- Feb- 2021 -12 FebruaryNews in Brief 01_2021
Historic machine hall Pattberg turned into office building
Since 2005 the Maas Group has had its registered office on the grounds of the Pattberg colliery of the former Rhineland mine in Moers/Germany. The group has been involved in the mining industry for 110 years and currently employs 450 staff in the business units Construction (structural engineering, civil engineering,…
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High Performance Mining Conference 2020: Significant changes in the mining industry
The Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT) of the RWTH Aachen University, Aachen/Germany, together with the VDMA Mining, organised the 2nd International High Performance Mining Conference from 16th to 19th November 2020. The event took place online for the first time due to the corona pandemic (Figure 1). The 196…
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News from the German Mining Network (GMN)
Australia While Australia’s economy was badly hit by the Covid-19 crisis overall, the mining sector, which over the past year incl. supplier sector contributed approximately 15 % to Australia’s gross domestic product, performed quite well. There are many possible reasons. On the one hand, mining was defined as an “essential sector”…
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New Labor Director at RWE Power
At its meeting on 17th December 2020, the Supervisory Board of RWE Power AG, Essen/Germany, appointed Kemo Razanica with effect from 1st February 2021 as RWE Power AG’s HR Director and Labor Director for a period of three years. He took over the position from Ralf Giesen, who left the company…
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Siegfried Russwurm elected as new BDI President
The general meeting of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Berlin/Germany, has elected Siegfried Russwurm as President (Figure 1). Russwurm is chairman of the supervisory boards of industrial companies thyssenkrupp AG and Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA. He was a member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG from 2008 to…
Learn more - Jan- 2021 -19 JanuaryIndustry News 06_2020
Continental expands its online dealer portal ContiOnlineContact for OTR and agricultural tires
Extended offer: Off-The-Road and agricultural tire portfolio are now available via ContiOnlineContact Flexible tire ordering around the clock enables optimal service for dealers Product information, tire availability, orders and updates at a glance Hanover, January 18, 2021. Continental expands the digital online dealer portal ContiOnlineContact. The portal now lists the…
Learn more - 18 JanuaryIndustry News 05_2020
Versatility and precision for narrow vein operations with new Sandvik DD212 Development drill
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions introduces the new Sandvik DD212, a compact and intelligent single-boom electro-hydraulic drill for tunneling and mining development in narrow vein drifts. This new versatile drill is an upgrade of the highly successful Sandvik DD210 Development drill rig. New features deliver real benefits Sandvik DD212 (Figure…
Learn more - 15 JanuaryIndustry News 06_2020
Digital look over the shoulder
BEUMER Group commissions system from 4,000 kilometres away Thanks to digitalisation, it is no longer unusual to parametise and commission single components remotely. BEUMER Group thinks ahead and, for the first time, commissions a complete packaging line including palletiser – from a distance of over 4,000 kilometres. Helping customers in…
Learn more - Dec- 2020 -14 DecemberIndustry News 06_2020
Service 4.0 – on site, without being there
Machine malfunctions and standstills that are not eliminated as fast as possible may become expensive for manufacturing companies. BEUMER Group, Beckum/Germany, developed the BEUMER Smart Glasses as a pioneering product that supports users quickly and easily. The BEUMER Customer Support technicians use them to take a virtual look over the…
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Is cutting costs for safety measures worth the risk?
A significant number of accidents that have occurred in mines in recent years have underlined the importance of special precautions and innovative technologies to improve the safety of miners working underground. BT Bautechnik 24 GmbH, Schwäbisch Gmünd/Germany, discussed this question with representatives of DEZEGA, a world leader in the development…
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