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MINEXPO PREVIEW II
Craig Lamarque, Division Manager, Hitachi
Mining Division - Americas. “Hitachi develops
technologies and solutions that are integrated
into the equipment, which allows us to deliver an
unmatched value to customers. That’s because
this approach optimises productivity, reduces
overall costs and makes it easier for mine
operations to succeed in this challenging
environment, which is our ultimate goal in
serving our customers.”
An EX-6 series mining excavator and an AC-3
series electric drive rigid frame hauler will be on
display. Beyond equipment, Hitachi will highlight
a number of ‘smart iron’ technology innovations
designed to help mines become more efficient
and productive. Examples of this include the
company’s peripheral vision support system and
its autonomous haulage and trolley assist
technologies.
During the show, Hitachi will also launch a new
customer tool that is designed to enhance the
availability and accessibility of mining excavator
parts for the Americas’ market.
“Hitachi Ltd, our parent company, is active in a
variety of industries including everything from
transportation to robotics,” said Lamarque. “This
breadth of expertise gives us the ability to
vertically integrate technologies and solutions
and provide customers with products and
services that are more efficient, reliable and
durable to the core.”
This year’s show sets a stage for Wenco to
launch its latest solutions that make mining
simpler, smarter, and safer – particularly Wenco
System 6. “It’s just incredible to see the
innovations our engineers keep coming up with,”
said Phil Walshe, President and CEO of Wenco.
“We’re really staying on the cutting edge of
technology to help our customers perform better
and better.”
The sixth edition of Wenco’s mine performance
suite brings major updates to its core
applications. It also adds
several new solutions
designed to address the
most crucial issues in
mining today — including
collision avoidance, elearning, and business
intelligence.
Perhaps most exciting is
the next evolution of the
Fleet Awareness safety
system — Fleet Awareness
V2X. More than just another
fleet safety tool, Fleet
Awareness V2X functions as
a true collision avoidance
system. Wenco has taken
the road vehicle safety
system developed by
Hitachi and custom fitted it for the challenges of
mining. Sensors with peer-to-peer technology
gather live data from the mine. Then, the system
processes it through logic based on guidelines
from the Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round
Table. In split-seconds, Fleet Awareness V2X
knows the likelihood of a collision and it sounds
an alarm to keep operators safe — but without
false positives, only when necessary.
Two of Wenco’s legacy solutions have also
received significant updates that will debut at
MINExpo. The tyre management system TireMax
has been refitted from the ground up – refreshing
the interface, adding inventory functions, and
extending integration with third-party tyre
pressure monitoring systems. At the same time,
the asset health management system ReadyLine
has also gotten new functions. Now, the system
offers virtual signals. Mines can track machine
performance and configure alarms based on a
blend of two or more OEM sensors. This makes
preventative maintenance more proactive.
Wenco representatives will show demos of
these systems and more in the Hitachi
Construction Machinery pavilion throughout the
trade show.
Focusing on total operating economy for
mining operators, Scania will display a
comprehensive range of products and services.
“For mining enthusiasts like us, MINExpo is a
very exciting event,” says Björn Winblad, Head of
Scania Mining. “It’s particularly exciting for
Scania because I believe our offerings could have
a huge positive impact on our mining customers’
bottom line.”
Scania is particularly looking forward to
outlining Scania Site Optimisation to potential
customers. This constitutes a framework of tools
and methods designed to support mining
operators in improving their total operating
economy. The collection and analysis of vehicle
and operational data can help mining operators
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