Mine & Equipment Maintenance
New underground monitoring system
Bridgestone Earthmover Tyres has launched a new tyre application monitoring system for underground mine application - designed to assist underground operators to improve safety and maximise tyre life.
Electrical diagnostics of mining equipment
When the time comes to repair something electrically that can’t be fixed from experience alone, you need techniques that are both fast and accurate.
Servicing for success
Servicing compressed-air equipment should not be a matter of simply sending a technician to site with a bag of tools.
The Mercedes-Benz Unimog fast-tracked to Australia
An innovative “road-railer” has been delivered by Unimog to freight operator Cavanagh Cranes & Transport, which has the ability to transform from a conventional on- and off-road vehicle to a railway-based maintenance unit at the flick of a switch.
Global rapid response water treatment introduced Down Under
CST Wastewater Solutions and Ecolutia Services have formed a working agreement to develop outsourced water treatment opportunities for mining and resources companies in Australia.
RYCO 24•7 and AFL legend open the gates to Darwin
Kevin Sheedy was the man of the moment in the Northern Territory recently, inspiring a bumper crowd at a local sportsman’s night organised by RYCO Hydraulics.
BIM – the new modelling tool for mines
Building information management or BIM is a new engineering modelling practise that allows mines to bring together all facets of engineering into a three dimensional, dynamic model of a proposed mine prior to construction and maintain a live record during operation.
Protecting motors lowers cost and extends life
Dust, fine powder, slurry and spillage are the enemy of electric motor drives in bulk handling and process operations.
New remote controlled digging & cleaning unit
A miniature, remote-controlled crawler loader designed and built in WA has shown the rest of the world Australia still holds top gun position when it comes to innovative maintenance engineering.
New remote controlled digging & cleaning unit
A miniature, remote-controlled crawler loader designed and built in WA has shown the rest of the world Australia still holds top gun position when it comes to innovative maintenance engineering.
Condition monitoring, the key to cost savings: Techenomics
Techenomics offer condition monitoring services which include oil analysis, magnetic plug inspections, and lubrication and filtration solutions to fixed and mobile plants, all of which can significantly extend the life of mining equipment, lower unscheduled downtime and decrease costs.
Bucket edge system delivers bankable savings
Increases in bucket availability and tonnage moved are just some of the benefits the Wearpact bucket edge system has delivered for Ridgeway Gold Mine, in Orange, New South Wales.
Stimulus promotes ‘green’ options
Using the Government stimulus incentives to invest in energy efficient motors and drives can provide ongoing savings, says SEW-Eurodrive’s Frank Cerra.
Auto oil maintenance for equipment
South Australia’s Warrin Mining and Construction Equipment doesn’t take any chances when it comes to protecting its equipment under contract.
