MINE RESCUE & SAFETY
Following the success of the MRV 9000, Dräger and Paus continued their collaboration by developing the MR Fire Truck with Rosenbauer, – the first fully equipped firefighting and rescue vehicle built specifically for underground use.
The latest-generation MRV has recently been deployed at a US mine operated by Rio Tinto, further highlighting the vehicle’ s growing importance.“ Rio Tinto also has MRVs at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia,” Paus said.“ Rio Tinto places a high emphasis on safety. Even though ideally this machine may never operate, if it has to, it saves lives.”
Looking ahead, Paus is preparing for the next development milestone: a facelift of the MinCa 18, scheduled for release at the end of 2025. The update will feature enhanced safety, comfort and operational capabilities for underground personnel and material transport.
“ With Dräger’ s expertise in safety systems and Paus’ s decades of underground vehicle engineering, this collaboration continues to drive innovation in mine rescue and emergency preparedness – paving the way for a safer future below ground,” the companies concluded.
Accelerating mobile equipment fire detection
Still on the topic of fire, Johnson Controls recently launched the ANSUL ® CHECKFIRE
210 Quad Infrared( QIR) Detector for mining vehicle fire protection.
When used alongside linear heat detection systems, the CHECKFIRE 210 QIR Detector’ s infrared technology helps increase the speed of fire detection and response on mobile mining equipment, the company claims.
High-value, mission-critical mining vehicles often operate in harsh conditions with open, exposed hazard areas. Even a minor fire incident can take these vehicles offline and interrupt business continuity. To minimise the severity of fire damage and
Strata Emergency Refuge Chamber Modular- ERCM
The latest-generation MRV has recently been deployed at a US mine operated by Rio Tinto, further highlighting the vehicle’ s growing importance
• Faster production and Delivery
• Optimized handling
• Modi 昀 cation capabilities over time
• Lower cost of ownership
increase peace-of-mind on the work site, this new ANSUL QIR technology can detect flames within seconds, even across a wide range of operating conditions like smoke, dust, fog and varying temperatures.“ Our team specifically engineered the robust CHECKFIRE 210 QIR Detector for harsh realworld mining environments with new features that help accelerate the speed of flame detection and suppression response,” Kristin Ryczek, Global Product Manager, Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems, Johnson Controls, said.“ With customers in mind, we designed the new QIR detector to seamlessly integrate and communicate with existing ANSUL CHECKFIRE 210-D fire detection control systems, so better performance is just a simple upgrade away.”
The ANSUL CHECKFIRE 210 QIR Detector can detect hydrocarbon flames faster than other detectors on the market, according to Johnson Controls www. strataworldwide. com
Cost-Effective Modular Chamber for the Global
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The ANSUL CHECKFIRE 210 QIR Detector can detect hydrocarbon flames faster than other detectors on the market, and to reduce the possibility of false discharges, according to Johnson Controls. The detector features a latching alarm signal that quickly identifies which detectors have been activated, helping save critical time and effort needed for physical vehicle inspection during and after a fire event.
The CHECKFIRE 210 QIR system includes the new quad infrared detector, interface modules, installation bracketing and a dedicated optical test unit. The QIR detector has been tested to meet or
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