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BELAZ delivers new 130 t truck fleets
The specialists at OJSC BELAZ have recently carried out the assembly and commissioning of new 130 t capacity 7513А mining dump trucks which will operate at the Jubilee mine of Aikhal MPD in the Republic of Sakha( Yakutia), part of the ALROSA diamond company.
BELAZ-7513Аmining dump trucks are equipped with General Electric electro-mechanical transmissions and MTU engines. The dump trucks will be used at the Jubilee mine for carrying overburden to the dump and carrying the ore to the trans-shipment shed and ore processing plant. The estimated mine reserve is 107.2 Mt of ore containing 97 Mct of diamonds, with an average grade of 0.9 carats per tonne. The total depth of the open pit mine is 720 m, and the operating depth is 320 m..
The BELAZ dump trucks are operating in two shifts of 12 hours each without downtime, except for technical maintenance and running repairs. The
Field Eagle new era of mobile inspection
Field Eagle is an award-winning tabletbased mobile inspection solution from Konverge that the company says can bring improvements to mining operations, compliance, audits, maintenance, health and safety.“ In the mining industry, inspections and audits are accepted as a sound practice to identify issues or concerns before they cause major problems. The Field Eagle System transforms inspections and audits from a subjective, manual, and ad-hoc activity to an objective, automated, and controlled process. Field Eagle facilitates strict adherence to specifications and digital documentation, providing absolute clarity on what is inspected, how, and to what criteria.” When the inspection is complete, a report will be delivered automatically from the device which can then be presented for immediate action, or clarification.
“ The Field Eagle System uses best-practices for inspections and audits, with better efficiency and follow through in supporting inspection integrity and overall production initiatives in the least disruptive way. It’ s about doing inspections and audits using a sophisticated system that will integrate all captured data for sound decision making, easily and simply on one device the same way, every time.
Robit Plc signed and closed an agreement to purchase the manufacturing assets and IPRs from Halco International LLC and Halco America LLC on 12 January 2017. As a part of the global growth strategy Robit Plc says it has as a result strengthened significantly its footprint in the USA. Thanks to the purchase, the manufacturing unit in Sherman, near Dallas, is now under Robit Group’ s ownership.
“ Field Eagle simplifies inspector and auditor training,“ leaving the experts of today to become the‘ audit / inspection designers’ and‘ auditor / inspector trainers’ of the future. This will allow business growth and automatic professional and personal development of internal teams.”
Konverge states that Field Eagle ensures a uniform level of quality amongst all inspections and audits. By defining and documenting
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Robit continues expansion with Halco buy
“ With this strategic step Robit Plc strengthens its growth especially in the USA and in the Americas region. As the result of this purchase, Robit Plc is able to build its own manufacturing unit with related service point and stock, which will be located just in the middle of the region. This way, Robit Plc can secure improved service and delivery to the distributors and the direct customers.” mining equipment operates in severe Arctic conditions, and temperatures of down to-60 ° C.
Elsewhere, the Kurzhunkul Mining Department of Sokolovsko-Sarbaysky Mining and Processing Works( JSC SSGPO) in Kazakhstan recently bought a fleet of BELAZ-75131 mining dump trucks. There are currently 14 of the 130 t trucks at the iron ore mine. Operators cited convenience of operation, manoeuverability, and efficiency due to the reduced unloading time, more comfort( heating and air conditioning is installed in the cab) and safety: apart from standard brakes there is an auxiliary electrical dynamical brake, and video cameras allow the operator to observe all the situation around. www. belaz. by / en
procedures and criteria, and by using bar code and RFID technology at each inspection and audit point,“ Field Eagle ensures consistency no matter who is conducting the review. Companies who work globally reduce their risk and liability when all work is carried out to the same standard, the same way, and with genuine outcomes.
“ Field Eagle’ s quick inspection-to-reporting process automates report writing, saving paper, time, and resources. By eliminating manually written reports, productivity levels can be increased, resulting in improved profits.”
The summarised benefits of Field Eagle include: n Standardisation of the audit / inspection process n Reduced paperwork and time savings n Incorporation of corporate and regulatory standards n Enabling predictive maintenance n Creating a new source of operational data n Automatic reporting reduces administrative efforts n Priority issue alerts
“ With the Field Eagle tablet, inspectors are very mobile and can conduct inspections anywhere with or without a network connection. The tablet software will run on any Windows tablet. Updates are conveniently managed through the Windows Store. The Field Eagle tablet transmits inspection data over a secure socket layer( SSL) connection, so that inspection data is only known by the server administrator and inspector.” www. konverge. com; www. fieldeagle. com
The company adds:“ With this purchase Robit Plc receives the strong brand of Halco, an excellent presence in USA, IPRs and a base to grow the the production volume in the USA. Robit Plc will be manufacturing its DTH-line products with the target market being especially the Americas region. The range covers all the common sizes used in quarrying, construction, mining and well drilling.”
The factory is located 50 miles north of Dallas, in the city of Sherman. The factory’ s highly
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4 International Mining | FEBRUARY 2017