Industry News 2017
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Industry 4.0 – a firm commitment to mining is necessary
At their annual conference on 28th September 2017, the Vereinigung Rohstoffe und Bergbau e. V. (VRB), Berlin/Germany, called for politicians to make a firm commitment to domestic raw material extraction. An industrialised society cannot survive without a reliable supply of various raw materials. This is especially pertinent when the economy is…
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70 years of pumps for coarse fluids – in one word: HMQ
On 21st November 1947, Wilhelm ABEL founded a mining engineering company in DĂĽsseldorf/Germany, specializing in the manufacturing of pumps for the coal mining industry. Since then, ABEL GmbH became a 100 % subsidiary of Hillenbrand Inc. In its headquarters, located today in BĂĽchen/Germany near Hamburg ABEL designs and manufactures a wide…
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Caterpillar to supply complete longwall system to coal india subsidiary
Caterpillar recently completed an agreement to supply a complete Cat® longwall system to Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of India’s largest coal producer, Coal India Ltd. The system will be delivered to the Moonidih mine in early 2019. The longwall production goal of the Moonidih XV Seam project…
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Caterpillar develops Battery Electric Proof of Concept LHD
The Underground Mining group within Caterpillar Inc. is preparing to ship a proof of concept battery electric LHD to a mine site located in Canada. The initial build and validation testing of this R1300G test unit began in early 2017 at the Caterpillar Peoria Proving Grounds and will continue through…
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DMT begins Seismic Survey in the Netherlands
Das Essener Explorations- und Engineeringunternehmen DMT GmbH & Co. KG hat einen Auftrag des kanadischen Ă–l- und Gasproduzenten Vermilion Energy Inc. zur DurchfĂĽhrung einer seismischen Erkundung in den Niederlanden erhalten. Die Feldarbeiten haben nun begonnen. Der Auftrag ĂĽber die 3D-Sprengseismik zur Erkundung des Untergrunds besteht aus zwei Teilen. Von August…
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Second RopeCon® for the Booysendal expansion project
Booysendal Platinum (Pty) Ltd. (Booysendal), a subsidiary of Northam Platinum Ltd. (Northam), a South African based platinum and chrome producer, is currently expanding mining capacity at its Booysendal mining concession. Key to the success of this expansion is the cost effective, reliable, safe and environmentally low impact transport of ore…
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Complete scraper replacement: “Only feasible with rational planning“
Replacing scrapers on a conveyor belt system is almost always a lengthy process for any company. In the case of the Hohenlimburger Kalkwerke in Germany, the whole process took almost two years. Ulrich Kolhagen is a mining engineer (Figure 1 ). After completing his studies, he started work in an…
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TAKRAF shiploader successfully commissioned in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Amidst the numerous five-star all-inclusive resorts in Playa del Carmen in Mexico, TAKRAF USA – part of the global mining, bulk material handling and minerals processing equipment supplier, Tenova TAKRAF – has erected and successfully commissioned a 6,000 t/h rail mounted shiploader at an important limestone mine’s port facility (Figure…
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Tiefenbach receives contract for electro-hydraulic control units for world’s largest shield support
Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, won the tender for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system for the world’s largest shield support. In this connection Tiefenbach is responsible for the development, the design and the delivery of the entire electro-hydraulic control system as well as for the safety-related auxiliary valves.…
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From the Niederrhein to Kazakhstan – Engineering Dobersek at the Mining World Central Asia
ENGINEERING DOBERSEK, a family-owned company, has taken part in “Mining World Central Asia 2017”: international trade fair for mining, metallurgy, technology and equipment. The three-day international trade fair took place in Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan. “Mining World Central Asia” is the industry’s leading trade fair of Central Asia…
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