Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG’s Heilbronn salt mine, one of Western Europe’s largest salt producers, has successfully deployed the OEM-agnostic Newtrax Advanced Proximity Detection System (APDS), expanding the mine’s existing underground safety technology. With a remarkable production capacity of nearly 5 Mt/a, Heilbronn faces typical safety challenges due to limited visibility and the interaction of light and heavy vehicles during operations. To ...
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The steute business division Controltec will be kicking off its new fair year in February, exhibiting for the first time at the aaa – all about automation in Friedrichshafen. The company will be showing different new series of industrial switchgear able to meet special requirements – for example durability, explosion protection, machine safety and (wireless) signal transmission. Both new and ...
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TOMRA Mining’s advanced technology and unique experience in designing and installing large-scale ore-sorting plants were key to the successful completion of the world’s largest lithium sorting plant. The sorting installation, part of Pilbara Minerals’ P680 Expansion Project, has a capacity of more than 1,000 tonnes per hour, and demonstrates the power of TOMRA’s cutting-edge technology to improve overall ore recovery ...
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The Pepperl+Fuchs Group, a pioneer in the field of mobile devices for hazardous areas, is continuing the success story of the 8-inch tablet series with the new Tab-Ex® 05. The tablet, designed for use in hazardous areas, is based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 and offers maximum reliability and ease of use even under demanding industrial conditions. This makes ...
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BG ProAir tested and chosen as the preferred breathing protection for JSW SA’s mine rescue teams in Poland The order comprises 435 Dräger BG ProAir closed-circuit breathing apparatus, making it the largest purchase for mine rescue teams that Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa (JSW) has ever made. Before making the purchase decision, the JSW Rescue Services tested the new devices extensively at ...
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By the time the climate-friendly neighborhood in Frankfurt’s Hilgenfeld district is completed, the team from BAUER Resources GmbH, Schrobenhausen/Germany, with its three drilling rigs will be long gone. It will be almost like they were never even there. “Almost” being the key word. What will remain is an impressive geothermal probe system that was installed on behalf of regional energy ...
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The Morsleben Mine Rescue Service has taken delivery of incredible, zero-emission special-purpose vehicles from the German company Bergmann Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, marking a new era in rescue operations. The R803e is a truly remarkable vehicle (Figure 1), developed and manufactured in Meppen/Germany. It’s the epitome of German engineering, setting new standards for use in extreme conditions. Powered by ...
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DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen/Germany, an independent, global engineering and consulting company, launched the newest model of the GYROMAT series at INTERGEO 2024: the GYROMAT 6000 (Figure 1), the most accurate gyroscope measuring system for high-precision surveys, such as tunnel construction or shipbuilding. It combines the tradition of absolute precision of the GYROMAT series with a new feature that ...
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The metal tungsten forms the basis for valuable high-tech components in many industries. With its mine in Mittersill, Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG, Mittersill/Austria, operates one of the most important tungsten mining operations worldwide. As the ore is being selectively extracted at ever greater depths and the uphill transport routes are becoming ever longer, a new Sandvik processing plant was ...
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First sustainability report voluntarily complies with the European Union’s (EUs) ESG reporting standard TAKRAF Group’s ESG performance helps clients and partners reduce emissions, water use and waste, all while maintaining high safety standards TAKRAF Group conducted double materiality analysis in consultation with both internal and external stakeholders TAKRAF Group is presenting its first Sustainability Report and as such already complies ...
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