Citect has announced that it is integrating its field operations team with its parent company, Schneider Electric, and has also announced plans to further invest in research and development.
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CSIRO technology goes global
The CSIRO has signed an agreement with Joy Australasia to commercialise the underground longwall automation system, known as LASC (Longwall Automation Steering Committee) technology.
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Rio Tinto faces further strike action
Rio Tinto's Pilbara Iron Ore train drivers will walk off the job again this Friday, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has said.
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Rio Tinto workers threaten strike action
Rio Tinto faces the first industrial action at its Pilbara operations in Western Australia since 1992 when its train drivers stop work for 12 hours on Saturday.
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Mine Automation & Remote Control
Australian Mining invites editorial contributions and story ideas for its Mine Automation and Remote Control Feature in the November 2008 issue.
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The star wars effect
‘Star wars’ technology being taken up by the mining industry will have implications for both efficiency and safety, managing director of Safety Wise Solutions Gerry Gibb said.
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QCAT showcases R&D
World-class mining research and technological developments with far reaching implications for Australia’s future have been featured in Brisbane during the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies’ (QCAT’s) fourth annual Innovation and Excellence Day.
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Crushing the stereotype
While increasing the level of automation has been at the forefront of discussion, it seems nothing compares to old-fashioned reliability. Jessica Darnbrough writes.
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Explosive tracking system
Advanced RFID technology is allowing companies to keep their eye on the prize. Jessica Darnbrough writes.
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World’s largest ‘smart’ pulp mill in Chile
Emerson Process Management has helped Celulosa Arauco strengthen its world class pulp supply capability by digitally integrating the world's largest "smart" pulping mill built by the industry leader at Nueva Aldea in central Chile.
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An automated response
One minesite has teamed up with their supplier and combined automation with technology and procedure to achieve a world first production milestone. Jessica Darnbrough writes.
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A seamless drive forward
An innovative drive solution has helped streamline one mine’s conveyor system upgrade.
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China gets process control centre
Emerson Process Management opened a new technical centre, creating the first fully-integrated process control instrumentation facility in China.
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Outsourcing ends progress
There is a growing realisation that the outsourcing of instrumentation can be fatal for a process plant. John Immelman writes.
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Best practice for Alcoa
One of the largest process control projects in the world undertaken by Alcoa World Alumina and Honeywell, QUASAR (Quality Automation Solutions in Alumina Refining), was awarded Engineers Australia’s 2007 National Project Excellence Award in Automation, Control and Instrumentation.
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Best Metalliferous Mine of the Year category
Atlas Copco is again sponsoring the Metalliferous Mine of the Year category.
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Coal Mine of the Year category
ENTRIES are open for the Coal Mine of the Year category in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
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Reed business gives another high-five to industry
REED Business will be launching five new industry-specific websites and e-newsletters in July, aimed at keeping manufacturers and industrial professionals at the cutting edge of news and developments relevant to their sectors.
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Drilling deep
As the mining industry seeks to improve extraction rates, the need has grown for improved drilling methods. Michael Sheffield writes for Australian Mining.
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Automated plow system
Bucyrus has exchanged contracts with Poland’s largest coking coal mining company to supply the country’s first automated plow system.
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