Tag: automation
Sleipner has unveiled a fully electric and autonomous transport system for moving mining and construction equipment. Aimed at mines that already use automated equipment and therefore have the infrastructure to support autonomous solutions, the new transport system currently has...
Hamm, part of the Wirtgen Group, has launched the Smart Compact digital compaction assistant for the compactors in the HC series. The Smart Compact records and analyzes compaction-relevant data in real time and uses it as the basis for...
Instilling predictability into operations, whether in construction, quarry, forestry, energy/utility, waste or other industries, can help drive greater productivity and efficiency. Komatsu recognizes that each business operation is unique and that finding the right tools is the key to...
Komatsu Europe announces that Komatsu FrontRunner, an Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), will be deployed on 11 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks at Aitik, one of Europe's largest open pit copper mines, located in northern Sweden and owned by the Swedish company Boliden.
Boliden is...
Epiroc won a significant order for battery-electric mining equipment from Ivanplats that will be used to develop its greenfield mine in South Africa in the most sustainable and productive manner possible.
Ivanplats, a subsidiary of Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines,...
Horsch and Trimble announced a collaboration focused on developing solutions that enable autonomy in agriculture with the goal of building a future for autonomous machines and workflows in the industry.
The collaboration extends beyond autonomously controlling machines, such as the...
The trade fair for automation and digital in industry will be back in Parma in 2022: SPS Italia will take place in 2022, from 24 to 26 May. The decision to postpone the trade fair for smart, digital, and...
While many companies working in the industrial sector have been hit hard by COVID-19, operations involving material handling in the pandemic have remained resilient. For the material handling industry, 2021 has been challenging but it has largely been able...
John Deere has announced its new 9R Series tractor range, headed by the 691 (maximum) hp flagship models 9R 640 and 9RX 640. The latest 9R, 9RT, and 9RX machines have not only been made stronger and more efficient...
South Africa’s largest diamond mine, Venetia has been mined as an open pit since 1992. De Beers Group is investing ~$2 billion to start mining underground from 2022, extending the mine’s life beyond 2045. The VUP represents the biggest...