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JANUARY 2021
6 HIGH PROFILE - ABB Paul Moore spoke to ABB ' s Oswald Deuchar & Tim Gartner about its new ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists , a ground-breaking suite of solutions focused on the highest possible functional safety
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8 HIGH PROFILE - BME Paul Moore spoke to BME Managing Director Joe Keenan about the vital role that quality blasting plays in the circular economy , and how BME ’ s technologies pave the way for smarter mining that will do its part in preserving the planet
14 PROCESS CONTROL Paul Moore spoke to some of the leading players in advanced process control on how mineral processing plants are becoming not just remotely monitored but remotely operated as the industry takes steps towards higher levels of automation
26 MINE POWER With hybrid renewable systems now embedded at remote mine sites , what is next for the mine power sector ? Dan Gleeson finds out
33 SA SUPPLIERS Having geographically diversified when domestic demand waned , South Africa mining suppliers are now ready to serve a reinvigorated local market , reports Dan Gleeson
44 MINE MAINTENANCE Dan Gleeson finds that COVID-19 may prove to be the catalyst to move more maintenance oversight into the cloud and beyond
54 COLLISION AVOIDANCE Development of collision avoidance technology is now very focused on so-called Level 9 technology where the vehicle can actually act itself to take evasive action where needed . While already embedded in the autonomous haulage industry , it is coming also in standard operations , led by South African legislation . Paul Moore reports
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COVER : ABB
This month ' s cover shows a futuristic looking mine hoist but the reality is that hoist technology is today reaching new heights . Global technology company ABB recently launched ABB Ability™ Safety Plus for hoists , a suite of mine hoist safety products that it says brings the highest level of personnel and equipment safety available to the mining industry , designed in accordance with the international ‘ safety of machinery ’ standard ( IEC62061 ). Read more in this month ' s special High Profile article www . abb . com
64 FATIGUE MANAGEMENT Paul Moore spoke to all the leading players in both reactive and predictive fatigue management to find out where the industry is in terms of technology and uptake
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AROUND THE WORLD 3 The Leader 4 World Prospects 68 Forthcoming Events IBC Classifieds
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