Accelerating digital transformation
From oil refineries to food and beverage plants, process engineers are being asked to manage increasingly complex systems – and to do more with less. This is a challenge that Blair Wilson, PlantPAx...
View ArticleMaster Drilling acquires 25% stake in A&R Group
Master Drilling has acquired a 25% stake in A&R Group – an underground control systems company. Over the years A&R Engineering & Mining Supplies (Founded 1978), has become a leading...
View ArticleData driven insights achieves African mining sustainability
Striving for sustainability goals does not come at the expense of productivity or profits. It starts with deriving insights that can be turned into actionable change. The availability of data arms role...
View ArticleAdvanced drilling technologies for Bloom Lake Mine
Champion Iron has signed a Letter of Intent with Caterpillar to implement artificial intelligence based advanced drilling technologies on Cat equipment at its Bloom Lake Mine. “We are honoured to...
View ArticleControlling dust with less water
At mining and quarry sites, haul road dust can take a toll on safety and productivity, leading to a continuous struggle to balance dust suppression with overwatering. Built on the proven Cat 777G truck...
View ArticleA partnership for autonomous tire inspections at mines
Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group and Pitcrew AI have formed an agreement that will bring mines autonomous detection of hot tires, tire separations and other tire and mechanical damage anytime, anywhere and...
View ArticleExxaro Chair in Extended Reality Technology programme
Exxaro Resources is teaming up with the University of Pretoria to establish the first ever Exxaro Chair in Extended Reality (XR) Technology. Extended Reality technology refers to all real-and-virtual...
View ArticleWits DigiMine to host annual digital mining seminar
Mining’s digital future comes under the spotlight again at the University of the Witwatersrand in September, with the Wits Mining Institute’s annual digital mining technology seminar. Hosted by the...
View ArticleDigital Solutions Centre to help drive Southern Africa’s digital transformation
ABB recently unveiled its new South African Digital Solutions Centre, which aims to help companies across industries to overcome their most pressing technology and digitalisation challenges. The...
View ArticleRockwell Automation appoints new distributor in Botswana
Rockwell Automation has announced the appointment of Kalahari Automation Distributors (KAD) as a new authorised distributor in Botswana. With an abundance of mineral deposits and a scarcity of water,...
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