TOMRA’s approach in developing its new diamond microsite (Figures 1, 2) reflects the Company’s holistic approach to supporting its customers: by opening easy access to comprehensive technical information, it enables diamond producers to understand the possibilities offered by its recovery solutions, how they would fit within their operations, and how they would be adding value. “We want to allow our ...

The new light tower from Atlas Copco offers low operational costs and reduced noise levels while increasing illumination coverage. The HiLight H6+ is ideal to use in tough environments, such as applications in construction, mining, events, and rental, thanks to Atlas Copco’s innovative HardHat® body (Figure 1). The HiLight H6+ light tower comes with Atlas Copco’s innovative HardHat® body, made ...

Clear communications at any times is particularly important for lone workers in hazardous areas. To secure their safety and optimal working conditions ECOM Instruments, Assamstadt/Germany, a Pepperl+Fuchs brand, offers a wireless bluetooth remote speaker microphone with an operating time up to 78 h beside the wired RSM-Ex 01. The RSM-Ex 01 BT Z0 (Figure 1) comes with an IP65/67 rating ...

The electric off-road vehicle Tembo 4×4 E-LV on Toyota basis becomes a multifunctional platform. Several versions, from the classic pickup to the station wagon, are already available – and another one with an extra large personnel cabin is now being added to the offering (Figure 1). The Tembos, which are sold in many parts of the world by the manufacturer ...

Just start up the engine and go was yesterday. Increasingly, mining and tunnel projects, as well as large construction sites, are also being managed digitally. The latest solution for this is the “GHH InSiTE” digital analytics software from GHH, which can be used on any equipment regardless of brand. Here a dump truck, there a loader – the times in ...

K+S Minerals and Agriculture GmbH, Kassel/Germany, a major salt producer, turned to TOMRA Sorting Mining, Wedel/Germany, for a solution for the replacement of the existing sorting system at its rock salt mine in Grasleben, in Lower Saxony/Germany. The two companies have a long-standing research and development relationship, focused on exploring the application of TOMRA’s technologies to salt sorting. K+S Minerals ...

Customer training in Corona times? No difficult task for Tsurumi. On his website, the manufacturer has published numerous videos demonstrating the maintenance of dewatering and sewage pumps. They not only show how things are done technically, but also provide valuable insights into the design of the pumps. Once again, the Japanese are breaking new ground in order to maintain their ...

What connects coal mining and electric mobility? One has been a thing of the past in Germany since the end of 2018, the other is a future technology. Lithium connects the past and the future (Figure 1). The mine water from the former mining tunnels contains this valuable raw material, which is required for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries. How lithium can be ...

Alfons von Bronk, former Member of the Executive Board of Bergbau AG Lower Rhine, died on 2nd December 2020 at the age of 91 (Figure 1). “We have lost an exceptional person, to whom we owe a great deal. We will cherish his memory”, said Peter Schrimpf, CEO of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen/Germany. Von Bronk dedicated his entire career to coal ...

Energy company STEAG GmbH,Essen/Germany, steel producer thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg/Germany and electrolysis technology specialist thyssen-krupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers GmbH, Dortmund/Germany, are working on a joint feasibility study. The study deals with the construction of a water electrolysis plant at the STEAG site in Duisburg-Walsum by thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers, the structuring of energy supply and operation of the electrolysis ...