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Mining technology addresses crisis

Wednesday 17 December 2008

The Australian mining technology sector could be the saviour of global miners struggling in a depressed marketplace, an industry expert has said.


Motion control programming

Tuesday 02 December 2008

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has received certificates of compliance from PLCopen, the independent organization that focuses on the harmonization of control programming around IEC 61131-2.


Compact Logix controller

Tuesday 02 December 2008

Rockwell Automation has launched the Allen-Bradley CompactLogix L23 controller, designed to extend the functionality and flexibility of Rockwell Automation's Logix control platform to small machine-level control applications.


Ultrasonic sensor

Thursday 20 November 2008

Micromax Sensors and Automation introduces Banner Engineering's U-GAGE T30UX ultrasonic sensor designed for use in challenging applications.


Minerals Processing Plant of the Year: St Ives Gold Mine

Thursday 20 November 2008

St Ives Gold Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


Innovative Mining Solution Finalist: Rockwell Automation

Monday 17 November 2008

Rockwell Automation has joined forces with Manta Controls to achieve operational stability on a closed-loop single-stage SAG mill at Western Australia's Gold Fields St Ives gold mine and as such, is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


Bearings bring new life to quarry

Monday 17 November 2008

A range of gearboxes and bearings from Baldor have helped one minesite save on downtime.


Hydraulic air driven pumps

Friday 07 November 2008

The Heypac series of air driven fluid pumps are said to offer a low cost power source and are intrinsically safe.


Science fact, not science fiction

Sunday 25 November 2007

THE sky is the limit for automation in the Australian mining industry


Mining robots closer to reality

Tuesday 10 July 2007

RIO Tinto has announced major funding for one of the world’s largest civilian robotics research centres, a centre for mining automation, which will be based at The University of Sydney.


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