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The TENAX-LUMEN self-luminous power cable from Prysmian Group is like a modern version of the canary in a coal mine, adding safety to miners and equipment (Figure 1). This extremely robust trailing cable supplies power to large mobile mining equipment in environments where it is crucial the cable is visible at all times: An enlightened choice in dark places. The ...

Sandvik is reintroducing its earlier, renowned Toro™ family name for its underground hard rock loaders and trucks, model by model, starting later this year. The Toro™ family name has been recognized by Sandvik underground mining customers for decades and now Sandvik is bringing back the bull, firstly with the large intelligent loaders Toro™ LH517i and Toro™ LH621i (Figure 1). Toro™, ...

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology augments autonomous mining capabilities through a partnership with Exyn Technologies Inc. Customers will benefit from the unique combination of Sandvik’s world leading digital mining solutions and Exyn’s deep knowledge of autonomous aerial robot systems. “We are committed to empowering a transformation to autonomy in underground mining,” says Patrick Murphy, President of Rock Drills & Technologies ...

New is the contact-free AirScrape conveyor belt skirting system, which significantly reduces material spill, dust formation and explosion hazards at transfer points and other critical sections in the conveyor chain. Because this system hovers freely above the conveyor belt, skirt friction and belt damage is eliminated and service life is extended (Figure 1). “The AirScrape system – which encompasses inward ...

Maximizing diamond recovery while optimizing costs: this is the priority at the top of the list of every diamond producer (Figure 1). With TOMRA’s holistic approach and cutting-edge technologies, both can be achieved to deliver outstanding results. TOMRA Sorting Solutions, Wedel/Germany, is today the world’s leading supplier of X-Ray Transmission (XRT) diamond recovery technology, having recovered some of the largest ...

Get the dirty job done: this seems to be the motto at Tsurumi (Europe) GmbH, Düsseldorf/Germany, once again when it comes to pumping really heavy slurry water – because this is what the pump manufacturer has designed its new GPN 837 for (Figure 1). The unit is the new top model in the series. Compared to the strongest model to date, the ...

With its digital marketplace, the start-up Sparrow Networks ensures that the participants are supplied with the appropriate spare part as quickly as possible in the event a component in their systems fails. Sparrow connects the stock of the system operators with each other. Thanks to the network, a suitable supplier can always be found quickly. This prevents long downtimes and ...

Sand manufacturer Kasprs Build Mate inaugurated a new plant for processing off-spec particles in Pune/India, in mid-2019. The centerpiece of the plant is the rotor impact mill from BHS-Sonthofen GmbH, Sonthofen/Germany, which, in contrast to conventional VSI rotor crushers, even further reduces fine grain sizes (Figure 1). Kasprs can thus make use of off-spec material of other companies to produce ...

GHH Vehicles GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, the manufacturer of heavy machinery for rock logistics, announces the launch of the Stage V engine range in their load haul dumpers (LHD). It starts with the new LF-14, a vehicle that is more than just a technical highlight. It marks nothing less than the current spearhead of a strategy designed to make GHH the “cleanest” ...

Exactly one year after the launch of the Metso Truck Body at the BAUMA 2019 fair, the first two Komatsu HD605-8 dump trucks equipped with Metso Truck Bodies have been delivered to a porphyry quarry in Brabant Wallon/Belgium, by Metso distributor BIA Group (Figure 1). These are the first Metso Truck Bodies taken into operation in Central Europe and a ...