- Jan- 2024 -2 JanuaryIndustry News 06_2023
Komatsu ready to launch new 13 ton class PC138E-11 electric excavator with lithium-ion battery
Komatsu Ltd. (hereafter “Komatsu”) (President and CEO: Hiroyuki Ogawa) plans to introduce the 13-ton class PC138E-11 electric excavator equipped with a lithium-ion battery to the domestic market as a rental machine in January 2024 or later. Komatsu also plans to introduce it to European markets, following Japan. As a market…
Learn more - 2 JanuaryIndustry News 06_2023
Optimum processes and good consultation for more sustainability
Technical innovations and good planning guarantee efficient processes and therefore uses less material and fuel consumption Many quarries or recycling companies want machines that can be operated economically, but also as sustainable and emission-free as possible. Kleemann here counts on innovative technical solutions and comprehensive consultation with the customers. Intelligent…
Learn more - Dec- 2023 -20 DecemberIndustry News 06_2023
Voith equips 2 GW hydropower plant in Angola
Technology group Voith is set to supply equipment for the large-scale hydropower plant Caculo Cabaça in Angola, West Africa. The order comprises all electrical and mechanical equipment, including the installation of four Francis turbines with an output of 530 MW each, an additional Francis turbine with an output of 52…
Learn more - 15 DecemberNews in Brief 06_2023
GHH going for gold in Bulgaria
The race for gold is on: German-based machine manufacturer GHH has significantly expanded its market share in Bulgaria. A double-digit number of machines were recently sold to Breznik Minerals Ltd., GHH announced. The Bulgarian company is part of the group of companies of Assarel-Medet JSC, which is the first, largest…
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Unique constructed wetland introduced by Bauer Resources at COP28
Dubai, UAE – For two weeks, the eyes of the world were on Dubai: December 12th was the final day of “COP28”, the 28th UN climate conference. The focus: Nothing less than the future of our planet, in a year that is likely to be the hottest year ever. Approximately…
Learn more - 14 DecemberIndustry News 06_2023
Pepperl+Fuchs receives the German Design Award – Special Mention 2024 for ex-smartphone
Explosion-proof smartphone Smart-Ex® 03 honoured by the German Design Council in the “Excellent Product Design – Computer and Communication” category The explosion-proof 5G smartphone Smart-Ex® 03 from Pepperl+Fuchs has been honoured with the German Design Award – Special Mention 2024 by the German Design Council. The award recognises the remarkable…
Learn more - 11 DecemberNews in Brief 06_2023
Iqony and RAG realise innovative heating solution for Camphausen and Sulzbach municipalities
After intensive preparations, Iqony Energies GmbH, Saarbrücken/Germany, a subsidiary of the energy company Iqony GmbH, Essen/Germany, has decided to modernise and convert its existing district heating generation plants and district heating network on the site of the former Camphausen mine into an innovative and climate-neutral heat generation system (Figure 1).…
Learn more - 11 DecemberNews in Brief 06_2023
STEAG heads for strong growth
At the full works council and delegates’ conference of the STEAG Group (Figure 1), Essen/Germany, Andreas Reichel, Chairman of the Management Board and Labor Director, made it clear that the forthcoming sale of the energy group to the Spanish infrastructure investor Asterion Industrial Partners means more scope for STEAG in…
Learn more - 11 DecemberNews in Brief 06_2023
Mining, Geology and Environment Association appoints new president
On 8th August 2023, the German Mining, Geology and Environment Association (VBGU), Berlin/Germany, an employers’ association that has been dedicated to constructive dialogue in mining and raw materials extraction in Germany for over 30 years, appointed its previous Vice President Jens-Peter Lux, Managing Director of DMT GmbH & Co. KG,…
Learn more - 11 DecemberNews in Brief 06_2023
Helmuth-Burckhardt Prize 2023
The Helmuth-Burckhardt Prize 2023 of the German Raw Materials and Mining Association (VRB), Berlin/Germany, went to two prizewinners this year, Hannah Weinbach M.Sc. and Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Sensenschmidt (Figure 1). The German Mining Association awarded the prize to the young academics at its general meeting on 14th September 2023 in Berlin.…
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