadheader SM 150 with OMP (Outburst…
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VDMA
Matthias Zelinger became energy policy spokesman for the German Engineering Association (VDMA) in Frankfurt am Main on 1 March 2015. He is also continuing in his role as managing director of VDMA Power Systems.
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Vattenfall Europe Mining & Generation AG
Dr Helmar Rendez, chairman of the management board at Stromnetz Berlin GmbH, will become a member of the management board at Vattenfall Europe Mining & Generation AG in Cottbus on 1 July 2015. He will not be responsible for a specific division at first, but will take over finance on…
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RAG-Stiftung
The RAG Stiftung in Essen has two new members on its board of trustees: management consultant Monika Schulz-Strelow, who was appointed by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Heiko Maas, who was appointed by the state of Saarland. This brings the number of…
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OMV AG
Dr Rainer Seele, currently chairman of the board of executive directors at Wintershall Holding GmbH in Kassel, will become the new CEO of OMV in Vienna/Austria on 1 July 2015. He is taking over from Gerhard Roiss, who will be leaving the company.
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ISSA Mining
Ulrich Meesmann, Member of the Board of Directors of the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Raw Materials and Chemical Industry (BG RCI), Heidelberg/Germany, was voted president. His term will begin 1 April 2016, when current ISSA Mining President Theodor Bülhoff will retire. Cristian Moraga Torres, General Manager of…
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50Hertz
Marco Nix will become the new CFO of transmission system operator 50Hertz in Berlin on 1 July 2015. He will take over from Udo Giegerich, who is leaving the company.
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