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How to select coatings to optimise performance
Considering the operating environment and its impact on the coatings selected. By Andrew CourtneySpecialised coatings are used to permanently enhance the surface of metals and other substrates on...
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New standard wins recognition
Netzsch has expanded its product offering with the new sizes of the Tornado T2 rotary lobe pump and responded to the increased demand for the rotary lobe pump. The new pump is compact, powerful,...
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Mine control
Automation in mining can reduce wage bills while increasing efficiency and output, but new technology is not cheap. Has the industry reached the tipping point, at last, in its journey to the fully...
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Get up to speed on VSDs
The risks related to earth-leakage current are well known, but designers and engineers have so far lacked a comprehensive overview of possible solutions with VSDs. Petri J Vatilo presents a simple and...
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Dust and spillage prevention
A report on how the latest dust and spillage prevention technology can help to improve both environmental issues and productionOre and coal materials handling technologies that solve major dust and...
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Expert opinion: mining consultant Partha Das Sharma
Seeking some input on the current state-of-the-art and likely future of the blasting sector, Jon Lawson speaks with one of the world’s most renowned professionalsSince graduating with a Mining...
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Mine automation can reduce wage bills while increasing efficiency
Automation in mining can reduce wage bills while increasing efficiency and output, but new technology is not cheap. Has the industry reached the tipping point, at last, in its journey to the fully...
View ArticleCyber sexism deterring girls from engineering
Online images still portray engineering as a job for the boys, leading to girls being put off potentially well-paid and exciting careers, according to new research from EngineeringUK.The study,...
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Hydraulic shovel moves more material at lower costs
Building on the Cat 5110B, the new 6015B Hydraulic Shovel delivers a productivity advantage over other 100-tonne shovels thanks to the most powerful engine in its class, a large standard bucket and...
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Vibration switch protects critical assets
Hansford Sensors, the leading manufacturer and global supplier of industrial accelerometers, has launched a new compact vibration switch, designed to protect machinery against unexpected shutdown and...
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Impact resistant glove for oil/gas/mining and utilities
The new TOG4B/G in either blue or grey is a TPR impact resistant glove with cut 4 level protection developed for high performance hand protection in the oil and gas industries. It is also of great...
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Zone 0 and 20 LED safety torches
Wolf Safety enhances its Wolf ATEX Safety Torch with LED range with the addition of new Zone 0 and 20 primary cell LED right and straight safety torches for use in potentially explosive gas, vapour,...
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Skills to pay the bills - combat the skills shortage
It's no secret that we are in the midst of an industry-wide skills shortage, despite unemployment falling to the lowest levels since 2008. The new challenge is finding employees who are skilled to meet...
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Low-maintenance solution to pumping mine slurry
One of the processes involved in the mining of gold and silver requires the concentration of mineral slurry – essentially dewatering a mixture of mineral ore and water. Once the mineral slurry is...
View ArticleEquipment-related technology investment to grow significantly in Australian...
Australian mines are planning to increase investment in equipment-related technology in the next two years, according to the latest survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center (MIC). A substantial...
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Measuring moisture in soil
Measuring the moisture content in soil can provide critical information on soil and vegetation health – especially useful in applications like crop irrigation management. Proximal soil analysis using a...
View Article5% increase in coal exports through South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal...
Exports of South African thermal coal through the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) hit a record 75.4 million tonnes (mt) in 2015, an increase of approximately 4mt above 2014 levels. However, this...
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Particulate pollution meter
The OMEGA HHTP21 handheld particulate, humidity and temperature meter allows you to be proactive in measuring fine and course particle pollution that comes from many different types of sources, so you...
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Drive systems to provide high productivity at copper mine
ABB is providing variable-speed drive systems to Toquepala copper mine as part of Southern Peru Copper Corporation’s (SPCC) brownfield optimisation and expansion projects. The order was booked in Q4,...
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Hydraulic cylinders: handling the pressure
Trevor Hornsby reports on recent developments in hydraulic cylinder technologyHydraulic cylinders play a critical role for motion control within a wide range of industrial applications. They are...
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