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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 the event of faults or shutdowns of existing systems is ...

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 shoulder of the customer’s service technician to solve the problem ...

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 and manufacture of rescue equipment. DEZEGA is an international company ...

The Tab-Ex® Pro from the Pepperl+Fuchs company ECOM Instruments GmbH, Assamstadt/Germany, expands the Tab-Ex series as the world’s first 10″ Android tablet for Zone 2/22 and Div. 2 hazardous areas (Figure 1). The Tab-Ex® Pro’s large display is ideal for demanding applications and for accessing web-based content. In addition, it allows employees to easily transition from working in the field ...

The specialist for civil engineering and mining machinery GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, has set its sights on the Australian continent. An experienced partner is supporting the German manufacturer. With its loaders, dump trucks and utility vehicles for rock logistics above and below ground, GHH has long been represented on many continents. Now the manufacturer, which is part of the Schmidt ...

The manufacturer of machinery for mining and tunnelling GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, established a new service base for its customers in the heart of the German potash and salt mining industry. The company entered into the business activities of BAT Bohr- und Anlagentechnik GmbH in the village of Krayen-berggemeinde on 1st October 2020. Through their subsidiary GSE Europe GmbH they ...

The South-African Nerospec Group and the German Schmidt Kranz Group have joined forces to implement flexible wireless automation and digitalization enabling its customers to be part of the 4th mining revolution for connected mining. The two companies signed a shareholder agreement in September 2020 to form the new German entity Nerospec SK GmbH in Velbert (Figure 1). Nerospec Group is ...

Sandvik Automation has yet again showed the world that they are the technological leaders in mining automation and continue to set the industry standard. The firsthand glimpse of the next generation of intelligent technologies was shown to the world during a live reveal and demonstration at the Innovation in Mining Virtual Event, hosted by Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology on ...

The former Mining Division of Tenova, commonly known as TAKRAF GmbH, Leipzig/Germany, with its integrated product brand, DELKOR, has revised its branding as of 5th October 2020 to now operate as TAKRAF Group. The revised branding underlines the Group’s core strengths and value-adding proposition towards clients and partners within the mining and adjacent industries (Figure 1). TAKRAF is recognized as ...

TOMRA Insight, the cloud-based data platform which enables sorting machine users to improve operational efficiencies, is being rolled out to more industries. Following its successful launch last year by TOMRA Sorting Recycling, TOMRA Insight is now also being made available to customers of TOMRA Mining and TOMRA Food, and for all three of these industries, the platform is enhanced by ...